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Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, December 1, 2020


Bloomsbury Academic: The Accidental Picasso Thief: The True Story of a Reverse Heist, Outrunning the FBI, and Fleeing the Boston Mob by Whit Rummel and Noah Charney

Viking Books for Young Readers: The Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker

Lonely Planet: Best in Travel 2026 -- Find out more!

Better Day Books: The Bibliophile's Coloring and Lettering Book: A Cozy Collection of Hand-Drawn Coloring Pages, Trace-To-Learn Lettering Styles, and Shareable Bookmarks by Dawn NIcole Warnaar

St. Martin's Press: Good Intentions by Marisa Walz

Hell's Hundred: The Glowing Hours by Leila Siddiqui

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Reed Is 'Retiring' BookExpo & BookCon

ReedPop is "retiring" BookExpo, BookCon and Unbound, effective immediately, the company announced today. It said, in part, "With continued uncertainty surrounding in-person events at this time, the team has concluded that the best way forward is to retire the current iteration of events as they explore new ways to meet the community's needs through a fusion of in-person and virtual events that will reach larger audiences than they ever could before. The ReedPop team is actively engaging in conversations with publishers, booksellers, and other partners, and with their feedback and ideas they will together agree how to best rebuild the events in the future."

Event director Jennifer Martin added: "While we missed not seeing old friends and colleagues in person this year, we believe that canceling our in-person BookExpo, BookCon, and UnBound 2020 events was the correct decision to make. BookExpo Online and BookConline brought us together virtually to celebrate our love of books and remind us that there are other, new ways to gather to support the stories and community we hold dear. The pandemic arrived at a time in the life cycle of BookExpo and BookCon where we were already examining the restructure of our events to best meet our community's needs. This has led us to make the difficult decision to retire the events in their current formats, as we take the necessary time to evaluate the best way to move forward and rebuild our events that will better serve the industry and reach more people than we were able to before. We remain committed to serving the book community and look forward to sharing more information in the future."

More in tomorrow morning's issue of Shelf Awareness.


Harper Celebrate:  Dear Friend: Daily Love Notes for Contemplation, Connection, and Clarity by Michelle Maros


G.L.O.W. - Galley Love of the Week
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Lady X
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Established romance novelist Molly Fader's Lady X is a gripping tale that alternates between the present, where Margot's perfect life as the wife of movie star Jack Cooper is unraveling, and the sweltering summer of 1977, when both the serial killer Son of Sam and Lady X, a mysterious feminist vigilante, are terrorizing New York City. Dell editorial director Shauna Summers describes it as "particularly relevant for this moment, tapping into female rage and urgency for a better world in a way that is both cathartic and energizing." Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Kristin Hannah will love Lady X, a defiantly feminist novel that celebrates the powerful bonds of sisterhood, found family, and resistance. --Sara Beth West, freelance reviewer and librarian

(Ballantine Books, $30 hardcover, 9780593983669, May 5, 2026)

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