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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, January 9, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Generator
  • Meet the Newmans
  • The List of Suspicious Things

• Mystery & Thriller

  • Death and Dinuguan

• Romance

  • Secret Nights and Northern Lights

• Biography & Memoir

  • ★  Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival
  • ★  The Queen of Swords

• History

  • Soft: A Brief History of Sentimentality

• Essays & Criticism

  • Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment

• Science

  • Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Beth Is Dead
  • ★  Diagnosis Detectives: Tummy Trouble
  • ★  Persephone's Curse
  • Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space
  • There's Always Next Year

The Writer's Life

• Ben Clanton: Ten Years of Imagination, Inclusion, and Puns

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Sue Bender

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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News

• Grand Opening Held for Booked Up in Kalamazoo, Mich. 
• Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, Los Alamos, N.Mex., Staves off Closure 
• Binc Adds Two Board Members
• Pyramid Books, Salem, Mass., Closing This Month
• Obituary Note: Erich von Däniken

Notes

• Image of the Day: Brad Meltzer at Books & Books
• 'Dog of the Week' at Wellesley Books: Danny
• Personnel Changes at TvS Media Group
• Video: Nooks Gallery & Bookshop and Neighbors Toast New Sidewalk

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff on the View
• TV: I Suck at Girls

Books & Authors

• Five Indie Booksellers Comprise 2026 Giller Prize Jury

Book Review

• Review: I Love You Don't Die

The Bestsellers

• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles

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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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November 20, 2025 Dedicated Issue: 23rd St. Celebrates Its First Year

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Books & Authors

• From :01 to 23: Founder Mark Siegel on First Second and 23rd St. Books
• Creative Director Kirk Benshoff: 'Clearing the Runway for Our Creators'
• Calista Brill Highlights Books from 23rd St.'s First Year
• 2026 Books: Four New Titles for the New Year
• Editors' Note: Happy Birthday and Many More, 23rd St.!