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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, June 26, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Palaces of the Crow
  • Daughters of the Sun and Moon
  • Down with the Shipmans
  • A Pair of Aces

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Dead Weight
  • Mortedant's Peril

• Biography & Memoir

  • ★  An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Gowanus Crossing: A Brooklyn Boyhood

• History

  • ★  Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper
  • City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco

• Parenting & Family

  • An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Really Rubie
  • Monarchs in the Wild
  • Together We See
  • ★  Where You'll Find Us
  • Who's Making That Big STINK?!

The Writer's Life

• Reading with... Alexandra Oliva

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Tim Johnston

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, July 2, 2026

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Editors' Note

• Happy Fourth of July!

News

• Hachette Book Group Going Live with Batch for Books
• Ci2026: The Rise of Board and Activity Books
• British Court Approves Drastic 'Restructuring' Plan for TG Jones
• The Book Nook Opens in Hilmar, Calif.
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast

Notes

• Image of the Day: Barrett Bookstore's Ladies of Summer
• July Fourth Display: Titcomb's Bookshop
• Bookstore Window: Yellow Dog Bookshop
• This Week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers
• Personnel Changes at Thames & Hudson

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Kennedy Ryan on Fresh Air

Books & Authors

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

Book Review

• Review: On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy

The Bestsellers

• Top Book Club Picks in June
• Libro.fm Bestsellers in June

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Monday June 29, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Return to the Shack

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Maximum Review

• Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption

The Writer's Life

• Wm. Paul Young: A Writer of Human Stories

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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