Archive for Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for the book trade

• Katie Couric Book Club's First Selection: The Correspondent
• 'Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026' Out Tuesday
• Winter Bookseller Moment: Loganberry Books
• Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Source Booksellers
• Personnel Changes at Knopf; St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Obituary Note: Anup Bahmi
• Video: American Stories: A Reading Road Trip
• The King Holiday
• The Chapter & Co. on the Move in New Braunfels, Tex.
• Awards: Nero Book Category Winners
• BAGG Books Opens in Kennewick, Wash.
• Better Days Bookshop Coming to Cairo, N.Y.
• 'Every Town I Go to, the Indie Bookstore Is the First Place I Go'
• Emrys Cove Debuts in Fargo, N.Dak.
• Reading with... Margot Douaihy
• Review: Service Ready: A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality
• Chalkboard: Columbus Bound Bookshop
• Bookseller Moment: Chapters Books & Gifts
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• Obituary Note: Daniel Walker Howe
• Image of the Day: Jessica Cozzi Launch at the Ripped Bodice
• Amazon Aiming for 'Supercenter' Market with Chicago-Area 'Mega Store'
• This Weekend on Book TV: Mary Roach
• Robert Gray: U.K. Indie Booksellers 'Chosen by Netflix as a Partner (in Crime)!'
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Open Road Integrated Media Buys RosettaBooks
• Awards: Philip K. Dick Finalists
• Simon & Schuster to Sell and Distribute Severn River Publishing
• Personnel Changes at the Random House Publishing Group
• Media Heat: Julian Barnes on Fresh Air
• Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, Calif., Closing This Spring
• ABA, IPC Launch 'Independent Press Top 40' Weekly Bestseller List
• Starred Review: A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems
• Athenix Books & Brews Debuts in Little Falls, N.Y.
• Scott Shannon Named President of Bantam Doubleday Dell
• TV: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 
• Video: 'Things that Just Make Sense in Our Bookstore'
• Reading Group Choices' Most Popular December Books
• Jamie Raab Stepping Down as Publisher-at-Large at Macmillan
• MWA Names Grand Master, Ellery Queen Winners; Raven Goes to Book Passage; Story Prize Finalists
• New Owners at Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Image of the Day: A Vow in Vengeance at Stacks Book Club
• International Update: German Book Market Down in 2025; New Chair for IPA's Freedom to Publish Committee
• Media Heat: Scott Galloway on Colbert's Late Show
• Personnel Changes at Holt
• Grand Opening Set for Nomadic Bookshop, Oakland, Calif.
• Chalkboard: Excelsior Bay Books
• Reading with... Grant Faulkner
• Starred Children's Review: Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria
• Image of the Day: Brad Meltzer at Books & Books
• Binc Adds Two Board Members
• TV: I Suck at Girls
• Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, Los Alamos, N.Mex., Staves off Closure 
• Video: Nooks Gallery & Bookshop and Neighbors Toast New Sidewalk
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• 'Dog of the Week' at Wellesley Books: Danny
• Five Indie Booksellers Comprise 2026 Giller Prize Jury
• Obituary Note: Erich von Däniken
• Review: I Love You Don't Die
• Media Heat: Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff on the View
• Personnel Changes at TvS Media Group
• Pyramid Books, Salem, Mass., Closing This Month
• Grand Opening Held for Booked Up in Kalamazoo, Mich. 
• Welcome to Shelf Awareness: Extra!
• Black History Month
• Selected Recent Titles for Black History Month
• Selected Upcoming Titles for Black History Month
• Eight Cousins Books Consolidating to One Location
• The Brown Dog Bookshop Hosts Grand Opening in Kennesaw, Ga.
• Bookish Greeting to 2026: Leviathan Bookstore
• Chalkboard: Protagonist Books & Coffee
• Awards: Gambling Books Winners
• Bookish Golden Globe Winners
• Review: I Am Agatha
• Media Heat: Liz Moore on Fresh Air
• Personnel Changes at Sourcebooks
• Snowy Bookshop Moment: Mabel's Fables 
• Patchouli Joe's, Denton, Tex., to Close
• Indie Bookstores 'Have Played a Fundamental Role in My Becoming an Illustrator'
• Prologue Bookshop, Columbus, Ohio, on the Move
• Sales Floor Display: 'Good Books for Tough Times'
• Reese Witherspoon's Sunnie Reads Book Club Pick: Beth Is Dead
• Bookseller Dog: Apple at Rhythm & Co. Books
• Movies: Funny Story
• Awards: Canada Reads Longlist; Saif Ghobash Banipal Winner
• Binc Opens Applications for Denver Publishing Institute Scholarship
• Book Trailer of the Day: Make the School System Work for Your Child with Disabilities
• Holiday Hum: Strong Sales; Local Interest and Cozy Reads
• Personnel Changes at Grove Atlantic; Simon & Schuster
• Grand Re-opening for HEA Book Boutique, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Bookseller Faves: Six Romance Picks
• Nous! French-language Bookstore Hosts Ribbon-cutting in New Orleans
• Reading with… Rosie Storey
• Starred Review: All the World Can Hold
• Bookmark This Bar Coming to Rolla, Mo.
• Medu Bookstore in Atlanta, Ga., to Close 
• Liberation Station, Raleigh, N.C., Reopens
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• Personnel Changes at ILP Literary Properties
• Video: 'How Many Books Did Our L&O Staff & Friends Read in 2025?'
• Bookseller Moment: Sulfur Books
• Beth Wagner Named Operations Manager at NEIBA
• Obituary Note: David Roberts
• New Owners at West Side Books & Curios in Denver, Colo. 
• This Weekend on Book TV: Beth Macy on Paper Girl
• Awards: Pacific Northwest Book Winners; SCBWI Golden Kite Finalists
• Robert Gray: New Years, Old Years--The Story of Print Continues
• Image of the Day: Sally Maslansky at Flyleaf Books
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Media Heat: Belle Burden on Good Morning America
• Shelf Awards: Best Ads of 2025 and--New--Best Marketing Campaign of 2025
• Casita Bookstore, Long Beach, Calif., Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
• Review: they
• Media Heat: Eric Lichtblau on Fresh Air
• More Inventory Tales, Including 'Save Us from Inventory' & 'We Don't Want to Count It' Sales
• Kirkus Buys AudioFile Magazine; Kuehn Returns as CEO and Publisher
• IPC's Indie Press Month to Be Largest Ever
• Globe Pequot Acquires Lake Isle Press
• Kensington Publishing Appoints Adam Zacharius as New President
• TV: Imperfect Women
• Awards: Order of Canada Appointees
• Libro.fm Bestsellers in December
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast
• Personnel Changes at Zando
• Jeffrey Mathews Named President of Scholastic Education
• Bookseller Moment: Shared Stories Bookstore
• Bookshop Video: The Lynx Bookstore
• Reading with... Katie Bernet
• Children's Review: Red River Rose
• Top Book Club Picks in December
• Ed Spade Named Senior V-P, Commercial Operations, at Hachette
• TV: Bookish
• Andrew Richard Albanese Named Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives
• Inventory Season: Janke Book Store
• Image of the Day: John Waters at East End Books
• For Sale: Pages & Parchment Book Store in Skippack, Pa.
• Obituary Note: Brian Doyle
• Holiday Hum: 'The Year of the Supply-Side Issues'
• Review: Hell's Heart
• Media Heat: Laura Dave on Good Morning America
• 'Our Social Media Manager Is on Vacation. Buy Books'
• Book Trailer of the Day: Sloomoo: Making Friends
• Movies: The Odyssey
• Bookseller Dog: Roux at Broadway Books 
• Bookshop Engagement Pics: Brookline Booksmith
• Media Heat: Jacob Soboroff on Fresh Air
• Cover Reveal of the Day: Work to Do
• Meadow Market Books Hosts Soft Opening
• Fire Destroys Two Bookstores in Arcata, Calif.
• Obituary Note: Jerome Lowenstein 
• Review: Spoiled Milk
• Awards: Bookish New Year's Honours
• Book Trailer of the Day: A Clean Hell
• Femme Fire Books in Jacksonville, Fla., Closes
• Ink'd Pages Coming Soon to New Bedford, Mass.
• Image of the Day: Sara Bareilles Visits Booklegger
• 'Book Recommendations from Members of Congress'
• Indie Booksellers Celebrate the New Year: 'The Best Stories Are Still Being Written'
• Chalkboard: The Book & Cover
• Bookseller Cat: Penny at Heartleaf Books
• Reading with... Kristin Bluemel
• Review: Dream Facades: The Cruel Architecture of Reality TV
• Early Retail Reports: A Positive Holiday Season Overall
• Media Heat: Michelle Obama on Today
• Main Street Books, St. Charles, Mo., on the Move
• Shelf Awareness for Readers: A New Year, a New Look
• Obituary Note: John Carey
• Bookish International Films & TV Series for the New Year
• Awards: NBCC Longlists
• International Update: 'Indies Aren't Just for Christmas'; '10 Specific Bookselling Joys'
• Awards: FutureBook 2025 Winners 
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• Happy 50th Birthday, Atticus Bookstore Cafe!
• Staff Pics: 'This Team Is Nothing Short of a Christmas Miracle'
• Microcosm Adds Three Distribution Clients
• 'May this Season Show You All The Ways You Are Valued by Your Communities'
• This Weekend on Book TV: Mahmood Mamdani
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Mystery Solved on the Move in Utah
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Review: Haven
• Wonderful Words Bookshoppe Debuts in Bryan, Tex.
• Free Gift Wrapping: 'All Hands (and Paws) on Deck!'
• Media Heat: Dick Van Dyke on Good Morning America
• Happy Holidays!
• New Owners at Old Professor's Bookshop, Belfast, Maine
• Binc Sets Year-End Matching Gift Challenge
• On Stage: Mark Twain Tonight!
• Review: Kin
• Boxing Day Is Every Day for Booksellers: 'Many Thanks to Our Delivery Guys'
• Awards: PEN America Literary Longlists
• Obituary Note: Sue Bender
• POTUS44's Reading List: Obama's Favorite Books of 2025
• A Fusion of Culturas at La Feria Internacional del Libro Guadalajara
• Media Heat: Mikel Welch on CBS Mornings
• Personnel Changes at Macmillan
• Forget Me Not Fables Bookshop Opens in North Providence, R.I.
• Top Library Recommended Titles for January
• Image of the Day: Matt Tavares and Friend at Bridgeside Books
• Birch Tree Bookery in Ohio Adds Second Location
• RBmedia Exclusive Audiobook Publishing Partner for W.W. Norton
• Media Heat: Nick Harkaway on Fresh Air
• Obituary Note: Gary Jaffe
• Scholastic Second Quarter: Revenues Up 1%; Book Publishing, Distribution Up 4%
• Chalkboard: Storyline Bookshop
• Awards: Wingate Shortlist
• AAP Sales: 6.7% Gain in October, Continuing Fall Upswing
• Image of the Day: The Little Girl Who Loved Christmas
• TV: The God of the Woods
• Bookstore Christmas Tree: The Mysterious Bookshop
• Bookseller Dog: Ripley at Parnassus Books
• Ownership Change for Munro's Books in Victoria, B.C.
• Review: The Optimists
• Reading with... Jen Braaksma
• Firefly Books & Comics Launches in Rexburg, Idaho
• Report: Elliott Preparing to Take Barnes & Noble, Waterstones Public
• Dinaw Mengestu Elected President of PEN America
• Image of the Day: Mac Barnett and Jennifer Garner Talk Picture Books
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• Storefront Window Display: McLean & Eakin Booksellers
• Awards: Hatchards First Biography Shortlist
• New Owner at Hills & Hamlets Bookshop, Chattahoochee Hills, Ga.
• This Weekend on Book TV: Steven Pinker
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Robert Gray: Reading & the 'True Spirit' of the Holidays Revisited
• Holiday Hum: Reports of Supply Chain Problems; Gales of November Going Strong
• Book Trailer of the Day: The Motivation Mindset Workbook
• Media Heat: Nia Sioux, Debbie Gibson on the Sherri Shepherd Show
• Embarrassing Shoes, San Antonio, Tex., Closing Next Month
• Bookshop Wedding Day Pics: The Little Book 
• Review: Weavingshaw
• Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen!
• The Book Lounge Opens in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• TV: Miss Austen Season 2
• Obituary Note: Madeline Neill 
• Holiday Season Decorations: Plenty Downtown Bookshop
• Cool Idea: Pug in a Christmas Sweater Contest
• Sunshine Book Nook Debuts in Urbana, Ohio
• Personnel Changes at Grove Atlantic
• Media Heat: James Clear, Ann-Louise Lockhart on CBS Mornings
• Quimby's Bookstore, Chicago, Ill., Launches Quimby's Ink
• U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Publish Transient Worlds
• ABA at 125: 'Every Single Person Who Works on a Book Is Important'
• Reading with... Christina Kovac
• Starred Children's Review: Footeprint
• Awards: Poetry in Translation Shortlist
• Booksellers' Christmas Sweaters: Bear Pond Books
• 'Santa's Special Orders': Belmont Bookshop
• BookCon 2026: Sold Out, Leading Publishers Joining
• Lost the Plot Mobile Bookstore Hits the Road in Seattle