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Book Club Picks for May 2025
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.
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Indie Bookstore Day 2025 Celebrated Shopping Local
Intentional shoppers nationwide pushed back against Amazon and B&N’s late April sales by visiting their local independent bookstores.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: May 5, 2025
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.
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Report Explores Customer Patterns at B&N, The Ripped Bodice
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.
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Independent Bookstore Day 2025: In the Books
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.
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Independent Bookstore Day 2025: ‘Absolute Magic’
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.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: April 28, 2025
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.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: April 21, 2025
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.
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PW Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year 2025
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.
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The Irresistible Allure of Books About Bookstores
A bumper crop of recent books across a wide variety of categories finds inspiration in that sense of community only independent bookstores can bring.
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What’s a Bookseller to Do with BISAC Codes?
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.
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2025: Source Booksellers
This year’s award goes to the beloved Detroit shop whose octogenarian owner, Janet Webster Jones, is considered bookselling royalty.
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PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025: Ty Wilson
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.
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: Monkey and Dog Book Shop
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.
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PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025 Finalist: Kristin Rasmussen
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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ABA Promises Huge Celebration of Indie Bookselling on April 26
The American Booksellers Association expects that this year’s Independent Bookstore Day on April 26 will be the largest yet, with 1,600+ indies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia celebrating. Exclusive IBD merch, special programming, and, of course, books will be highlighted during the day.
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: East Bay Booksellers
Within months after this Oakland, Calif., bookstore was destroyed by fire last year, owner Brad Johnson had a new shop opened and focused on his mission of fostering curiosity, compassion, and intelligent critical thought.
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PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025 Finalist: Abby Fennewald
The Southeast field sales rep at Norton was nominated for always going above and beyond for her accounts. Abby Fennewald
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PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025 Finalist: Julia Callahan
The sales rep for Hachette was nominated by several California booksellers, who praised her follow-through and knack for problem-solving.
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: Battenkill Books
The Upstate New York bookstore is known for being a vibrant community hub.