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This Week’s Bestsellers: November 3, 2025
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.
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Powell’s Books Makes Layoffs Across Departments
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.
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San Francisco’s Literary Community Gets a New Hub
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.
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Books-A-Million Bounces Back
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.
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Chicago Indies Pivot as Federal Agents Drive Away Customers
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.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 27, 2025
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.
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Federal Judge Rules Texas Book Ratings Law Unconstitutional
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.
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Booksellers Find Community, Solidarity at This Year’s Fall Regionals
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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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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