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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, April 24, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Madelaine Before the Dawn
  • The Book Witch

• Mystery & Thriller

  • Mrs. Shim Is a Killer

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  Seasons of Glass and Iron
  • Thistlemarsh
  • This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

• Romance

  • The Night We Met

• History

  • Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas

• Political Science

  • ★  Screen People: How We Entertained Ourselves into a State of Emergency

• Essays & Criticism

  • Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King

• Art & Photography

  • How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  A Fishboy Named... Sashimi
  • ★  Life on the Moon
  • The Delta Codex
  • What Makes a Bird?: An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World
  • Olive Oakes and the Haunted Carousel

The Writer's Life

• Reading with... Alice Martin

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Tim Sandlin

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Friday, April 24, 2026

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Quotation of the Day

• 'I Am Able to Do this Job Because of Indie Bookshops'

News

• Indie Bookstore Day Spirit Week: #WeWearBookstoreShirts, #BookCharacterDress-up
• Stephanie Fryling New President of Sales at HarperCollins
• The Book Bird Hosts Grand Opening Today in Avondale Estates, Ga.
• One More Page Debuts in Springfield, Mo.
• Obituary Note: Andrew Hacker

Notes

• Image of the Day: Launching The Caretaker
• N.Y.'s Oblong Books Named to State Historic Business Preservation Registry
• Poetry Month: Camino Books Is 'Reading Our Favorite Poems'
• Chalkboard: Interabang Books
• Book Trailer of the Day: Climate Wayfinding

Media and Movies

• TV: The Nanny Diaries
• Movies: High Rise

Books & Authors

• Awards: Unwin Nonfiction Winner
• Reading with... Caroline Bicks

Book Review

• Review: Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark

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Wednesday April 15, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Whale Harbor

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Maximum Review

• Whale Harbor

The Writer's Life

• Mary Beth Keane: A Family of Good Storytellers

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April 14, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Celebrating Binc's 30th Anniversary

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Editors' Note

• Binc: 30 Years of Book People Caring for Book People

News

• Binc: An Amazing History
• The Binc 30th Anniversary Gala
• Binc Gala Speakers and Honorees
• How Binc Helps: Two Examples