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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, August 14, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  Not with a Bang

• Romance

  • ★  Vera Stein Is Fine
  • Die for Me
  • Extracurricular
  • If Books Could Kill
  • The Princess Trap
  • The Romance Revival

• Graphic Books

  • ★  The A.R.C.: A Virus That Kills You When You Lie

• Social Science

  • Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies

• Nature & Environment

  • Oyster Society: Adventures with the Shellfishly Motivated

• Performing Arts

  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Undercover Monster
  • ★  Nest of Tongues
  • Borders: Understanding the Lines That Unite and Separate Us
  • Nuts About Nuts: A Funny Counting Adventure
  • Stone by Stone: A Rock's Journey Through Time

The Writer's Life

• Ashley Kahn: Music on Its Own Merits

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Mildred Pitts Walter

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, August 20, 2026

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News

• The Inked Page, Overland Park, Kan., Opening Saturday
• Romance Bookstore Nook & Quill Arrives in Pace, Fla.
• Ownership Change at Curious Iguana in Frederick, Md.
• B&N Store Coming to Arlington, Va.'s Pentagon City Neighborhood
• Obituary Note: Ben Watson

Notes

• This Week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers
• Fox Chapel Publishing Selling and Distributing 5m Books
• Cool Idea: Audiobook Walks with Blushing Books
• Book Trailer of the Day: We

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Jack Carr on Good Morning America
• This Weekend on Book TV: The National Book Festival and the Roosevelt Reading Festival

Books & Authors

• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

Book Review

• Review: Lucid Dreams

Deeper Understanding

• Robert Gray: Happy 50th Birthday, Northshire Bookstore!

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Monday August 17, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Fortune and Glass

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Maximum Review

• Fortune and Glass

The Writer's Life

• John Mutter: Beyond History Books

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July 2, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Celebrating VIZ Media's 40th Anniversary

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Editors' Note

• Celebrating VIZ Media's 40th Anniversary

Books & Authors

• VIZ Media: The Gateway to the West for Japanese Storytelling
• The VIZ Media Timeline: 40 Years of Shaping Global Pop Culture
• Upcoming VIZ Media Titles