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B&N Agrees to Acquire Books Inc.
The Bay Area indie bookseller is seeking bankruptcy court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million after filing for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 in January.
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Bookstores Contend with National Guard Presence in Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., last month is impacting sales and foot traffic to varying degrees at indie bookstores across the city.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 25, 2025
New memoirs by hip-hop artist Kid Cudi and former Disney star Alyson Stoner delve into the dark side of fame, and YA author Brigid Kemmerer makes her adult debut with Warrior Princess Assassin.
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New Video Game, ‘Tiny Bookshop,’ Has Booksellers Talking (and Playing)
The new “cozy narrative management” video game from independent studio Skystone Games lets gamers become booksellers and score points for performing tasks. Real-life booksellers give it positive reviews, though they say it offers a sanitized vision of what it is like to be a bookseller.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 18, 2025
The #1 trade paperback, and #1 book in the country, is Accomplice to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s third Assistant and the Villain romantasy. Plus Japanese mystery writer Yasuhiko Nishizawa makes his English-language debut with The Man Who Died Seven Times, and journalist Garrett M. Graff returns with the PW-starred The Devil Reached Toward the Sky.
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Book Club Picks for August 2025
Oprah revisits Richard Russo’s 2007 novel of small-town life, Reese highlights Ashley Jordan’s debut romance, and more.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 11, 2025
Fox News host Mark R. Levin has the #2 book in the country with On Power. Plus YA author Ava Reid follows A Study in Drowning with A Theory of Dreaming, #1 on our children’s fiction list, and debut author I.V. Marie’s Immortal Consequences is the August Good Morning America YA Book Club pick.
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National Association of Black Bookstores Launches
The new member-based organization has officially launched with the aim of supporting and promoting Black booksellers inside the industry and beyond. The news has drawn mixed responses from the Black bookselling community.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 4, 2025
YA thriller author Holly Jackson’s adult debut, Not Quite Dead Yet, is this month’s Good Morning America Book Club pick and #1 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus journalist Sophie Elmhirst recounts A Marriage at Sea, and success is in the cards for Elise Kova’s Arcana Academy.
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Bookshop.org Reports 65% Growth, E-books Add $1 Million in Sales
The online bookselling platform reported 65% year-over-year growth for the first six months of 2025. After introducing e-books in January, sales for the category have topped $1 million and now represent 5% of sales, said Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter.
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