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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 20, 2025
A dozen years after Bleeding Edge, Thomas Pynchon returns with Shadow Ticket. Plus middle grade author Adam Gratz fights the good fight, and the GMA Book Club taps Mitch Albom’s latest.
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Indies Gather in Indy for Heartland Fall Forum
The Midwest Independent Booksellers and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Associations met for their annual joint trade show, held this year in Indianapolis, which by all accounts was a high-energy gathering.
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Kepler’s Books Anticipates the Future While Celebrating the Past
The Menlo Park, Calif. indie bookstore is marking its 70th anniversary as a Silicon Valley mainstay—thanks in no small part to an innovative business model that emphasizes sustainability and employee retention.
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NAIBA Appoints Liz Hottel as Next Executive Director
Hottel, who has worked at Washington, D.C.–based indie bookstores since 2012, is the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association’s incoming executive director, succeeding Eileen Dengler. She starts her new role in 2026.
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Book Club Picks for October 2025
Oprah spotlights Megha Majumdar’s sophomore novel, Read with Jenna selects Heather Aimee O’Neill’s debut family saga, and more.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 13, 2025
Deluxe editions are so plentiful these days that publishers have had to find new names for them (see: Wing and Claw, Dueling Crowns). Plus Richard Osman returns with a new Thursday Murder Club mystery, and Twilight turns 20.
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At FallCon, MPIBA Booksellers Build Community
The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association’s annual conference continued on Tuesday, with far-flung booksellers from across the region celebrating the opportunity to gather in Denver and share knowledge.
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Booksellers in Denver Celebrate Accessibility, Freedom to Read
Some 235 booksellers, 25 librarians, and a bevy of authors and publishers have gathered in the Mile High City for the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association’s annual FallCon, held October 5–8.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 6, 2025
Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days is the #1 book in the country. Plus SenLinYu’s Alchemised, the third bestseller in recent months to originate in Dramione fanfic, tops our hardcover fiction list, and Ruinous Love trilogy author Brynne Weaver launches a new series with Tourist Season.
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In Spokane, PNBA Tradeshow Attendees Gather Inspiration and ARCs
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association members gathered for the Fall Tradeshow in Spokane, Wash., from September 28–30. First-time attendees and longtime associates alike discussed business models, Edelweiss, and reps' frontlist picks.
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Politics, Economics, and B&N Among Topics at PNBA Tradeshow
Fallout from the Trump Administration’s various policies, a decline in revenue in its annual catalog, and aggressive expansion efforts by B&N were among the talking points at this year’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Tradeshow in Spokane.
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Bluestockings Workers Clash with Owners Over Store Closing
Worker-stewards at Bluestockings Cooperative on New York’s Lower East Side allege that they were given no advance warning that the 26-year-old bookstore would shutter, while its co-owners say that they had no choice due to the store’s precarious financial situation.
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At CALIBA Fall Fest, Booksellers Find Sunny Skies and an Overcast National Mood
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance met on September 17–18 at the South San Francisco Convention Center, drawing a crowd of more than 200 owners, managers, and booksellers, plus more than 50 exhibitors and dozens of authors.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 22, 2025
Dan Brown’s first novel in eight years, The Secret of Secrets, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Clown Town joins Mick Herron’s Slow Horses series, and books by two U.S. Supreme Court justices make their debuts.
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At CALIBA Fall Fest, Booksellers Are Wary but Ready for Sales Challenges
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance’s annual autumn gathering is under way in South San Francisco, drawing 200-plus bookstore owners, managers, and employees, as well as some 56 exhibitors and more than 60 authors.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 15, 2025
New children’s books by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak, and Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown, make strong debuts on our lists.
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Book Club Picks for September 2025
Oprah selects Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest memoir, Reese highlights Eliana Ramage’s debut novel, and more.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 8, 2025
Babel author R.F. Kuang tops our hardcover fiction list with the deluxe edition of Katabasis. Plus Naptime Kitchen blogger Kate Strickler debuts with I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen, and Logan Karlie’s self-published YA gothic romantasy Dream by the Shadows makes its traditional pub debut.
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B&N Agrees to Acquire Books Inc.
The Bay Area indie bookseller is seeking bankruptcy court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million after filing for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 in January.
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Bookstores Contend with National Guard Presence in Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., last month is impacting sales and foot traffic to varying degrees at indie bookstores across the city.
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