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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, November 7, 2025

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Palaver
  • Queen Esther
  • Bog Queen
  • Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting
  • Sonora
  • The Dinner Party
  • Cursed Daughters
  • The Cracks We Bear
  • Minor Black Figures

• Mystery & Thriller

  • Her One Regret

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • All That We See or Seem
  • Slayers of Old

• Romance

  • ★  Son of the Morning
  • Good Spirits

• Graphic Books

  • ★  Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition
  • Sleepless Planet: A Graphic Guide to Healing from Insomnia

• Food & Wine

  • The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss, and Kitchen Objects

• Biography & Memoir

  • ★  Vagabond: A Memoir

• History

  • The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding

• Performing Arts

  • Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Busted
  • Heartsick
  • While We Wait
  • And They Walk On
  • Chappell Roan: A Vibrant Journey Through the Career and Influence of the Indie-Pop Superstar

The Writer's Life

• E. Lockhart: 'A Story Is Sticky When It's Complicated'

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Maximum Shelf

• What Sheep Think About the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say
• Amelia Thomas: "All We Have to Do Is Stop and Listen"

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Susan Griffin

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Monday, November 10, 2025

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Quotation of the Day

• 'Booksellers Are Always Enthusiastic Nerds with Deep Wells of Knowledge'

News

• Black Friday Grand Opening for Spellbound Bookshop, LaGrange, Ga.
• Back Again Bookshop, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Adds New Book Room
• Books-A-Million Opens Stafford, Va., Store
• Obituary Note: Gillian Tindall 

Notes

• Image of the Day: Booksellers Gathering in St. Paul
• Bookstores' Food Drives
• Happy 150th Birthday, Anderson's Bookshops!
• Reading Group Choices' Most Popular October Books
• Book Trailer of the Day: There Are No Silly Questions

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Rep. Jim Clyburn on CBS Mornings, the View
• TV: The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2

Books & Authors

• Len Vlahos on His New Book, The Story of Oog, His New Publishing House, and More
• Awards: Dr. Tony Ryan Winner

Book Review

• Review: Is This a Cry for Help?

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Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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Maximum Review

• No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done

The Writer's Life

• Sophie Hannah: The Furry Fugitive, Absurdity, and Emotional Depth

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October 7, 2025 Dedicated Issue: Introducing Ten Speed Young Readers

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Editors' Note

• Crown Launches Ten Speed Young Readers Imprint

Books & Authors

• Introducing Ten Speed Young Readers
• Ginee Seo and Kelly Barrales-Saylor: Meant to Be
• Kobi Yamada: Others
• Designing the Book with Monica Cheng
• Upcoming Titles from Ten Speed Young Readers