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This Week’s Bestsellers: July 21, 2025
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.
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Drag Story Hour Debuts LGBTQ+ Book Club
Starting in September, Drag Story Hour will lead its first book club, Queer Visitors, for LGBTQ+ adults and allies.
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ABA Names Emily Nason Education Director
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.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: July 14, 2025
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.
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Hungry Minds Turns ‘The Book’ into an Experience
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.
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Book Club Picks for July 2025
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.
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Print Book Sales Slipped in First Half of 2025
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.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: June 30, 2025
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.
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Independent Publishers Are Fed Up with Barnes & Noble
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.
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Bookstores Take Pride in Banned Books
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.
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