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At CALIBA Fall Fest, Booksellers Find Sunny Skies and an Overcast National Mood

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/22/2025 @ 09:35AM

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.
This Week’s Bestsellers: September 22, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 09/19/2025 @ 07:00PM

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.
At CALIBA Fall Fest, Booksellers Are Wary but Ready for Sales Challenges

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/18/2025 @ 09:45AM

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.
This Week’s Bestsellers: September 15, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 09/12/2025 @ 07:00PM

New children’s books by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak, and Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown, make strong debuts on our lists.
Book Club Picks for September 2025

by PW Staff | 09/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Oprah selects Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest memoir, Reese highlights Eliana Ramage’s debut novel, and more.
This Week’s Bestsellers: September 8, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 09/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

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.
B&N Agrees to Acquire Books Inc.

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/04/2025 @ 09:20AM

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.
Bookstores Contend with National Guard Presence in Washington, D.C.

By Claire Kirch, with reporting by Cathy Lynn Grossman | 09/03/2025 @ 08:00AM

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.
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 25, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 08/22/2025 @ 07:00PM

New memoirs by hip-hop artist Kid Cudi and former Disney star Alyson Stoner delve into the dark side of fame, and YA author Brigid Kemmerer makes her adult debut with Warrior Princess Assassin.
New Video Game, ‘Tiny Bookshop,’ Has Booksellers Talking (and Playing)

By Claire Kirch | 08/19/2025 @ 08:00AM

The new “cozy narrative management” video game from independent studio Skystone Games lets gamers become booksellers and score points for performing tasks. Real-life booksellers give it positive reviews, though they say it offers a sanitized vision of what it is like to be a bookseller.
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 18, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 08/15/2025 @ 07:00PM

The #1 trade paperback, and #1 book in the country, is Accomplice to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s third Assistant and the Villain romantasy. Plus Japanese mystery writer Yasuhiko Nishizawa makes his English-language debut with The Man Who Died Seven Times, and journalist Garrett M. Graff returns with the PW-starred The Devil Reached Toward the Sky.
Book Club Picks for August 2025

by PW Staff | 08/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Oprah revisits Richard Russo’s 2007 novel of small-town life, Reese highlights Ashley Jordan’s debut romance, and more.
Book Club Picks for August 2025

by PW Staff | 08/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Oprah revisits Richard Russo’s 2007 novel of small-town life, Reese highlights Ashley Jordan’s debut romance, and more.
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 11, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

Fox News host Mark R. Levin has the #2 book in the country with On Power. Plus YA author Ava Reid follows A Study in Drowning with A Theory of Dreaming, #1 on our children’s fiction list, and debut author I.V. Marie’s Immortal Consequences is the August Good Morning America YA Book Club pick.
National Association of Black Bookstores Launches

By Claire Kirch | 08/06/2025 @ 10:00AM

The new member-based organization has officially launched with the aim of supporting and promoting Black booksellers inside the industry and beyond. The news has drawn mixed responses from the Black bookselling community.
This Week’s Bestsellers: August 4, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 08/01/2025 @ 07:00PM

YA thriller author Holly Jackson’s adult debut, Not Quite Dead Yet, is this month’s Good Morning America Book Club pick and #1 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus journalist Sophie Elmhirst recounts A Marriage at Sea, and success is in the cards for Elise Kova’s Arcana Academy.
Bookshop.org Reports 65% Growth, E-books Add $1 Million in Sales

By Ed Nawotka | 07/29/2025 @ 09:00AM

The online bookselling platform reported 65% year-over-year growth for the first six months of 2025. After introducing e-books in January, sales for the category have topped $1 million and now represent 5% of sales, said Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter.
This Week’s Bestsellers: July 28, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 07/25/2025 @ 07:00PM

Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allon thriller, An Inside Job, pleases New England readers, while ArnieTex, by debut cookbook author and pitmaster Arnie Segovia, takes the gold medal in the West South Central territory. Plus new fantasies get cozy on our list.
This Week’s Bestsellers: July 21, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 07/18/2025 @ 07:00PM

A pair of Dramione (IYKYK) romantasies claim the top spots on our hardcover fiction list. Plus two new books revisit the 2024 presidential race, and Adriana Trigiani brings readers along on a much-needed Italian respite.
Drag Story Hour Debuts LGBTQ+ Book Club

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 07/18/2025 @ 09:30AM

Starting in September, Drag Story Hour will lead its first book club, Queer Visitors, for LGBTQ+ adults and allies.

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