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Grade B17 sourcesHIS-01395

Lessons in Chemistry

Book · 2022 · Niche

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The publisher claimed over eight million worldwide sales for Bonnie Garmus's debut novel.

Trailer · Apple TV on YouTube
Lessons in Chemistry US hardcover
Doubleday / Penguin Random House
German edition, Eine Frage der Chemie
Bonnie Garmus; Doubleday (English publisher); Piper (German publisher)
UK limited hardback with a periodic-table cover
Doubleday UK
Brie Larson in the Apple TV+ trailer
Apple TV on YouTube
Brie Larson, cast as Elizabeth Zott
Deadline
Brie Larson as Elizabeth Zott in Apple TV+ key art
Apple
Bonnie Garmus with her dog 99
Agregory / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Numbers

Seed to milestone
15 months
Mar 31 ’22 to Jun 26 ’23
Platforms
5
Started on Retail
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

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  • Maker origin
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Scarcity drop

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Bookseller picks and reader awards accompanied a sales run supported by paid advertising. The novel reached second on PW's overall chart in the June 26 issue. Apple's adaptation followed.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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  1. January 2021

    Apple / Brie Larson precursor · Jan 22 ’21

    Apple ordered an adaptation with Brie Larson before the novel was published.[1]

    Brie Larson, cast as Elizabeth Zott
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  2. March 2022

    American Booksellers Association precursor · Mar 2 ’22

    Independent booksellers selected the novel for the April Indie Next list.[2]

  3. Piper seed · Mar 31 ’22

    Piper published the German translation, Eine Frage der Chemie, before the English edition.[3]

    German edition, Eine Frage der Chemie

  1. platform jump · Apr 5 ’22

  2. press · Apr 19 ’22

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Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
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Evidence
Grade B

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