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Strand Bookstore to Take Over Last Shakespeare & Co. Location in NYC

By Sam Spratford | 05/19/2025 @ 09:00AM

Shakespeare & Co. will transfer ownership of its last New York storefront, located on the Upper West Side, to Strand Book Store on June 1, marking the end of an era for the beloved bookseller.
This Week’s Bestsellers: May 19, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 05/16/2025 @ 07:00PM

Devney Perry, who made her name with small-town contemporary romances, soars to the top hardcover fiction list with the romantasy Shield of Sparrows. Plus Adam Silvera is back with a third Death-Cast novel, and Fredrik Backman returns with My Friends.
Center for Fiction Employees Seek to Unionize

By Sam Spratford | 05/16/2025 @ 11:30AM

A supermajority of staff at Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction have filed with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and requested recognition from the nonprofit bookseller. A growing number of New York City bookstore employees have joined the RWDSU in recent years.
MIBA Honors CJ Arthur as Bookseller of the Year

By Claire Kirch | 05/15/2025 @ 09:30AM

Arthur (l.), the owner of WordHaven BookHouse in Sheboygan, Wisc., is the Midwest Booksellers Association’s 2025 Bookseller of the Year. They were cited for supporting the local queer community and standing up against harassment.
This Week’s Bestsellers: May 12, 2025

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

Ana Huang tops our trade paperback list and has the #1 book in the country with King of Envy, book five in her spicy Kings of Sin billionaire romance series. Plus Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, a handsell favorite, gets its paperback release, and Natasha Wing’s Night Before series goes to the virtual dentist.
Book Club Picks for May 2025

by PW staff | 05/08/2025 @ 08:00AM

Oprah picks Tina Knowles’s memoir, Barnes & Noble spotlights the latest novel from Fredrik Backman, Read with Jenna selects Florence Knapp’s domestic drama, and more.
Indie Bookstore Day 2025 Celebrated Shopping Local

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck, with reporting by Sophia Stewart | 05/02/2025 @ 07:00PM

Intentional shoppers nationwide pushed back against Amazon and B&N’s late April sales by visiting their local independent bookstores.
This Week’s Bestsellers: May 5, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 05/02/2025 @ 07:00PM

The Reese’s Book Club pick for May, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, is the #1 book in the country. Tina Knowles’s memoir, Matriarch, gets the Oprah nod and lands at #4 on our hardcover nonfiction list, and Between Two Kingdoms author Suleika Jaouad returns with The Book of Alchemy.
Report Explores Customer Patterns at B&N, The Ripped Bodice

By Jim Milliot | 05/01/2025 @ 10:00AM

The romance bookstore draws far more visitors from long distances and on the weekend than the two closest outlets from its chain rival, suggesting it has established itself as a destination for romance fans to visit.
Independent Bookstore Day 2025: In the Books

By Claire Kirch, with reporting by Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/29/2025 @ 10:00AM

At the more than 1,600 indie bookstores that participated in Independent Bookstore Day 2025, five titles in particular—a mix of new releases and backlist, nonfiction and fiction—consistently flew off the shelves.
Independent Bookstore Day 2025: ‘Absolute Magic’

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck, with reporting by Sophia Stewart and Emma Kantor | 04/28/2025 @ 11:00AM

More than 1,600 indie bookstores across the country celebrated this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, reporting strong sales and high turnout overall despite Amazon’s coinciding book sale.
This Week’s Bestsellers: April 28, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 04/25/2025 @ 07:00PM

It’s old home week all over the bestsellers lists, with authors Tahereh Mafi, Ali Novak, Jeneva Rose, and Lyla Sage returning to fan-favorite stories, whether months, years, or more than a decade later.
This Week’s Bestsellers: April 21, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 04/18/2025 @ 07:00PM

Lauren Roberts wraps up her Powerless trilogy with Fearless, the #1 book in the country. Plus TikTok-beloved Barbara Costello returns with a second cookbook, Every Day with Babs, and Jade Presley’s PW-starred The Never List brings the heat.
PW Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year 2025

| 04/18/2025 @ 07:00PM

The nominees for this year’s Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year have much in common: dedication, experience, expertise, a focus on building community through books, and an abiding love of the written word.
The Irresistible Allure of Books About Bookstores

By Claire Kirch | 04/18/2025 @ 07:00PM

A bumper crop of recent books across a wide variety of categories finds inspiration in that sense of community only independent bookstores can bring.
What’s a Bookseller to Do with BISAC Codes?

By Claire Kirch | 04/18/2025 @ 07:00PM

The coding system was intended to help book-focused businesses categorize their collections. But some indie booksellers say that, as far as their businesses are concerned, BISAC has lost the plot.
PW Bookstore of the Year 2025: Source Booksellers

By Claire Kirch | 04/18/2025 @ 10:00AM

This year’s award goes to the beloved Detroit shop whose octogenarian owner, Janet Webster Jones, is considered bookselling royalty.
PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025: Ty Wilson

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/18/2025 @ 10:00AM

Before starting his career as a sales rep, Wilson was the adult book buyer for Tower Books and Copperfield’s. His accounts laud the passion and diligence he brings to his work.
PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: Monkey and Dog Book Shop

By Claire Kirch | 04/17/2025 @ 10:00AM

The Fort Worth, Tex., bookstore has grown from a 120-sq.-ft. space inside a gourmet products shop to a full-service store in the city’s cultural district. But don’t talk politics.
PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025 Finalist: Kristin Rasmussen

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/17/2025 @ 10:00AM

Most recently co-executive director of the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, the regional sales manager for Scholastic was nominated for her dedication, experience in publishing, and invaluable insights.

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