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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 Friday, August 7, 2026

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News

• Dialing Up: Libro.fm to Sell E-Books
• All My Friends Books Opens Second Location, in Skaneatles, N.Y.
• Books & Mortar, Grand Rapids, Mich., to Reopen
• Leigh Haber Joining Sourcebooks as Head of Communications, Special Projects
• B&N Opening Stores in N.Y., N.J., & Wyo. This Week
• Obituary Note: Ursula Hegi

Notes

• Image of the Day: River City Book Room Hosts Designer Jared Bartman
• Chalkboard: Half-off Sale with a Literal Twist
• Storefront Window Display: Ink & Ivy Book Boutique
• Bookshop Moment: 'Come Hang Out!!'
• Personnel Changes at HarperCollins Focus; Berkley Books

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Monty Roberts on Fresh Air
• Movies: Deep End

Books & Authors

• Awards: Wainwright Nature Writing Shortlist
• Reading with... Emily Doyle
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week

Book Review

• Review: Death of an Ordinary Man

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Wednesday August 5, 2026: Maximum Shelf: When They Find Me

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Maximum Review

• When They Find Me

The Writer's Life

• Carter Wilson: Small Casts and Huge Consequences

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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