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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Children's & Young Adult

  • The Animal People Choose a Leader
  • Drawing Is...: Your Guide to Scribbled Adventures
  • Haunted U.S.A.: Spine-Tingling Stories from All 50 States
  • Late Today
  • Let Them Stare
  • The Forest of a Thousand Eyes
  • Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet: Medical Mucus, Poo Power and Beetles for Breakfast
  • The World at Night: Discover the World That Wakes When You Sleep
  • For a Girl Becoming
  • The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments: 40 Science Experiments to Try at Home
  • Why Are Dogs: An Illustrated History of the Wonderful World of Dogs
  • Take a Line for a Walk
  • Mindworks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction
  • Charley Mouse Cleans House
  • Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort, and Cook Up an Elfin Picnic

The Writer's Life

• Elizabeth Eulberg & Jen Calonita: Taylor Swift Brings People Together
• Lotta Nieminen: Making the Cake

Book Candy

• Book Candy

The Writer's Life

• Elizabeth Eulberg & Jen Calonita: Taylor Swift Brings People Together
• Lotta Nieminen: Making the Cake

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, November 20, 2025

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News

• National Book Award Winners
• Forced Proximity Opens Bricks-and-Mortar Location in Findlay, Ohio
• The Lazy Daisy Bookshop Relocates to Larger Space
• Obituary Note: Jeanette Winter

Notes

• Image of the Day: Celebrating Stories in L.A.
• Bookseller Cat: Stets at Copper News Book Store
• Bookstore Video: 'When the Social Media Person Needs Content'
• Book Trailer of the Day: Common Disaster

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Michelle Carr on Fresh Air
• This Weekend on Book TV: The Miami Book Fair

Books & Authors

• Awards: Australian Fiction Winner
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

Book Review

• Review: The Great Shadow: A History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy

Deeper Understanding

• Robert Gray: Booksellers' Holiday Season to Include 'Moose Friday', 'NOT Black Friday', & More

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Wednesday November 18, 2025: Maximum Shelf: When Trees Testify

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Maximum Review

• When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy

The Writer's Life

• Beronda L. Montgomery: A Plant-based Reckoning with the Past

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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.!