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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, July 3, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  The Stargazer of Nantucket
  • As If
  • The Summer of the Serpent

• Mystery & Thriller

  • ★  Blunt Instrument
  • The Break-Up Retreat
  • The Divorce

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • Foundling Fathers
  • Heaven's Graveyard

• Romance

  • Dolly All the Time
  • Leave and Come Back

• Biography & Memoir

  • My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein

• Humor

  • ★  The Land and Its People: Essays

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Whale, That Was Unexpected
  • The Lovers, the Liars, and Me
  • Thornbird
  • Wyatt the Wild

The Writer's Life

• Reading with... Laurie Frankel

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Flags of Our Fathers

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, July 2, 2026

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Editors' Note

• Happy Fourth of July!

News

• Hachette Book Group Going Live with Batch for Books
• Ci2026: The Rise of Board and Activity Books
• British Court Approves Drastic 'Restructuring' Plan for TG Jones
• The Book Nook Opens in Hilmar, Calif.
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast

Notes

• Image of the Day: Barrett Bookstore's Ladies of Summer
• July Fourth Display: Titcomb's Bookshop
• Bookstore Window: Yellow Dog Bookshop
• This Week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers
• Personnel Changes at Thames & Hudson

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Kennedy Ryan on Fresh Air

Books & Authors

• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

Book Review

• Review: On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy

The Bestsellers

• Top Book Club Picks in June
• Libro.fm Bestsellers in June

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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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July 2, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Celebrating VIZ Media's 40th Anniversary

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Editors' Note

• Celebrating VIZ Media's 40th Anniversary

Books & Authors

• VIZ Media: The Gateway to the West for Japanese Storytelling
• The VIZ Media Timeline: 40 Years of Shaping Global Pop Culture
• Upcoming VIZ Media Titles