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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, May 22, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Fiction

  • It's Hard to Be an Animal
  • A Perfect Hand

• Mystery & Thriller

  • ★  Dissection of a Murder
  • A Deadly Episode

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  Plastic, Prism, Void

• Romance

  • Our Perfect Storm

• Graphic Books

  • ★  Opioids and Organs
  • Anxietyland

• Biography & Memoir

  • Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter
  • Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef
  • This Is Not About Running

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Dad
  • ★  An Expanse of Blue
  • Tama and Baby
  • Opting Out
  • Sweet Clarity

The Writer's Life

• Violet Allen: Difficult People as Likable Characters

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Manuela Hoelterhoff

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Thursday, May 28, 2026

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News

• Stacks Book Club Opens Tucson, Ariz., Store
• Page After Page Books, Commack, N.Y., Debuts Physical Space in Coffee Shop
• Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences in Denton, Tex., to Close this Month
• Obituary Note: Robert Daley

Notes

• Image of the Day: Red Comet Press Authors Tour Boston
• This Week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers
• Pre-wedding Pic: Brain Lair Books 
• Personnel Changes at Libro.fm

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Matt Haig on Here & Now
• This Weekend on Book TV: Robert Caro

Books & Authors

• Awards: Chautauqua Finalists
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

Book Review

• Review: It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories

Deeper Understanding

• Robert Gray: 'Wins... and Loss' at the ABIA Awards

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Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Maximum Review

• Rottenheart

The Writer's Life

• Kat Dunn: Madness, Shakespeare, and Stepmothers

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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