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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, September 4, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Under Story
  • Fallen for France
  • You'll Love It Here

• Mystery & Thriller

  • Reliquary
  • The Silent Appeal

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  A Plagued Sea
  • The Art of Charming a Changeling
  • The Salt King

• Romance

  • Mutual Discord
  • World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon

• History

  • ★  The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Ege and Ávra
  • ★  Raise the Bar
  • Demon in the Sand
  • Our Strange Duet
  • Snowfall

The Writer's Life

• Chloe Benjamin: A Backwards-Moving Universe

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Dolly Parton

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Quotation of the Day

• 'I Love the Environment of an Indie Bookstore'

News

• Willbloom Books to Launch Physical Storefront in Weaverville, N.C.
• Long Dark House Opens in Alexandria Va.
• B&N Opening New Stores Tomorrow in Fla. & Tex.
• Obituary Note: Robin Morgan

Notes

• Image of the Day: Book Passage Hosts Congressman Jared Huffman
• Bookseller Dog: Timber at Composition Shop
• Storefront Window Mural: Analog Books
• Chalkboard: Main Street Books

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Casey Gerald on Fresh Air
• Movies: If Love Should Die

Books & Authors

• Awards: Derek Walcott Poetry Finalists

Book Review

• Review: Murmurs from the Hills: Rwandan Tales

The Bestsellers

• Top Book Club Picks in August

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Wednesday September 2, 2026: Maximum Shelf: The Minute Givers

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Maximum Review

• The Minute Givers

The Writer's Life

• Christine Smonk: Rewinding Time

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Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Editors' Note

• Celebrating Skyhorse Publishing's 20th Birthday

Books & Authors

• Skyhorse's Two Decades of Scrappy, Steady Growth
• Skyhorse and Politics
• A Big Big Book for Skyhorse: A Table for Fortune
• The Many Faces of Skyhorse
• Upcoming Skyhorse Titles