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PW Sales Rep of the Year 2025 Finalist: Keith Arsenault

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/14/2025 @ 10:00AM

The New England sales rep for Chesapeake & Hudson was nominated for his relentless work ethic and boundless energy.
PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: Ballast Book Company

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/14/2025 @ 10:00AM

At the Bremerton, Wash.–based bookstore, community building is the top priority.
This Week’s Bestsellers: April 14, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 04/11/2025 @ 07:00PM

Abby Jimenez tops our hardcover fiction list with Say You’ll Remember Me. Plus Ahnest Kitchen’s Sarah Ahn lands at #2 on our hardcover nonfiction list with her Umma, and Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for The Cartoonists Club.
Book Club Picks for April 2025

by PW staff | 04/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Read with Jenna selects a new literary thriller from Amity Gaige, Reese’s Book Club spotlights Emily Everett’s debut, and more.
This Week’s Bestsellers: April 7, 2025

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

Lightlark series author Alex Aster makes her adult debut with the rom-com Summer in the City, #1 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus longtime Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter recalls halcyon days for magazines in When the Going Was Good, and Gregory Maguire’s Wicked prequel Elphie proves popular.
This Week’s Bestsellers: March 31, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 03/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

Suzanne Collins has the #1 book in the country, Jefferson Fisher’s The Next Conversation nabs the #2 spot on our hardcover nonfiction list, Stephen Graham Jones’s The Buffalo Hunter Hunter lands at #3 on our hardcover fiction list, and more.
Canadian Booksellers Unite in Tariff Fight

By Ed Nawotka | 03/24/2025 @ 09:00AM

The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association and Indigo Books have sent a joint letter asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to exempt books from the 25% counter-tariffs scheduled to take effect on April 2, saying they would have “devastating consequences.”
This Week’s Bestsellers: March 24, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 03/21/2025 @ 07:00PM

Despite Meta’s best efforts, former Facebook exec Sarah Wynn-Williams lands at #4 on our hardcover nonfiction list with Careless People. Plus Oprah’s Book Club taps The Tell by Amy Griffin, and LitRPG author Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series levels up.
Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar Take ‘the Band’ on the Road

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/20/2025 @ 10:00AM

Wandering Stars author Tommy Orange and Martyr! author Kaveh Akbar teamed up for a Bay Area book tour this month, stopping at six independent bookstores and the East Bay Innovation Academy, a school in Oakland.
How Washington, D.C.’s Indie Booksellers Are Responding to Government Layoffs

By Claire Kirch | 03/19/2025 @ 10:00AM

While most stores in the National Capital Region are still reporting steady sales, booksellers say the impact of the layoffs of federal workers who live and work in the area are beginning to affect their businesses.
This Week’s Bestsellers: March 17, 2025

by Carolyn Juris | 03/14/2025 @ 07:00PM

Oathbound, the third book in Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn Cycle, lands at #2 on our children’s fiction list. Plus the March Reese’s Book Club pick, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, debuts at #3 on our hardcover fiction list, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns to fiction after more than a decade with Dream Count.
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.

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