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- Image of the Day: Fourth Wing Night at Fenway
- Awards: Dayne Ogilvie Shortlist
- Ownership Change at Vashon Bookshop, Vashon, Wash.
- TV: The Forsytes
- Tracy Miracle Founds Egypt Street PR & Literary
- Obituary Note: Patrick Hemingway
- ACC Art Books to Distribute Royal Academy of Arts
- International Update: Gardners Changes U.S. Shipping Policy; CIBA Launches The Booksellers' List
- Roxane Gay to Receive National Book Foundation's Literarian Award
- Winter Institute 2026 Scholarship Winners
- James Patterson's New Initiative Rewards Emerging Authors
- Shelf Awareness Delivers Indie Pre-Order E-Blast
- Book Trailer of the Day: Philip Roth: Stung by Life
- Reading with... Carla Ciccone
- Review: Her One Regret
- Barnes & Noble to Buy Books Inc.
- Image of the Day: T. Kingfisher at Bookworks
- Cool Idea: 'In-Store Pre-Order Station'
- This Weekend on Book TV: The National Book Festival
- The Cranford Bookstore, Cranford, N.J., Opening Physical Store Tomorrow
- Green Apple's Pete Mulvihill Joins Literary Agency, Keeps Day Job
- Obituary Note: Jonathan Main
- ABA Staff Departures: Gen de Botton and Jill Perlstein
- Personnel Changes at Vintage
- Robert Gray: The Writer in the Window (Well, Upstairs in a Bookshop)
- Media Heat: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Fresh Air
- Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
- Awards: Baillie Gifford Longlist; Margaret Mahy Illustration Winner
- IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
- Review: Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary
- Book Trailer of the Day: Red Sapphire
- TV: The Catch
- Claire McLaughlin Founds Terrace Public Relations
- Beguiled Books Opening Physical Store in Seattle, Wash., This Fall
- Reese's September Book Club Pick: To the Moon and Back
- Awards: Heartland Booksellers Winners
- Commerce Street Books, Charlottesville, Va., to Host Grand Opening This Week
- Obituary Note: Vivian Ayers Allen
- Chalkboard: Grass Roots Books & Music
- Media Heat: Stephen King on Here & Now
- Libro.fm Bestsellers in August
- Reading with... Stephanie Reents
- YA Review: Blood & Breath
- Book Trailer of the Day: The Phoebe Variations
- Bookseller Video: Abalabix Books
- Loom & Lore Bookmobile Debuts in Green Bay, Wis.
- Awards: Cundill History Shortlist
- AAP 2024 Estimates: Total Sales Up 4.1%, to $32.5 Billion
- TV: Hope
- Kevin Bendle Named Executive Director of Seminary Co-op Bookstores
- Obituary Note: Zdena Salivarova
- Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
- ABA's Fall Marketing Campaign
- Introducing Starred Reviews in Shelf Awareness Pro
- Media Heat: Dr. Michael T. Osterholm on CBS Mornings
- Personnel Changes at Sourcebooks
- Book Trailer of the Day: Spare These Stones
- Bonsai Books in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Close
- Top Library Recommended Titles for September
- Chalkboard: Boxcar & Caboose
- Image of the Day: The Manipulator at B&N, Holmdel, N.J.
- Starred Review: Bad Bad Girl
- 'Fight Back Against Hopelessness and Tyranny'
- TV: The Fort Bragg Cartel
- Applications Open for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship
- B&N's September Book Club Pick: Buckeye
- International Update: Dymocks Names New CEO; 'Not-So-Super-Thursday' Expected for U.K.
- Sip-N-Read Bookbar Opens in Detroit, Mich.
- IPG Adds Two Publishers
- Awards: Kirkus; Washington State Book Finalists
- Happy 45th Birthday, Books of Wonder!
- Happy Labor Day!
- Personnel Changes at Hachette; Simon & Schuster
- Image of the Day: Killer Nashville's 20th Anniversary Conference & Award Winners
- Books-A-Million Opens New Store in Bossier City, La.
- Cool Idea of the Day: Waikiki Key Found
- Protagonist Books & Coffee in Dryden, N.Y., to Host Ribbon-cutting
- Grand Opening Set for Amethyst and Ink Books, Lawton, Okla.
- Review: The Ten Year Affair
- First Half 2025: PRH Revenues Rise 2.1%, Optimism About Fall Titles
- Obama's Summer Reading List 2025
- Keith Arsenault Wins NEIBA's Saul Gilman Award
- Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
- Austen's Shelf Debuting Soon in Cherry Hill, N.J.
- Awards: Library of Congress American Fiction Winner
- This Weekend on Book TV: Megan Greenwell on Bad Company
- IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
- Robert Gray: Indies Celebrate Swift/Kelce Engagement 'Because Love Stories Belong in Every Era'
- B&N Opening New Store in Miami, Fla., Closing Another
- Image of the Day: Collateral Stardust
- Media Heat: Casey Elsass on Good Morning America
- Personnel Changes at Abrams
- Obituary Note: Jenny Feder
- Review: Writing Creativity and Soul
- Field Day Books & Bottles Opens in Portland, Ore.
- S&S CEO Jonathan Karp Stepping Down, Will Head New Imprint
- Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, Ohio, Relocating
- Chapter House Books Opens in Fayetteville, N.C.
- PRH Officially Opens Crawfordsville, Ind., Warehouse Expansion
- Bookseller Moment: Birdie Books
- Stacks Book Club, Oro Valley, Ariz., Adding Tucson Location
- Movies: The Man in My Basement
- Awards: YA Book Prize Winner
- Media Heat: Chelsea Handler on Live with Kelly and Mark
- Bookseller Cat: RIP Kitty Moo at Libélula Books & Co.
- 'Why I'm Here. Why This Matters.'
- Chalkboard: Four Pines Bookstore
- Reading with... Marissa Higgins
- Children's Review: The Free State of Jax
- Image of the Day: Bookseller Fall Preview at HarperCollins
- Personnel Changes at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
- TV: Foster Dade
- Bookseller Moment: Green Heron Bookshop
- Awards: JBA Debut Writers over 50 Winner
- C-SPAN Launching America's Book Club This Fall
- Matchmaker Bookshop Opening Soon in Highland Park, Ill.
- Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
- Media Heat: Zarna Garg on the View
- Image of the Day: Chuck Tingle at Third Place Books
- Book Trailer of the Day: The True Gifts of Christmas
- Review: Art on Fire
- Hearts on Fire Books Coming to Boise, Idaho, in October
- Double Dog Bookshop Hits the Road in Mo.
- Welcome to Shelf Awareness: Extra!
- Halloween: For Some Booksellers, the Second Most Important Holiday
- Halloween: A Spooky Roundup of Titles
- Movies: Dad Camp
- Awards: Sustainable Story Shortlist!
- Stay Tuned: Brad Meltzer, Impractical Jokers at Mysterious Bookshop
- Obituary Note: Sonallah Ibrahim
- Image of the Day: Judging by the Cover with Tracy Rosenthal
- Silver Unicorn Wins BPRNE's Independent Spirit Award
- Media Heat: Vonda Wright on CBS Mornings
- Book Trailer of the Day: Hybred
- Review: Intemperance
- Little Bay Books Opens in Ashland, Wis.
- The Nook Bookstore Cafe Opens in El Paso, Tex.
- Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in Rockwall, Tex.
- Reading with... Thomas Schlesser
- Obituary Note: Starling Lawrence
- Bookshop.org & Two Trees Press Donate to Support Binc
- Movies: One Second After
- Bookstore Video: 'I Preordered a Book, Why Isn't It Ready?'
- Bookseller Moment: Tome Books & Novelteas
- Cool Idea: 'We Love Teachers' Message Board
- Awards: Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Shortlist
- Flor. Coffee + Books, Washington, D.C., Hosts Grand Opening Today
- HarperCollins to Build State-of-the-Art Warehouse in Indiana
- International Update: Denmark to Abolish VAT on Books; Waterstones Sees Strong Sales from Younger Adults
- Image of the Day: Wes Moore's Community Teach-in at Politics and Prose
- Ribbon-cutting for 'Relaunch' of the Wandering Soul, Sharon, Pa.
- Reading with... Fadi Zaghmout
- Review: Red City
- Obituary Note: Malcolm Margolin
- Back-to-School Window Display: Once Upon A Time Bookstore
- Bookseller Moment: Bluestocking Bookshop
- Image of the Day: Because of Winn-Dixie Turns 25
- All She Wrote Books, Somerville, Mass., Hosting LGBTQIA+ Wedding Marathon
- Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
- Lit and Lore, Fremont, Ohio, Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
- This Weekend on Book TV: Jill Dougherty on My Russia
- Bookshop Signboard: River Bend Bookshop
- Awards: German Book Prize Longlist
- New Renaissance Bookshop, Portland, Ore., for Sale
- Media Heat: Robert Reich on Fresh Air
- The Yankee Bookshop, Woodstock, Vt., Is Expanding Next Door
- Robert Gray: Working with Words--Farmers Turned Booksellers Beat 'Clock Botching' Every Time
- IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
- Review: Kill the Beast
- TV: The Summer of Songbirds
- Presidential Bookstore Visit: Bill Clinton at BookHampton
- Cindelle's Bookstore Debuts Physical Shop in Plainfield, N.J.
- Talking Animals Books, Grapevine, Tex., Adding Second Location
- Image of the Day: Book Passage Hosts Robert Reich
- Media Heat: Sheryl Ziegler on CBS Mornings
- Shelf Awareness Delivers Kids & YA Pre-Order E-Blast
- Obituary Note: Sheila Hodgson
- Bookseller Moment: 'Before & After' at Cupboard Maker Books
- Awards: Ned Kelly Shortlists
- Reading with... Yiming Ma
- Children's Review: The Clock
- Chalkboard: Lupine Books
- Heathen's & Co. Booksellers to Open Bricks & Mortar Storefront in Madisonville, Ky.
- Renita Bryant New IBPA Board Chair
- Movies: The Bard
- Cooks and Books Opens in Meridian, Idaho
- Image of the Day: The Twig Honors Davy Crockett
- Chapters Books & Gifts, Seward, Neb., Reopens in Temporary Space After Storm Damage
- Bookstore Marriage Proposal: Books & Books
- Book Trailer of the Day: You Are Not Your Trauma
- Top-Selling Self-Published Titles
- All Things Science Fiction: WorldCon Returns to Seattle
- Awards: Hugo Winners
- Media Heat: Raymond Antrobus on All Things Considered
- Review: Joyride: A Memoir
- Personnel Changes at Chooseco
- B&N: New Bookstores in Clark, N.J., Overland Park, Kan., & Minnetonka, Minn.
- Media Heat: Harley Pasternak on Good Morning America
- Movies: Aura y Más
- Review: Witchcraft
- Birthday Photoshoot at Bookshop: Scout & Morgan Books
- Awards: Deborah Pease Winner
- Obituary Note: Greg Iles
- Copperfield's Books Postpones Downsizing of Petaluma, Calif., Store
- Personnel Changes at Broadside PR
- Top Book Club Picks in July
- Book Trailer of the Day: The Winding Willow
- Booksellers Prepare for an Uncertain Q4, Part 2
- S.C.'s As the Page Turns Fundraising for Move
- Bookseller Moment: Sulfur Books
- Image of the Day: Meg Waite Clayton at Mermaid Books
- Chalkboard: De-ICEing in D.C.
- Monstera's Books, Overland Park, Kan., Sustains Damage from Fire
- TV: Barry Eisler's John Rain Series
- Awards: Sunburst, Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Shortlists
- Bookshop Swifties Display: Phoenix Books Essex
- International Update: Waterstones Opening Bookshops in John Lewis Stores; Dymocks CEO Steps Down
- Obituary Note: Marc Estrin
- Books Across Borders Names Fall Fellows Who Will Visit Frankfurt and Guadalajara
- Image of the Day: Tessa Bailey Pitches for Pitcher Perfect
- The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs, Calif., Moves to New Home
- Book Trailer of the Day: Nomadic Cinema
- Personnel Changes at Knopf Doubleday; Blackstone
- Reading with... Peter Orner
- Image of the Day: The Dime Museum Launch
- ABA at 125: 'Keep Up the Good Fight'
- This Weekend on Book TV: Stacey Abrams
- Awards: Aurora Winners
- Bookshop Engagement Photos: Greedy Reads
- The Lynx Books, Gainesville, Fla., Establishes Library at Homeless Shelter
- Robert Gray: Book Lovers Day--'For All Those Who Love to Read'
- Simon & Schuster to Sell and Distribute Microsoft's 8080 Books
- Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
- Media Heat: Kara Swisher on the View
- Book Trailer of the Day: To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here
- Stella House Books Looks to Spring 2026 Launch in Carmel, Ind.
- Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop Opening Physical Store in Decatur, Ga.
- IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites
- Review: Charlatans
- Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, Va., Moves Across the Street
- Movies: Narnia
- Personnel Changes at Scribner
- Book Trailer of the Day: On Bullshit
- Andrew DeYoung Named President & CEO of Augsburg Fortress Publishers
- Cool Idea: Gibson's 'Audiobook Walk'
- Obituary Note: Michael Lydon
- IBPA Board Chair Tieshena Davis Stepping Down
- Awards: Walcott Shortlist; Dr. Tony Ryan Finalists
- Media Heat: Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi on Today
- '(Fairly) Grand Opening' Set for Eat My Words Bookstore in Minneapolis