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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, May 1, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

The Writer's Life

• Stuart Gibbs Got a Call from the CIA. Really.

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Great Reads

• Rediscover: Desmond Morris

Book Review

• Fiction

  • Honey in the Wound
  • Love & Other Monsters
  • The Radiant Dark
  • The Scoop
  • Small Boat

• Mystery & Thriller

  • The Dead Can't Make a Living

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Rise of the Celestials

• Biography & Memoir

  • Catching an Orange: A Case History
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir

• History

  • The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy

• Poetry

  • Erase Genesis

• Children's & Young Adult

  • Everything Is Music
  • The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams
  • My Sister, Goose
  • Theft of the Ruby Lotus
  • My Sister, the Freak: A Graphic Novel

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Friday, May 1, 2026

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Quotation of the Day

• 'If You're Short on Hope or in Need of a Mood Lift... Go to an Independent Bookstore'

News

• M. Judson Booksellers, Greenville, S.C., Adding Second Location
• TBR Books Opens in Claremont, Calif.
• Karen Torres Joins ABA Membership Team; New ABA Board Member Elected
• W.W. Norton Partners with Batch for Books
• Audible Story House Opens Today in NYC for a Month

Notes

• Image of the Day: Climate Action for Kids
• 'Absolutely Perfect Tiny Model' of Square Books
• Bookseller Cats: Coal & Finn at From My Shelf Books & Gifts
• 'The Best Independent Bookstores in America'
• Two Rivers to Sell and Distribute Z2
• Correction: Celebrating Neal Porter

Media and Movies

• TV: Bannerman

Books & Authors

• Awards: Christian Book Winners; Commonwealth Short Story Finalists
• Reading with... Laura B. McGrath

Book Review

• Starred Review: Scrap Book

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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