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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, June 5, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • ★  Whistler
  • The Anti-Marriage Pact
  • The Jellyfish Problem
  • Sisters of a Halved Heart
  • The Summer Boy
  • The Tuxedo Society

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Unicorn Hunters

• Romance

  • ★  The Lost Book of Lancelot
  • ★  The Duke
  • How to Fake It in Society

• Graphic Books

  • Pink Monsters

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Stream
  • ★  Midsummer Sisters
  • America's Founding Myths... and What REALLY Happened
  • Honeybird Blue
  • The Last Best Quest Ever

Reading with Pride

• Reading with... Mario Elías
• F.T. Lukens: On Quirky Characters and Fantasy Shenanigans

Book Candy

• Book Candy

The Writer's Life

• Reading with... Mario Elías
• F.T. Lukens: On Quirky Characters and Fantasy Shenanigans

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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News

• Good Girl Cafe and Bookstore Opening in Englewood, Colo.
• For the Plot Romance Bookstore in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Debuting This Month
• Celestial Books, San Francisco, Calif., Eyeing Bricks-and-Mortar Store
• A Shelf Awareness Presents Webinar: Holiday Title Buying and Merchandising Tips
• Obituary Note: David C. Nelson

Notes

• Happy 50th Birthday, House of Books!
• Image of the Day: Fiction Bookshop Hosts Ellen Baker
• Lakeside Book Co. Adds Four Publishers
• Personnel Changes at Bloomsbury Academic

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Mike Schur, Joe Posnanski on Late Night with Seth Meyers
• TV: A Forgotten Kill

Books & Authors

• Awards: Griffin Poetry, German Non-Fiction Winners

Book Review

• Review: Kitten

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Tuesday June 9, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Peck & Peck

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Maximum Review

• Peck & Peck

The Writer's Life

• Bonnie Garmus: Poetry Teaches Us to Defy Extinction

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May 6, 2026 Dedicated Issue: Introducing Berkley XO

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Editors' Note

• Celebrating the Launch of Berkley XO

News

• Q&A with Christine Ball and Jen Klonsky
• Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb
• Crash Course by Piper Lawson
• Drown the Bones by Alexandra Kennington