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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, August 7, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Etna
  • ★  The New People
  • The Half Life
  • The Intrigue
  • Kitten
  • The Beauty of the Days Gone By
  • The Seekers of Deer Creek

• Mystery & Thriller

  • Winter Folk

• History

  • ★  They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacy Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy

• Social Science

  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Shook
  • ★  Local Gods
  • Makade Asin/Black Stone
  • Vampire Girl Conquers the Night
  • If the Moon
  • Boo!: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fear (but Were Afraid to Ask)

The Writer's Life

• Jennifer Lynn Barnes: An Exhilarating and Challenging Puzzle

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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News

• NVNR: Navigating Economic Downturns
• The Mooving Bookstore Roams Newcastle, Wyo.
• A Great Book with Barack Obama Podcast Debuting in September
• HarperCollins Christian Adds Harper Catholic Imprint
• Obituary Note: Cathy Sill

Notes

• Image of the Day: Lisa Gardner at Tales and Tails Book Cafe
• Chalkboard: Downtown Books
• Personnel Changes at Macmillan Children's Publishing; Hachette
• Book Trailer of the Day: See It to Be It

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Chang-rae Lee on Here & Now
• Movies: Stag Dance

Books & Authors

• Giller Prize Receives Funding Gift from Weston Foundation

Book Review

• The Sea-King and the Sorceress: Life and Death in the Viking Age

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Monday August 10, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Ten Perfect Guests

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Maximum Review

• Ten Perfect Guests

The Writer's Life

• Jonathan Santlofer: The Art of Unlikable Characters

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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