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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, January 16, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Is This a Cry for Help?
  • The Emotions
  • Dandelion Is Dead

• Mystery & Thriller

  • ★  The Living and the Dead
  • The Italian Secret

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  As Many Souls as Stars
  • City of Others

• Romance

  • Second Chance Romance

• Biography & Memoir

  • Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life

• Social Science

  • The Snakes That Ate Florida: Reporting, Essays, and Criticism

• Psychology & Self-Help

  • ★  Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Frog: A Story of Life on Earth
  • ★  The Wildest Thing
  • ★  How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin
  • Destiny of the Diamond Princess

The Writer's Life

• Chris Duffy: Laughter and the True Self

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Charles Coe

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Friday, January 16, 2026

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Editors' Note

• The King Holiday

Quotation of the Day

• 'Every Town I Go to, the Indie Bookstore Is the First Place I Go'

News

• BAGG Books Opens in Kennewick, Wash.
• Better Days Bookshop Coming to Cairo, N.Y.
• Emrys Cove Debuts in Fargo, N.Dak.
• The Chapter & Co. on the Move in New Braunfels, Tex.
• 'Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026' Out Tuesday
• Obituary Note: Anup Bahmi

Notes

• Katie Couric Book Club's First Selection: The Correspondent
• Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Source Booksellers
• Winter Bookseller Moment: Loganberry Books
• Chalkboard: Columbus Bound Bookshop
• Personnel Changes at Knopf; St. Martin's Publishing Group

Media and Movies

• Video: American Stories: A Reading Road Trip

Books & Authors

• Awards: Nero Book Category Winners
• Reading with... Margot Douaihy

Book Review

• Review: Service Ready: A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality

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Tuesday January 13, 2026: Maximum Shelf: A Killer in the Family

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Maximum Review

• A Killer in the Family

The Writer's Life

• Amin Ahmad: The Generational Immigrant Experience

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January 15, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Jesus Calling

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Editors' Note

• Jesus Calling: Spreading the Word

Books & Authors

• Jesus Calling Finds a Growing, Grateful Audience
• Superstar Jesus Calling Guests: Anne Lamott, Terry Bradshaw, Reba McEntire
• Sarah Young (1946-2023)