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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 Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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News

• NVNR: Honoring Eileen Dengler
• Cupid's Bookshop Sets Grand Reopening in New Location
• Andrew Rein Promoted to President of Zando
• Obituary Note: Jacqueline Korn 
• Shelf Awareness Presents: WOW Books: Window and Floor Merchandising for the Fall

Notes

• Image of the Day: Kemper Donovan at Partners in Crime
• Sales Floor Display: 'BookTok Table' at the BookSmiths Shoppe
• Chalkboard: Wicked Books
• Book Trailer of the Day: Louie Mattar's Fabulous Car

Media and Movies

• Media Heat: Sissy Goff, David Thomas on NBC News
• TV: Jane Eyre

Books & Authors

• Awards: Aurora Winners
• Reading with... Emil Wilson

Book Review

• Children's Starred Review: Puma Concolor

The Bestsellers

• Top Book Club Picks in July

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Monday August 10, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Ten Perfect Guests

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Maximum Review

• Ten Perfect Guests

The Writer's Life

• Jonathan Santlofer: The Art of Unlikable Characters

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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