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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 16, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 02/13/2026 @ 07:00PM

Psychological thriller author Mary Kubica returns with It’s Not Her, #3 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Jesuit priest James Martin charts his trajectory in the memoir Work in Progress, and Shannon J. Spann debuts with the YA dark fantasy A Stage Set for Villains.
Minnesota Authors Team with Bookstores to Support Immigrants

By Claire Kirch | 02/10/2026 @ 10:00AM

More than 50 authors are fanning out to indie bookshops around the state on February 28 as part of Authors for Minnesota Day, giving signed copies of their latest releases to anyone who makes a donation to two immigration rights organizations.
Book Club Picks for February 2026

By PW Staff | 02/10/2026 @ 10:00AM

Read with Jenna selects Maurene Goo’s first adult novel, Good Morning America spotlights Leodora Darlington’s debut thriller, and more.
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 9, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 02/06/2026 @ 07:00PM

George Saunders returns with Vigil, #2 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Clay Cane’s Burn Down Master’s House debuts at #6 on that list, and Josh Shapiro’s Where We Keep the Light heralds the next wave of political memoirs.
Spotify Adds Bookshop.org Links, Page Sync

By Ed Nawotka | 02/05/2026 @ 09:00AM

Spotify Premium users in the U.S. and U.K. will soon be able to purchase physical books through its new affiliate partnership with Bookshop.org. The company also added a feature that syncs audiobook listening to the page in a physical book.
Bookshop.org Teams with Draft2Digital

By Ed Nawotka | 02/04/2026 @ 10:30AM

The online bookselling platform has partnered with the self-publishing company to allow self-published authors to sell e-books on its site.
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 2, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 01/30/2026 @ 07:00PM

Jim Butcher’s latest Harry Dresden urban fantasy, Twelve Months, takes the #1 spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus memoirist Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut with the provocative Half His Age, and Samantha Sotto Yambao’s The Elsewhere Express climbs aboard.
Minneapolis Booksellers Resisting ICE Go Viral, See Sales Spike

By Claire Kirch | 01/28/2026 @ 09:00AM

Greg Ketter of DreamHaven and Victoria Ford of Comma received an outpouring of support on social media for their responses to ICE’s occupation, with both their bookstores seeing large increases in online orders from all over the U.S.
This Week’s Bestsellers: January 26, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 01/23/2026 @ 07:00PM

Colleen Hoover’s Woman Down, the #1 book in the country, invites some comparison with the author’s life. Plus two volumes in a hockey romance series—no, not that one—land on our hardcover fiction list, and Wuthering Heights joins the Puffin in Bloom line of hardcovers.
Libro.fm Reports Growth in 2025, Launches Annual Subscription

By Ed Nawotka | 01/22/2026 @ 09:00AM

The audiobook partner for indie bookstores said it saw a strong 2025 and today launched a new annual membership plan.
This Week’s Bestsellers: January 19, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 01/16/2026 @ 07:00PM

Reese’s Book Club fave Laura Dave lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list with The First Time I Saw Him. Plus Ben Markovits’s Booker-shortlisted The Rest of Our Lives gets B&N’s imprimatur, and Rosie Grant collects recipes To Die For.
Twin Cities Bookstores Contend With ICE

By Claire Kirch | 01/16/2026 @ 11:00AM

As ICE agents descend on their cities, several Minneapolis and St. Paul booksellers are reporting decreased foot traffic and sales at their stores amid an atmosphere of fear—and defiance.
James Daunt Sees a Bright Future for B&N

By Jim Milliot | 01/15/2026 @ 10:00AM

With more than 700 outlets now open across the country, the Barnes & Noble CEO opines on the lifecycle of hardcovers, his commitment to stocking books from publishers of all sizes, and what lies ahead for the bookselling chain.
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.

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