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Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers for Friday, August 14, 2026

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From My Shelf

• In This Issue

Best Books Reviewed

• Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • ★  Not with a Bang

• Romance

  • ★  Vera Stein Is Fine
  • Die for Me
  • Extracurricular
  • If Books Could Kill
  • The Princess Trap
  • The Romance Revival

• Graphic Books

  • ★  The A.R.C.: A Virus That Kills You When You Lie

• Social Science

  • Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies

• Nature & Environment

  • Oyster Society: Adventures with the Shellfishly Motivated

• Performing Arts

  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland

• Children's & Young Adult

  • ★  Undercover Monster
  • ★  Nest of Tongues
  • Borders: Understanding the Lines That Unite and Separate Us
  • Nuts About Nuts: A Funny Counting Adventure
  • Stone by Stone: A Rock's Journey Through Time

The Writer's Life

• Ashley Kahn: Music on Its Own Merits

Book Candy

• Book Candy

Rediscover

• Rediscover: Mildred Pitts Walter

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Shelf Awareness Pro: Enlightenment for the Book Trade for Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Quotation of the Day

• NEIBA's Beth Ineson on 'Where Young People Discover the Magic of Reading'

News

• Grand Opening Set for Periwinkle and Prose in Frederick, Md.
• New Book Joy in Brookfield, Ill., Relocates
• Sourcebooks Expands Its Embrace of Romance
• Obituary Note: Mary de Rachewiltz
• 'Buzz Books Romance 2026' Published; Panel Set for Tonight
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Kids & YA Pre-Order E-Blast

Notes

• Image of the Day: Jill Biden at Browseabout Books
• Bookshop Engagement: Love's Sweet Arrow
• Chalkboard: Excelsior Bay Books
• Book Trailer of the Day: Early Man Was a Woman

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Julian Shapiro-Barnum on CBS Mornings
• Movies: People of the Book

Books & Authors

• Awards: Laurel Poetry Shortlist

Book Review

• Starred Review: Advantage Player: A Memoir of Blackjack, Backrooms, and Beginnings

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Monday August 17, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Fortune and Glass

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Maximum Review

• Fortune and Glass

The Writer's Life

• John Mutter: Beyond History Books

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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