Shelf Awareness

Click the link in our bio to read more about indie bookstore ICE protests.

👀 Swipe to see who the newest addition to the Little People, Big Dreams family is… 🎤📚
Now available for pre-order at littlepeoplebigdreams.com! 💜

Hot off the presses! Our editors’ selections for the Best Books of the Year are live! Click the link in our bio for the full list. Congratulations to everyone involved in making these books the gems they are. Stay tuned— next Friday we’ll publish our Best Kids Books of the Year!

23rd Street Books celebrates its first birthday today! We published an issue dedicated to them today; click the link in our bio to learn more about their history, their first year, and what the future holds. Plus, a shoutout to their forthcoming 2026 titles, all of which are now available for pre-order!

Happy Friday, Shelf Awareness readers! Click the link in our bio for 50% off any subscription to Oh Reader magazine with discount code SHELF50… what better way to start your weekend?! 📚

Call centers, corporate malaise, and the power of community against scam artists… ☎️👩‍💻read reviews of these exciting new titles, and more, in today’s issue of Readers! Link in bio. What’s at the top of your TBR this weekend? 📚

Our partnership program manager, Kristianne, flipping the coin for ‘s Heads or Tails fundraising game at MPIBA’s FallCon. 👀📚 A total of $765 was raised! We hope everyone had a great conference. 😁

Happy Pynchon day to all who celebrate! Pictured are the attendees of a midnight release party hosted by on Monday. Will you be checking out Shadow Ticket? 👀📖

For those of us at Shelf Awareness, Dan was for so many years a friend, fellow journalist, and most helpful connection at the ABA and for bookselling and the book world in general. We will miss his thoughtfulness, grace, humor—and light.

https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html

Banned Books Week is HERE! 🔥 Have you submitted your store’s Banned Books display to ABA’s display contest yet? Pictured is last year’s winner, San Marco Books. First-place winners receive $300, with additional prizes for two runner-up participants. Find more information in today’s issue of Pro, linked in our bio! ✨📚 What’s your favorite Banned Book?