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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, July 24, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Please Don't Touch the Body: Stories
  • The Devoted
  • The Mortons

• Romance

  • The Someday Garden

• Graphic Books

  • ★  Clara & the Devil, Volume 1
  • ★  See One, Do One, Teach One: The Art of Becoming a Doctor: A Graphic Memoir
  • Fish and Water
  • I Won't Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: Life in Iran During the 12-Day War

• History

  • Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World
  • Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body

• Social Science

  • Gerontocracy in America

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Kloud 9: The Star Soldier
  • ★  Salvage
  • Offside
  • School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1
  • Corpse de Ballet

The Writer's Life

• Tasia M S and Barbara Perez Marquez: All the Different Facets of Ourselves

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Marjane Satrapi

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, July 30, 2026

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News

• Nominations Open for ABA's Children's Advisory Council
• Black Dog Books Debuts in Tucker, Ga.
• The Novel Sip Coming to New Albany, Ohio
• Beacon Press Launching Fiction Imprint, Fort Point
• Obituary Note: Adrian Driscoll

Notes

• Image of the Day: Griftopia Plays Pickeball
• Obama's Summer Reading List 2026
• This Week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers
• Sales Floor Display: Fabled Bookshop & Cafe
• Personnel Changes at Simon & Schuster

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Dr. Lucky Sekhon on Today
• This Weekend on Book TV: Ben Rhodes

Books & Authors

• Awards: Center for Fiction Lifetime Award Winner
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

Book Review

• Starred Review: Fair Ones: A Double Novel

Deeper Understanding

• Robert Gray: 'A Good Bookstore Is Inhabited'

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Tuesday July 28, 2026: Kids' Maximum Shelf: This Is a Door

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Maximum Review

• This Is a Door

The Writer's Life

• Daniel Nayeri: A Hero's Journey Across the Pages

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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