N.Y. Times keeps Cruz off bestseller list 
 
 The New York Times informed HarperCollins this week that it will not include Ted Cruz's new biography on its forthcoming bestsellers list, despite the fact that the book has sold more copies in its first week than all but two of the Times' bestselling titles, the On Media blog has learned. Cruz's "A Time For Truth," published on June 30, sold 11,854 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Bookscan's hardcover sale numbers. That's more than 18 of the 20 titles that will appear on the bestseller list for the week ending July 4. Aziz Ansari's "Modern Romance," which is #2 on the list, sold fewer than 10,000 copies. Ann Coulter’s “Adios America,” at #11, sold just over half as many copies as Cruz’s book. "A Time For Truth" has also sold more copies in a single week than Rand Paul's "Taking a Stand," which has been out for more than a month, and more than Marco Rubio's "American Dreams," which has been out for six months. It is currently #4 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover list, #4 on the Publisher's Weekly hardcover list, #4 on the Bookscan hardcover list, and #1 on the Conservative Book Club list. The Times responded by telling HarperCollins that the book did not meet their criteria for inclusion.
– Ted Cruz sold nearly 12,000 copies of his biography A Time for Truth in its first week (it was published June 30), which in terms of raw numbers would make him No. 3 among this week's best sellers in the New York Times. But you won't see Cruz's name anywhere on the list, reports Politico. The Times told HarperCollins it wouldn't be including the book; it cites concerns about "strategic bulk purchases," suggesting the Cruz campaign is buying as many books as it can to goose the numbers. The newspaper has long kept its exact formula for determining which books make the cut under wraps, in part so people can't "rig the system," notes New York. Conservatives are lighting up Twitter with accusations of liberal bias, but New York says the Times has used this "bulk" rule previously—and it adds that Ann Coulter and Fox's Dana Perino are represented on the list.