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ABA Names Emily Nason Education Director

By Claire Kirch | 07/17/2025 @ 10:30AM

The American Booksellers Association announced that it is reorganizing its education department following the departures of two senior leaders. Emily Nason will lead the restructured department, succeeding Lee Hooyboer.
This Week’s Bestsellers: July 14, 2025

edited by Sophia Stewart | 07/11/2025 @ 07:00PM

Brad Thor’s latest Scot Harvath thriller debuted at #2 on our hardcover fiction list, which also welcomed two new romantasies. Plus, Chris Whitaker’s 2024 Read with Jenna Pick All the Colors of the Dark, now in paperback, returns to the spotlight.
Hungry Minds Turns ‘The Book’ into an Experience

By Sam Spratford | 07/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Independent publisher Hungry Minds considers itself to be a purveyor of both books and experiences. Its immersive pop-up bookstore in Manhattan, which spotlights its flagship title The Book, brings that vision to life.
Book Club Picks for July 2025

by PW Staff | 07/08/2025 @ 01:00PM

Oprah selects the latest novel from Bruce Holsinger, Read with Jenna spotlights Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores’s debut, and more picks from the nation’s biggest book clubs.
Book Club Picks for July 2025

by PW Staff | 07/08/2025 @ 01:00PM

Oprah selects the latest novel from Bruce Holsinger, Read with Jenna spotlights Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores’s debut, and more picks from the nation’s biggest book clubs.
Print Book Sales Slipped in First Half of 2025

by Jim Milliot and Sophia Stewart | 07/07/2025 @ 01:00PM

With sales of romantasy cooling and adult nonfiction remaining soft, unit sales of print books fell by just over 1% in the first six months of 2025 compared to a year ago.
This Week’s Bestsellers: June 30, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 06/27/2025 @ 07:00PM

E. Jean Carroll offers a plaintiff’s-eye view in Not My Type. Plus Ashley Poston’s latest romance, Sounds Like Love, takes the #4 spot on our trade paperback list, and Elyce Arons recalls her longtime friendship and business partnership with the late fashion designer Kate Spade.
Independent Publishers Are Fed Up with Barnes & Noble

By Jim Milliot | 06/26/2025 @ 10:40AM

While presses of all stripes are glad that James Daunt has put the largest bricks-and-mortar bookstore chain in the U.S. back on its financial feet, many indies feel deliberately left out of the retailer’s revival.
Bookstores Take Pride in Banned Books

Compiled by Claire Kirch | 06/26/2025 @ 10:00AM

As Pride Month 2025 comes to a close, we’re spotlighting some indie bookstore displays around the country that mix LGBTQ+ pride with frequently challenged titles.
Harvard Book Store Union Secures ‘Record’ New Contract

By Claire Kirch | 06/20/2025 @ 11:05AM

After more than three months of negotiations, approximately 30 unionized workers at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., have secured a new contract that includes, among other benefits, increased starting salaries and a “record raise” for current employees.
Children’s Institute 2025: ‘More Important Now Than Ever’

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 06/16/2025 @ 10:00AM

The American Booksellers Association’s Children’s Institute 2025 took place in Portland, Ore., June 11–14, with keynotes from Samira Ahmed, Mac Barnett, Mychal Threets, and a panel of LGBTQ+ authors.
This Week’s Bestsellers: June 16, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 06/13/2025 @ 07:00PM

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere sits atop our hardcover fiction list. Plus Molly Jong-Fast’s staggering new memoir explains How to Lose Your Mother, and our children’s fiction list welcomes several new YA releases.
Children's Institute 2025: Championing Ideas Over Ideology

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 06/13/2025 @ 09:30AM

This year’s Children’s Institute has begun in sunny Portland, Ore., with a welcome from American Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill and an earnest keynote from “library joy” proponent Mychal Threets.
Book Club Picks for June 2025

by PW staff | 06/10/2025 @ 09:30AM

Good Morning America selects Taylor Jenkins Reid’s latest romance, Read with Jenna highlights Claire Lynch’s debut novel, and more.
Center for Fiction Staff Win Union Recognition

By Sam Spratford | 06/03/2025 @ 10:30AM

Employees of the Brooklyn bookstore and literary hub have won voluntary union recognition from management and will begin contract negotiations in the coming weeks, joining the growing number of booksellers organized under the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Barnes & Noble Makes Change in Nook Leadership

By Jim Milliot | 06/02/2025 @ 09:00AM

Replacing Susan McCulloch with Jennifer Perry is the latest move at the bookselling chain in its pivot to focus its resources on its bricks-and-mortar stores.
This Week’s Bestsellers: June 9, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 05/30/2025 @ 07:00PM

Stephen King’s 'Never Flinch' is the #1 book in the country. Plus Ali Hazelwood has a 'Problematic Summer Romance' and Annabel Monaghan reassures everyone that 'It’s a Love Story'.
This Week’s Bestsellers: June 2, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 05/30/2025 @ 07:00PM

Rachel Gillig tops the charts with the romantic fantasy The Knight and the Moth. Plus CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios correspondent Alex Thompson commit Original Sin, and nature writer Robert Macfarlane asks, Is a River Alive?.
This Week’s Bestsellers: May 26, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 05/23/2025 @ 07:00PM

Ocean Vuong’s second novel, The Emperor of Gladness, debuts at #2 on our hardcover fiction list and is the newest Oprah’s Book Club pick. Plus Kennedy Ryan’s third Skyland romance, Can’t Get Enough, lands at #2 on our trade paperback list, and Joe Abercrombie lightens his usual grimdark fare with The Devils.
ABA Celebrates the Resilience of Booksellers in the Face of Challenges

By Claire Kirch | 05/23/2025 @ 10:00AM

The American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and community forum virtually on Thursday. The organization celebrated its own stability and the resilience of booksellers, but also focused on challenges including Amazon, Palestine, and the White House.

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