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

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

The Writer's Life

• Reading with... Alexandra Oliva

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Great Reads

• Rediscover: Tim Johnston

Book Review

• 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?!

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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News

• Ci2026 Comes to a Close
• Ci2026: Rebuilding School Relationships Without Librarians
• Ci2026: 'Making Children's Booksellers Out of Everyone'
• B&N Opening Oak Park, Ill., Store; Relocating Lexington, Ky., Store

Notes

• Image of the Day: The Emergency Playbook at Watchung Booksellers
• Bookseller Video: Gone Fishing
• Design Process: M. Judson Reveals New Logo
• Book Trailer of the Day: The Lost Haida Manga

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Isaac Butler on Fresh Air

Books & Authors

• Awards: Ursula K. Le Guin Fiction Shortlist

Book Review

• Starred Review: Bodega Stories

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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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May 6, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Introducing Berkley XO

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Editors' Note

• Celebrating the Launch of Berkley XO

News

• Q&A with Christine Ball and Jen Klonsky
• Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb
• Crash Course by Piper Lawson
• Drown the Bones by Alexandra Kennington