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A Mixed Holiday Weekend for Booksellers

by CK, SLS, EN | 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.
This Week’s Bestsellers: November 10, 2025

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

Louise Penny’s 20th Chief Insp. Gamache mystery, The Black Wolf, lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus the manga series The Summer Hikaru Died releases its first new installment since the anime adaptation debuted, and cookbooks by one veteran and one debut author hit our list.
Authors Guild Webinar Talks Self-Publishing, Conglomeration

By Sam Spratford | 11/06/2025 @ 09:45AM

Author Mike Castleman unpacked with Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger why the “industrial publishing” model is unsustainable in an oversaturated digital marketplace where authors struggle to “bring any attention to their little books.”
Another ‘Best Bookstore’ Will Open, Part of a Downtown San Francisco Revival

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 11/05/2025 @ 12:00AM

Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy, who opened the Best Bookstore in Palm Springs in 2022, plan to open a second store in San Francisco’s Union Square later this month, with help from an urban initiative called Vacant to Vibrant.
This Week’s Bestsellers: November 3, 2025

edited by Carolyn Juris | 10/31/2025 @ 07:00PM

A pair of legal thrillers take the #1 and #2 spots on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Joe Hill returns with King Sorrow, his first novel in nine years, and Philip Pullman wraps up his Book of Dust trilogy.
Powell’s Books Makes Layoffs Across Departments

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/30/2025 @ 12:00AM

The Portland, Ore.–based indie bookstore chain laid off 13 management and business services employees in October, adding to some 18 layoffs earlier this year.
San Francisco’s Literary Community Gets a New Hub

By Sam Spratford | 10/29/2025 @ 10:00AM

The Backstory Above, a coworking and community space for writers, agents, and editors founded by Susannah Emerson and Paige Patterson Duff, will open on the mezzanine level of Green Apple Books on the Park on November 1.
Books-A-Million Bounces Back

By Jim Milliot | 10/28/2025 @ 09:00AM

With new financial backing from its parent company, the country’s second largest bookselling chain has been revitalizing its stores and posting record sales in the process.
Chicago Indies Pivot as Federal Agents Drive Away Customers

By Claire Kirch | 10/24/2025 @ 09:45AM

Several independent bookstores that sell Spanish-language titles and bilingual editions are reporting declines in foot traffic and sales due to the deployment of federal agents to the Windy City, but they and other indies are prioritizing supporting and protecting their communities.
This Week’s Bestsellers: October 27, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 10/23/2025 @ 07:00PM

Eric Trump’s Under Siege is the #1 book in the country. Plus Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan, Reese Witherspoon collaborates with Harlan Coben, and Charlie Mackesy’s boy, mole, fox, and horse return.
Federal Judge Rules Texas Book Ratings Law Unconstitutional

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/23/2025 @ 09:20AM

Judge Alan D. Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered a permanent injunction against HB 900 on October 21 in Book People Inc. v. Wong.
Booksellers Find Community, Solidarity at This Year’s Fall Regionals

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/21/2025 @ 09:00AM

The fall 2025 season of indie bookselling conferences across the U.S. concluded on October 16 with a Heartland Fall Forum that, like all the regional shows this year, emphasized booksellers’ bonds with one another and their local communities.

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