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This Week’s Bestsellers: January 12, 2026

Edited by Sophia Stewart | 01/09/2026 @ 07:00PM

Matt Dinniman’s litRPG hit Dungeon Crawler Carl and the conclusion of Sarah Adams’s Rome, Kentucky romance series hit our trade paperback lists this week, while a new K-Pop Demon Hunters Golden Book topped our picture book bestsellers.
Print Book Sales Rose Slightly in 2025

By Jim Milliot | 01/09/2026 @ 10:00AM

A mild rebound in children’s book sales helped to offset softness on the adult side, resulting in a 0.3% increase in unit sales of print books in 2025 over 2024. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins was last year’s top-selling title.
Book Club Picks for January 2026

By PW Staff | 01/09/2026 @ 09:00AM

Reese’s Book Club selects the sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me, Read with Jenna spotlights Stefan Merrill Block’s debut memoir, and more.
Buzzy Titles Buoy Holiday Book Sales

By Claire Kirch | 01/07/2026 @ 10:00AM

Despite consumer anxiety and shipping delays, indie booksellers had a strong holiday season thanks to several surprise bestsellers, including an account of a 1976 shipwreck and a queer hockey romance.
Supply Chain Disruptions Hobble Strong Holiday Sales Season

By Claire Kirch | 01/06/2026 @ 10:35AM

Indie booksellers reported robust holiday sales thanks to a variety of hot titles, but also expressed frustration with shipping delays and other issues, as Ingram and publishers struggled to keep up with an unanticipated surge in orders.
Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers

By Claire Kirch | 12/22/2025 @ 09:00AM

As the deployment of ICE agents to the Windy City rattles the customer base of Los Amigos Books, the bilingual bookshop is also contending with tariffs as it seeks to become a distributor for Spanish-language titles.
BLK Bestseller List Gains Momentum

By Jim Milliot | 12/17/2025 @ 09:00AM

The initiative, developed by the Black Book Accelerator, aims to give more exposure to books by Black authors. Since its launch, the monthly lists have spanned 711 distinct titles by 483 authors, and 98 publishers.
Book Club Picks for December 2025

by PW Staff | 12/16/2025 @ 09:00AM

Good Morning America and Reese Witherspoon select Marisa Kashino’s and Rebecca Armitage’s respective debut novels, Jenna Bush Hager revisits a Jane Austen classic, and more.
The Top Bookselling Stories of 2025

By Claire Kirch | 12/15/2025 @ 05:00PM

It was an eventful year for booksellers, who dealt with such obstacles as the Trump administration’s tariffs, National Guard occupations, and brush fires. Plus, Barnes & Noble acquired Books Inc. and drew indie publishers’ ire over its buying practices.
This Week’s Bestsellers: December 15, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 12/12/2025 @ 07:00PM

The new Dog Man and Wimpy Kid books take the top spots on our list for the second week in a row. Plus the Atria edition of self-publishing success story Theo of Golden climbs the charts, and we clock other big books of the holiday season so far.
It’s a Holiday Smorgasbord of Children’s Books

By Nathalie op de Beeck and Claire Kirch, with reporting by Sam Spratford and Ed Nawotka | 12/11/2025 @ 04:00PM

Booksellers are heralding a cornucopia of holiday and everyday choices for children and teens this December. We checked in with them about which titles are flying off the shelves, from seasonal picture books to tried-and-true classics.
A Mixed Holiday Weekend for Booksellers

By Claire Kirch, Sophia Stewart, and Ed Nawotka | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

Extreme weather devastates Midwest booksellers
This Week’s Bestsellers: December 8, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

As the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, books getting a boost this week include Virginia Evans’s debut novel, The Correspondent, and B&N book of the year Mona’s Eyes. Plus a pair of puzzle books makes strong showings.
Indies’ Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Were a Mixed Bag

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck, with reporting by Sam Spratford and Ed Nawotka | 12/05/2025 @ 09:30AM

With the holiday sales season kicking off last weekend, some indie booksellers reported an influx of customers intent on shopping local, while others contended with severe weather and economic uncertainty that kept customers away.
Edelweiss Price Hike Roils Industry

By Claire Kirch with Jim Milliot and Nathalie op de Beeck | 12/03/2025 @ 09:10AM

Significant cost increases implemented by the company are causing publishers to reevaluate how they use the service, including cutting the number of titles they list.
B&N Teams with A24 on Retail Sites, Events

By Sam Spratford | 11/25/2025 @ 10:00AM

The independent film studio, which branched into book publishing last year, is launching “A24 Shop” spaces at Barnes & Noble locations across the country. The bookstore chain will feature A24’s books and films in a special section and host events for its titles.
This Week’s Bestsellers: November 24, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 11/21/2025 @ 07:00PM

James Islington’s epic fantasy The Strength of the Few takes the #1 spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus the latest collaboration between Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, The American Revolution, debuts at #8 on our hardcover nonfiction list, and John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, an October release, lands on our list for the first time.
This Week’s Bestsellers: November 17, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 11/14/2025 @ 07:00PM

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Kenny Chesney has the #1 book in the country with Heart Life Music. Plus Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick gets a caffeinated boost from B&N, and dark romance author Alta Hensley leans into the sinister undertones of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.”
Shein Expands into Bookselling with Alibris Partnership

By Sam Spratford | 11/14/2025 @ 10:00AM

Ahead of the holiday shopping season, used books retailer Alibris will offer more than 100,000 titles across a variety of genres, as well as “affordable textbooks,” through Shein’s U.S. marketplace.
Book Club Picks for November 2025

by PW Staff | 11/10/2025 @ 11:40AM

Reese spotlights Charlotte McConaghy’s latest novel, GMA selects Catherine Newman’s follow-up to Sandwich, and more.

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