Archive for Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for the book trade

• Bookstore Engagement Pics: Lovestruck Books & Cafe
• Movies: Choose Your Own Adventure
• On Stage: Celebrity Autobiography
• Awards: Firecracker Finalists; Dublin Literary Winner
• Ownership Change at Best of Books, Edmond, Okla.
• International Update: French Court Rejects Amazon's Book Delivery Fees Appeal; PRH UK's Children's Bookshop Grants
• Image of the Day: Katherine Applegate Brings Wombat to Books and Greetings
• Obituary Note: Alan Bradley
• Memorial Day Weekend
• Personnel Changes at the future of agency
• Book Trailer of the Day: Ortiz's War
• Chalkboard: Wonderland Books
• Bubble Tea & Books Hosts Grand Opening in Lake Zurich, Ill.
• Reading with... Sarah Gailey
• Review: Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
• Secret Gardens Book Store Grows in Parrish, Fla.
• Image of the Day: Ellen Burstyn at Book Passage
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• BookMarx, Springfield, Mo., Expanding
• Nook & Nowhere, Louisville, Ky., to Close
• Awards: Little Free Library Todd H. Bol Winners
• Robert Gray: Fresh Eyes, a Bookseller's Tale 
• Media Heat: Soumaya Keynes, Chad P. Bown on Marketplace
• MPIBA SpringCon: A Busy, Well-Run Show in Texas
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Personnel Changes at Random House Publishing Group
• Review: Paradise Pawn
• Dudley's Bookshop Cafe in Bend, Ore., Launches Second Location 
• Grand Opening Set for Artemis Books & Goods in Traverse City, Mich.
• Bookshop Dog: Bear at the Cranford Bookstore
• Howard Family Bookstore Opens in Detroit, Mich.
• Two Script Studio Launches to 'Reverse Engineer the Books-to-screen Market'
• Personnel Changes at HarperCollins
• Awards: International Booker Winner
• Chalkboard: Published Bookstore
• Obituary Note: Koji Suzuki
• Image of the Day: Hart's Landing at Ruby's Books
• National Book Foundation Elects Four New Board Members
• Media Heat: Andrew Weissmann on Fresh Air
• Reading with... Ashton Politanoff
• Starred YA Review: I Didn't Do It
• Bookstore Dog: Wally at Bexley Books
• Bookseller Grad Pics: Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore
• Wild Sisters Book Co. Opening Second Location in Sacramento, Calif.
• Willowdale Bookshop Opening Next Month in Rowley, Mass.
• TV: Puffball
• Awards: Orwell Finalists
• Image of the Day: Bruce Nichols at the Book Shop of Beverly Farms
• Review: We Were Forbidden
• Obituary Note: Ian Watson 
• B&N Opening Stores Tomorrow in Ohio & Tex.
• Applications Open for Macmillan Professional Development Scholarship
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Kids & YA Pre-Order E-Blast
• Weeks Co. & Lantern Lights Bookstore Opens in Wallace, Idaho
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• University Presses on the U.S.'s 250th Anniversary, Democracy
• Book Trailer of the Day: Mike Mongo's KID Astronaut Training Manual
• Kevin Hamric to Retire
• Media Heat: Jesmyn Ward on Fresh Air
• Image of the Day: Roberta Rubin and Turning Pages at the Book Stall
• Starred Review: Single Girls
• Tsunami Books in Eugene, Ore., Fundraising to Buy Building
• Obituary Note: Bob Baron
• Cool Idea: Dancing with the Stores
• Delaware's Huxley & Hiro Wins $100,000 Grant
• Awards: Stella Winner
• Book Trailer of the Day: Forty Love
• Media Heat: Zayd Ayers Dohrn on Fresh Air
• The Raven Book Lounge Hosts Ribbon Cutting in Brentwood, Tenn.
• Movies: Rest Stop
• Nuts & Shells Bookshop Opens in Toronto
• Media Heat: Fresh Air Remembers Philip Caputo
• Personnel Changes at TvS Media Group
• TV: Anna Pigeon
• 'Books Are Not Monuments. They Are Instructions'
• International Update: BA's Annual Workforce Survey; ABA's Bookseller of the Year Shortlists
• Bookseller Keaton Patterson Launches Grave Empire Horror Press
• Reel Booksellers: 'When the Social Media Girl Is Here & It's Content Day'
• Obituary Note: Philip Caputo
• Awards: Dylan Thomas Winner
• Addendum: Debut on the Indie Press Top 40 List, John of John
• The Otto Bookstore, Williamsport, Pa., Celebrates Expansion
• Image of the Day: . . . AGAIN with Rain Taxi and Moon Palace
• Chalkboard: Wicked Good Books
• Reading with... Peter Wohlleben
• Review: Habits of the Sea
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• The Binc Gala: Celebrating 30 Years of Amazing Work and Planning for the Future
• Awards: Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Winner
• Bristlecone Bookshop Opening Bricks-and-Mortar Store in Nederland, Colo.
• Bookseller Moment: Good Neighbor Bookstore
• SCBWI Launching New Golden Kite Award for Translation
• Robert Gray: Booksellers Celebrate the Nibbies--'What a Wonderful Night'
• Image of the Day: Young World at The End
• Media Heat: Goldie Hawn on Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Obituary Note: Judith Barnard
• This Weekend on Book TV: The Bancroft Prize
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Review: The Summer of the Serpent
• Bookshop Delivery Person Shoutout: Janke Book Store
• Boundless Books Relocates in Greenville, Pa.
• Movies: The Third Hotel
• Letterpress PLAY, Austin, Tex., Adding Bookstore in New Location
• Allison Belan to Head Book Industry Study Group
• Blushing Books Bus Expands to Brick & Mortar Space in Huntsville, Ala. 
• Obituary Note: Manuela Hoelterhoff
• Image of the Day: A Thousand Cuts at Book Soup
• Awards: Sami Rohr, Danuta Gleed Literary Finalists
• Media Heat: Sarah Dessen, Haley Sacks, Lois Romano on Good Morning America
• IPG Adds Five Publishers
• Personnel Changes at Chronicle Books
• Sales Floor Display: Bright Side Bookshop
• Reel Booksellers: 'How People Think the Owner Walks In...'
• Reading with... Adeola Sokunbi
• Children's Review: Fatal Glitch
• Ope and Fable Arrives in Jefferson, Iowa
• Reading Group Choices' Most Popular April Books
• Personnel Changes at Basic Books
• Movies: The Midnight Library
• Reese's May Book Club Pick: The Fine Art of Lying
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Trigger Warning Book Bus Hits the Road in Des Moines, Iowa, Metro Area
• The Love Potion Library Debuts in San Francisco, Calif.
• Awards: Gotham Book Winner
• Media Heat: Two Books on AI, on Fresh Air, CBS Mornings
• Starred Review: On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
• The Chapter & Co. Reopens in New Braunfels, Tex.
• International Update: Sinclair Named PA U.K. President; New BA President on 'Critical Moment for Bookshops'
• Image of the Day: Colleen Cambridge Parties with Four Seasons Books
• Highlights of the Ci2026 Schedule
• Children's Institute 2026!
• Keynote Speakers at Ci2026
• Movies: The Buried Giant
• Obituary Note: J.H. Prynne
• Media Heat: Jon Krakauer on Here & Now
• Awards: Minnesota Book Winners
• Personnel Changes at UTA
• Book Trailer of the Day: Murder Most Delicious
• The Poetry Shelf: Poetry Month
• At Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke to Retire, Jennifer Gonzalez Promoted
• Review: Fish and Water
• A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland, Calif., Closing
• Image of the Day: Sara Lippmann at Narberth Bookshop
• SCBWI'S Volemos Grant Expands to Include Illustrators
• Archer's Book Lounge Aiming for Fall Opening in Monroe, Mich.
• Media Heat: Jeffrey Seller on Fresh Air
• HarperCollins Third Quarter: Revenues Boosted by Game Changers
• Image of the Day: HarperCollins American Classics
• Bookseller Dog: Rodney at One More Page Books
• Chalkboard: Luminary Books
• Some Books Comes to Ridgefield, Conn.
• Movies: The Man Who Stole Portugal
• Amazon Shifts Prime Day from July to June
• Awards: Doug Wright Finalists
• Obituary Note: Carol Rumens
• Top Book Club Picks in April
• The Story of Ferdinand Exhibition Opens at the Carle Museum
• Reel Booksellers: BookPeople's 'Best Star Wars Impressions'
• Reading with... Laurie Frankel
• Review: Foundling Fathers
• 'My Favorite Thing About Independent Bookstores Is Really the Booksellers'
• Moravian Book Shop, Bethlehem, Pa., Drops B&N College for More Local Focus
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• This Weekend on Book TV: Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon on The Future Is Peace
• Mother's Day Sales Floor Displays: Lovestruck Books & Cafe
• BookLOVE Comes to Jamestown, N.C.
• RIP Chalkboard: Blacksburg Books
• Tokyopop Kids Imprint Launching
• Robert Gray: Author, Editor on Bookish Phishing Scams
• Media Heat: Isaac Fitzgerald on Today
• Awards: BMO Winterset Winner
• The Backyard Bookshelf Mobile Bookshop Hits the Road in Fort Riley, Kan.
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Libro.fm Bestsellers in April
• Image of the Day: Emily Nemens at Asbury Book Cooperative
• Bound and Built Bookstore Opens in Duncan, Okla.
• Starred Review: Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper
• Phishing Scam Alert
• Awards: Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner
• Chalkboard: Book Shop of Beverly Farms
• Movies: Better Than the Movies
• Buxton Village Books, Buxton, N.C., to Reopen Later this Month
• Book RePort Debuting May 15 in Port Washington, N.Y.
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast
• Raven and Pines Bookstore Hosts Grand Opening in Oakhurst, Calif.
• Media Heat: Harlan Coben on CBS Mornings
• Reading with... Alexandra Oliva
• International Update: Canadian Indie Bookstore Day Sales; Gibert in France to Focus on Used Books
• Starred Children's Review: The Skeleton and the Cat
• Cool Idea: 'Buy Books'
• Book Trailer of the Day: Black Summers
• B&N Stores Open Today in Arlington, Va., & Seattle, Wash.
• Image of the Day: In the Spirit of French Murder at N.J.'s Chapter One Books
• TV: The Lies I Tell
• 2026 Pulitzer Prize Winners
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Bookseller Workout Video (with Cat!)
• Bookseller Moment: Anna's New, Used and a Little Abused Books & More
• Review: Ghost-Eye
• Media Heat: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw on Fresh Air
• Curious Fox Bookshop in Whitby, Ont., Closes
• Awards: Shaughnessy Cohen Political Writing Winner
• ALA Unveils Banned Books Week 2026 Artwork
• Book Trailer of the Day: George Goodwin, Dragon Slayer
• RISE Bookselling Conference: Notes from Verona
• Image of the Day: Caroline Bicks at the Twisted Spine
• Chalkboard: The BookMark
• Awards: Reading the West Shortlist
• Review: Heaven's Graveyard
• East End Books Closes Boston Seaport Branch
• Book Trailer of the Day: Dispatches from Moscow
• Simon & Schuster Launches Simon Global, Worldwide Distribution Channel
• Media Heat: Douglas Stuart on Fresh Air
• On Stage: Ragtime
• Image of the Day: Joe Abercrombie at Powell's Books at Cedar Hill Crossing
• Bookseller Moment: Blue Willow Bookshop
• National Little Free Library Day Set for May 17 to Launch Week of Celebrations
• MoJoe's Book and Brew to Open in Cortland, N.Y.
• TV: Bannerman
• Two Rivers to Sell and Distribute Z2
• W.W. Norton Partners with Batch for Books
• Audible Story House Opens Today in NYC for a Month
• Karen Torres Joins ABA Membership Team; New ABA Board Member Elected
• Correction: Celebrating Neal Porter
• Image of the Day: Climate Action for Kids
• M. Judson Booksellers, Greenville, S.C., Adding Second Location
• 'The Best Independent Bookstores in America'
• 'Absolutely Perfect Tiny Model' of Square Books
• Awards: Christian Book Winners; Commonwealth Short Story Finalists
• TBR Books Opens in Claremont, Calif.
• Bookseller Cats: Coal & Finn at From My Shelf Books & Gifts
• 'If You're Short on Hope or in Need of a Mood Lift... Go to an Independent Bookstore'
• Reading with... Laura B. McGrath
• Starred Review: Scrap Book
• Awards: Edgar Winners
• Amazon's First Quarter: Sales Up 17%; Emphasis on AI and AWS Continues
• Personnel Changes at Macmillan
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• RISE Bookselling Conference: The Making of Sustainable Bookshops
• Obituary Note: Gerry Conway
• Bright Side Books & Wine Hosts Grand Opening in Raleigh, N.C.
• Robert Gray: From Broadway Books to Social Media Reels, Booksellers 'Oughta Be in Pictures'
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Lakeside Book Co. Adds Three Publishers
• Media Heat: Matthew McConaughey on the Drew Barrymore Show
• Image of the Day: Celebrating Neal Porter
• New Owners at Owl & Turtle Bookshop & Cafe in Camden, Maine
• This Weekend on Book TV: The Annapolis and San Antonio Book Festivals
• Review: As If
• Movies: Verity