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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, May 1, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

The Writer's Life

• Stuart Gibbs Got a Call from the CIA. Really.

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Great Reads

• Rediscover: Desmond Morris

Book Review

• Fiction

  • Honey in the Wound
  • Love & Other Monsters
  • The Radiant Dark
  • The Scoop
  • Small Boat

• Mystery & Thriller

  • The Dead Can't Make a Living

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Rise of the Celestials

• Biography & Memoir

  • Catching an Orange: A Case History
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir

• History

  • The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy

• Poetry

  • Erase Genesis

• Children's & Young Adult

  • Everything Is Music
  • The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams
  • My Sister, Goose
  • Theft of the Ruby Lotus
  • My Sister, the Freak: A Graphic Novel

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Monday, May 4, 2026

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News

• East End Books Closes Boston Seaport Branch
• MoJoe's Book and Brew to Open in Cortland, N.Y.
• National Little Free Library Day Set for May 17 to Launch Week of Celebrations
• Simon & Schuster Launches Simon Global, Worldwide Distribution Channel

Notes

• Image of the Day: Joe Abercrombie at Powell's Books at Cedar Hill Crossing
• Chalkboard: The BookMark
• Bookseller Moment: Blue Willow Bookshop
• Book Trailer of the Day: Dispatches from Moscow

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Douglas Stuart on Fresh Air
• On Stage: Ragtime

Books & Authors

• Awards: Reading the West Shortlist

Book Review

• Review: Heaven's Graveyard

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Wednesday April 15, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Whale Harbor

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Maximum Review

• Whale Harbor

The Writer's Life

• Mary Beth Keane: A Family of Good Storytellers

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April 14, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Celebrating Binc's 30th Anniversary

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Editors' Note

• Binc: 30 Years of Book People Caring for Book People

News

• Binc: An Amazing History
• The Binc 30th Anniversary Gala
• Binc Gala Speakers and Honorees
• How Binc Helps: Two Examples