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Greenlight Bookstore Ratifies New Union Contract

By Claire Kirch | 03/14/2025 @ 10:00AM

Union employees at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn have ratified a new contract that guarantees annual pay raises and provides more benefits that are designed to reduce turnover and reward skills developed on the job.
Grace Hagen Named Executive Director of the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association

By Claire Kirch | 03/13/2025 @ 09:00AM

After a three-month search, MIBA has named interim executive director Grace Hagen as its executive director. Hagen succeeds Carrie Obry, who stepped down in November.
Book Club Picks for March 2025

by PW staff | 03/10/2025 @ 02:00PM

Read with Jenna selects the latest novel by Laila Lalami, Barnes & Noble and Reese Witherspoon both highlight Clare Leslie Hall's U.S. debut, and more.
This Week’s Bestsellers: March 10, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 03/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

C.J. Box’s 25th Joe Pickett novel, Battle Mountain, gets its start this week at the peak of our hardcover fiction list, while Samantha Shannon looks into The Dark Mirror.
ABA Goes into Damage Control Mode After Contentious WI2025 Community Forum

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/07/2025 @ 08:00AM

The American Booksellers Association used a dedicated issue of its weekly Bookselling This Week newsletter to address a host of issues raised during a contentious community forum during Winter Institute last week.
B&N Workers Ratify First Union Contracts at NYC Stores

By Ed Nawotka | 03/06/2025 @ 09:00AM

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that Barnes & Noble employees at three New York City locations have ratified their first union contracts. The agreements, which include wage increases and new safety provisions, cover more than 200 workers.
Libro.fm Reports a Surge in Subscribers

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/06/2025 @ 09:00AM

Audiobook subscription service Libro.fm reported 275% growth in new monthly memberships this February, compared to the same period in 2024.
This Week’s Bestsellers: March 3, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 02/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

Kristen Ciccarelli completes her Crimson Moth duology and tops our children’s fiction list with Rebel Witch. Plus Oprah’s Book Club taps Eric Puchner’s Dream State, and Susan Morrison, a New Yorker editor, is live from New York with Lorne.
WI2025: Amid Tensions, Booksellers Look for the ABA’s Best Path Forward

By Nathalie op de Beeck and Claire Kirch | 02/27/2025 @ 07:00AM

Winter Institute filled American Booksellers Association members and exhibitors with a fighting spirit, while activists called for greater transparency within the organization.
WI2025: The ABA Puts On Its Game Face

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/26/2025 @ 08:00AM

Amid rising book bans and attacks on DEI initiatives from the White House, the American Booksellers Association and its members struck a note of defiance at their annual gathering in Denver.
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 24, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 02/21/2025 @ 07:00PM

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales continues Heather Fawcett’s fae-bulous fantasy series set in an alternate early 20th century while Scythe & Sparrow, which rounds out Brynne Weaver’s Ruinous Love trilogy, swoops to the top of our trade paperback list.
World of Books Plans Aggressive U.S. Expansion

By Ed Nawotka | 02/21/2025 @ 09:30AM

World of Books, a major U.K.–based e-tailer of new and used books with $200 million in annual sales worldwide, has consolidated its U.S. businesses and relaunched its website in the hopes of growing the U.S. into its largest territory within three years.
Two U.K. Presses Spearhead Day of Support for East Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop

By Claire Kirch | 02/18/2025 @ 09:00AM

With two booksellers remaining under house arrest in Jerusalem, a coalition of publishers, booksellers, authors, industry professionals, and activists are marking #BooksellingIsNotACrime Day, on February 22, to raise awareness of their plight.
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 17, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 02/14/2025 @ 12:00AM

Ali Hazelwood tops our trade paperback list with ‘Deep End,’ a kinky, character-driven new adult romance. Plus TJ Klune reintroduces fans to ‘The Bones Beneath My Skin,’ and Rick Steves and the Points Guy hit the road (but not together).
Books Inc. Begins Fundraising Drive for Its Reading Bridge Nonprofit

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/13/2025 @ 09:00AM

Bay Area indie company Books Inc., which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, launched a one-month, $100,000 fundraising campaign to support its nonprofit wing, Reading Bridge.
Book Club Picks for February 2025

By PW Staff | 02/12/2025 @ 09:00AM

Oprah’s Book Club selects an introspective drama set in near-future Montana, Reese's Book Club picks Allegra Goodman's latest novel, and more.
Global Book Business Condemns Arrest of Jerusalem Booksellers

By Claire Kirch | 02/11/2025 @ 11:00AM

Industry organizations and publishers are condemning the detention of two Palestinian booksellers by Israeli police, who raided the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem on February 9, seizing books that they alleged incited terrorism. The booksellers were confined to house arrest this morning.
They Don’t Call Them the Big Five for Nothing

By Jim Milliot | 02/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

The Big Five publishers held their usual tight grip on hardcover bestsellers in 2024, with one publisher taking a notable leap forward.
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 10, 2025

By Carolyn Juris | 02/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

Freida McFadden’s latest psychological thriller, The Crash, tops our trade paperback list. Plus Neko Case plays confessor, brings the flood of emotions in her new memoir, and MSNBC host Chris Hayes sounds the alarm against The Sirens’ Call.
Can a Nonprofit Model Work for Bookstores?

By John Maher | 02/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

Community outreach is a cornerstone of independent bookselling, but it doesn’t come cheap. Emerson Collective is helping bookstores find better ways to fund it.

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