Archive for Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for the book trade

• Reading Group Choices' Most Popular April Books
• Personnel Changes at Basic Books
• Movies: The Midnight Library
• Reese's May Book Club Pick: The Fine Art of Lying
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Trigger Warning Book Bus Hits the Road in Des Moines, Iowa, Metro Area
• The Love Potion Library Debuts in San Francisco, Calif.
• Awards: Gotham Book Winner
• Media Heat: Two Books on AI, on Fresh Air, CBS Mornings
• Starred Review: On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
• The Chapter & Co. Reopens in New Braunfels, Tex.
• International Update: Sinclair Named PA U.K. President; New BA President on 'Critical Moment for Bookshops'
• Image of the Day: Colleen Cambridge Parties with Four Seasons Books
• Highlights of the Ci2026 Schedule
• Children's Institute 2026!
• Keynote Speakers at Ci2026
• Movies: The Buried Giant
• Obituary Note: J.H. Prynne
• Media Heat: Jon Krakauer on Here & Now
• Awards: Minnesota Book Winners
• Personnel Changes at UTA
• Book Trailer of the Day: Murder Most Delicious
• The Poetry Shelf: Poetry Month
• At Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke to Retire, Jennifer Gonzalez Promoted
• Review: Fish and Water
• A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland, Calif., Closing
• Image of the Day: Sara Lippmann at Narberth Bookshop
• SCBWI'S Volemos Grant Expands to Include Illustrators
• Archer's Book Lounge Aiming for Fall Opening in Monroe, Mich.
• Media Heat: Jeffrey Seller on Fresh Air
• HarperCollins Third Quarter: Revenues Boosted by Game Changers
• Image of the Day: HarperCollins American Classics
• Bookseller Dog: Rodney at One More Page Books
• Chalkboard: Luminary Books
• Some Books Comes to Ridgefield, Conn.
• Movies: The Man Who Stole Portugal
• Amazon Shifts Prime Day from July to June
• Awards: Doug Wright Finalists
• Obituary Note: Carol Rumens
• Top Book Club Picks in April
• The Story of Ferdinand Exhibition Opens at the Carle Museum
• Reel Booksellers: BookPeople's 'Best Star Wars Impressions'
• Reading with... Laurie Frankel
• Review: Foundling Fathers
• 'My Favorite Thing About Independent Bookstores Is Really the Booksellers'
• Moravian Book Shop, Bethlehem, Pa., Drops B&N College for More Local Focus
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• This Weekend on Book TV: Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon on The Future Is Peace
• Mother's Day Sales Floor Displays: Lovestruck Books & Cafe
• BookLOVE Comes to Jamestown, N.C.
• RIP Chalkboard: Blacksburg Books
• Tokyopop Kids Imprint Launching
• Robert Gray: Author, Editor on Bookish Phishing Scams
• Media Heat: Isaac Fitzgerald on Today
• Awards: BMO Winterset Winner
• The Backyard Bookshelf Mobile Bookshop Hits the Road in Fort Riley, Kan.
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Libro.fm Bestsellers in April
• Image of the Day: Emily Nemens at Asbury Book Cooperative
• Bound and Built Bookstore Opens in Duncan, Okla.
• Starred Review: Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper
• Phishing Scam Alert
• Awards: Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner
• Chalkboard: Book Shop of Beverly Farms
• Movies: Better Than the Movies
• Buxton Village Books, Buxton, N.C., to Reopen Later this Month
• Book RePort Debuting May 15 in Port Washington, N.Y.
• Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast
• Raven and Pines Bookstore Hosts Grand Opening in Oakhurst, Calif.
• Media Heat: Harlan Coben on CBS Mornings
• Reading with... Alexandra Oliva
• International Update: Canadian Indie Bookstore Day Sales; Gibert in France to Focus on Used Books
• Starred Children's Review: The Skeleton and the Cat
• Cool Idea: 'Buy Books'
• Book Trailer of the Day: Black Summers
• B&N Stores Open Today in Arlington, Va., & Seattle, Wash.
• Image of the Day: In the Spirit of French Murder at N.J.'s Chapter One Books
• TV: The Lies I Tell
• 2026 Pulitzer Prize Winners
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Bookseller Workout Video (with Cat!)
• Bookseller Moment: Anna's New, Used and a Little Abused Books & More
• Review: Ghost-Eye
• Media Heat: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw on Fresh Air
• Curious Fox Bookshop in Whitby, Ont., Closes
• Awards: Shaughnessy Cohen Political Writing Winner
• ALA Unveils Banned Books Week 2026 Artwork
• Book Trailer of the Day: George Goodwin, Dragon Slayer
• RISE Bookselling Conference: Notes from Verona
• Image of the Day: Caroline Bicks at the Twisted Spine
• Chalkboard: The BookMark
• Awards: Reading the West Shortlist
• Review: Heaven's Graveyard
• East End Books Closes Boston Seaport Branch
• Book Trailer of the Day: Dispatches from Moscow
• Simon & Schuster Launches Simon Global, Worldwide Distribution Channel
• Media Heat: Douglas Stuart on Fresh Air
• On Stage: Ragtime
• Image of the Day: Joe Abercrombie at Powell's Books at Cedar Hill Crossing
• Bookseller Moment: Blue Willow Bookshop
• National Little Free Library Day Set for May 17 to Launch Week of Celebrations
• MoJoe's Book and Brew to Open in Cortland, N.Y.
• TV: Bannerman
• Two Rivers to Sell and Distribute Z2
• W.W. Norton Partners with Batch for Books
• Audible Story House Opens Today in NYC for a Month
• Karen Torres Joins ABA Membership Team; New ABA Board Member Elected
• Correction: Celebrating Neal Porter
• Image of the Day: Climate Action for Kids
• M. Judson Booksellers, Greenville, S.C., Adding Second Location
• 'The Best Independent Bookstores in America'
• 'Absolutely Perfect Tiny Model' of Square Books
• Awards: Christian Book Winners; Commonwealth Short Story Finalists
• TBR Books Opens in Claremont, Calif.
• Bookseller Cats: Coal & Finn at From My Shelf Books & Gifts
• 'If You're Short on Hope or in Need of a Mood Lift... Go to an Independent Bookstore'
• Reading with... Laura B. McGrath
• Starred Review: Scrap Book
• Awards: Edgar Winners
• Amazon's First Quarter: Sales Up 17%; Emphasis on AI and AWS Continues
• Personnel Changes at Macmillan
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• RISE Bookselling Conference: The Making of Sustainable Bookshops
• Obituary Note: Gerry Conway
• Bright Side Books & Wine Hosts Grand Opening in Raleigh, N.C.
• Robert Gray: From Broadway Books to Social Media Reels, Booksellers 'Oughta Be in Pictures'
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Lakeside Book Co. Adds Three Publishers
• Media Heat: Matthew McConaughey on the Drew Barrymore Show
• Image of the Day: Celebrating Neal Porter
• New Owners at Owl & Turtle Bookshop & Cafe in Camden, Maine
• This Weekend on Book TV: The Annapolis and San Antonio Book Festivals
• Review: As If
• Movies: Verity
• Awards: RBC Bronwen Wallace Finalists
• Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Launches Alvina Ling Books Imprint
• Books Trailer of the Day: The Stoney Creek Publishing Fall Lineup
• Consortium Adds Two New Publishers
• Personnel Changes at Workman, Artisan, and Black Dog & Leventhal
• NYC's Book Club Bar Debuting Second Location on Saturday
• International Update: TG Jones 'Restructuring'; Redmayne Named CEO of Vinci Books
• Media Heat: Christine Roussel on NBC News Now
• Bookseller Moment: Barrier Island Books & Art
• Reading with... Dane Bahr
• Starred Children's Review: Whale, That Was Unexpected
• Image of the Day: Storytime at Virginia Highland books
• Barnes & Noble Opening Bookstore in Clovis, Calif.
• Lost Willow Books Opens in Wilmette, Ill.
• Pub Date for Book by Author Banned from the U.S.
• RISE Bookselling Conference: Bookshops Under Attack
• TV: A Barrister for the Earth
• Awards: Branford Boase Shortlist
• Overbooked to Debut in Fargo, N.Dak.
• Book Vending Machine Promotes Upcoming Atlanta Indie Long Story Books
• Top Library Recommended Titles for May
• Personnel Changes at Abrams; Simon & Schuster
• Obituary Note: David Malouf
• Image of the Day: Christmas in April for Valley Bookseller
• Media Heat: Ana Huang on Good Morning America
• Hayley Moss Starting Marketing Consultancy
• Review: Feast
• Page and Petals in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., to Close
• Oprah Signs Book Club, Podcast Licensing Deal with Amazon
• TV: Everflame
• Cool Idea: Cosplay Contest
• Canadian Independent Bookstore Day: 'Year After Year We Are So Amazed by the Support We Receive'
• Staff Pics: 'Love These Folks--They Cranked It Out on Independent Bookstore Day!!'
• Award: Plutarch, Griffin Poetry Shortlists
• Personnel Changes at Simon & Schuster
• Book Trailer of the Day: Ready, Cassette, Go!
• Media Heat: Tina Knowles on the Sherri Shepherd Show
• 'That's a Wrap' on #IndieBookstoreDay & 'Our Hearts Are Full!'
• Review: Gowanus Crossing: A Brooklyn Boyhood
• Independent Bookstore Day: Again, Bigger and Better Than Ever
• N.Y.'s Oblong Books Named to State Historic Business Preservation Registry
• Movies: High Rise
• TV: The Nanny Diaries
• Awards: Unwin Nonfiction Winner
• The Book Bird Hosts Grand Opening Today in Avondale Estates, Ga.
• Stephanie Fryling New President of Sales at HarperCollins
• Obituary Note: Andrew Hacker
• 'I Am Able to Do this Job Because of Indie Bookshops'
• Poetry Month: Camino Books Is 'Reading Our Favorite Poems'
• Chalkboard: Interabang Books
• Indie Bookstore Day Spirit Week: #WeWearBookstoreShirts, #BookCharacterDress-up
• Book Trailer of the Day: Climate Wayfinding
• Image of the Day: Launching The Caretaker
• Reading with... Caroline Bicks
• Review: Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark
• One More Page Debuts in Springfield, Mo.
• Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
• Personnel Changes at Abrams
• Bookseller Cat: Bag at Story Line Books
• Reel Booksellers: 'When You Room with the Social Media Person During a Work Trip'
• PW Bookstore of the Year: Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, N.J.
• This Weekend on Book TV: The National Black Writers Conference
• Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, N.Y., to Relocate in 2027
• Indie Bookstore Day Spirit Week: #SillySockDay, #PlaidTuesday
• IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
• Robert Gray: Authors on Indie Bookstores--Martha Cooley
• Awards: Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist; Hugo Finalists
• Media Heat: Steven J. Ross on Fresh Air
• HarperCollins Launching American Classics Collection for Country's 250th Anniversary
• Review: City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco
• Image of the Day: Caro Claire Burke at Rainy Day Books
• Juliet Books & Beautiful Things Coming to Cary, N.C.
• Bookshop Engagement: Northport Books
• Cool Idea: '30 Days of Laughter'
• Bookstore Moment: 2 Dandelions Bookshop
• Obituary Note: Desmond Morris
• Personnel Changes at Sourcebooks
• Judith Curr Retiring from HarperOne Group Next Month
• Ada's Technical Books in Seattle, Wash., to Close 
• Awards: Oregon Book Winners; Hillman Book Winner
• NEIBA Spring Forum: A Professional and Personal Report
• Media Heat: Percival Everett on Today
• Movies: Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
• Enchanted Pages Bookstore, Wichita Falls, Tex., Hosts Grand Opening
• Reading with... Bonnie Friedman
• Starred Children's Review: The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever
• Image of the Day: Gaelynn Lea Launch
• Utah's Under the Umbrella Wins the Indie Press Month Display Contest
• U.S. Booksellers at RISE Bookselling Conference
• B&N Shuttering Stamford, Conn., Bookstore
• Canadian Indie Bookstore Day Cat: Max at Huckleberry Books
• Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
• Happy 50th Birthday, Lemuria Books!
• Media Heat: Sissy Goff and David Thomas on Today
• Lara Heimert Retiring from Basic Books Group, Succeeded by Brian J. Distelberg
• Image of the Day: The Selena Reader at Judging by the Cover Books
• Starred Review: Villa Coco
• Lake City Books in Madison, Wis., Relocating
• Bookseller Faves: April Romance Titles
• Awards: Carol Shields Fiction Shortlist; Sheikh Zayed Winners
• The Headless Librarian, Tyler, Tex., Moving to New Space
• ALA: Top 11 Challenged Books of 2025; Censorship Waves Continue
• Image of the Day: When Fandoms Collide
• The RISE Bookselling Conference Begins in Verona, Italy
• Media Heat: Malala Yousafzai on Fresh Air
• The Denver Book Society Sues California Bookstore over Name 
• Movies: An Unfinished Love Story
• Review: Daughters of the Sun and Moon
• Bookseller Cat: Alice at Loganberry Books 
• Indie Bookstore Day Chalkboard: City Lit Books
• Obituary Note: Michael P. Spradlin
• Avid Bookshop, Athens, Ga., Closing Storefront
• Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners
• Personnel Changes at the Quarto Group
• Book Trailer of the Day: Hydrangea Happiness
• TV: Rivals Season 2