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Minneapolis Booksellers Resisting ICE Go Viral, See Sales Spike

By Claire Kirch | 01/28/2026 @ 09:00AM

Greg Ketter of DreamHaven and Victoria Ford of Comma received an outpouring of support on social media for their responses to ICE’s occupation, with both their bookstores seeing large increases in online orders from all over the U.S.
This Week’s Bestsellers: January 26, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 01/23/2026 @ 07:00PM

Colleen Hoover’s Woman Down, the #1 book in the country, invites some comparison with the author’s life. Plus two volumes in a hockey romance series—no, not that one—land on our hardcover fiction list, and Wuthering Heights joins the Puffin in Bloom line of hardcovers.
Libro.fm Reports Growth in 2025, Launches Annual Subscription

By Ed Nawotka | 01/22/2026 @ 09:00AM

The audiobook partner for indie bookstores said it saw a strong 2025 and today launched a new annual membership plan.
This Week’s Bestsellers: January 19, 2026

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 01/16/2026 @ 07:00PM

Reese’s Book Club fave Laura Dave lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list with The First Time I Saw Him. Plus Ben Markovits’s Booker-shortlisted The Rest of Our Lives gets B&N’s imprimatur, and Rosie Grant collects recipes To Die For.
Twin Cities Bookstores Contend With ICE

By Claire Kirch | 01/16/2026 @ 11:00AM

As ICE agents descend on their cities, several Minneapolis and St. Paul booksellers are reporting decreased foot traffic and sales at their stores amid an atmosphere of fear—and defiance.
James Daunt Sees a Bright Future for B&N

By Jim Milliot | 01/15/2026 @ 10:00AM

With more than 700 outlets now open across the country, the Barnes & Noble CEO opines on the lifecycle of hardcovers, his commitment to stocking books from publishers of all sizes, and what lies ahead for the bookselling chain.
This Week’s Bestsellers: January 12, 2026

Edited by Sophia Stewart | 01/09/2026 @ 07:00PM

Matt Dinniman’s litRPG hit Dungeon Crawler Carl and the conclusion of Sarah Adams’s Rome, Kentucky romance series hit our trade paperback lists this week, while a new K-Pop Demon Hunters Golden Book topped our picture book bestsellers.
Print Book Sales Rose Slightly in 2025

By Jim Milliot | 01/09/2026 @ 10:00AM

A mild rebound in children’s book sales helped to offset softness on the adult side, resulting in a 0.3% increase in unit sales of print books in 2025 over 2024. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins was last year’s top-selling title.
Book Club Picks for January 2026

By PW Staff | 01/09/2026 @ 09:00AM

Reese’s Book Club selects the sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me, Read with Jenna spotlights Stefan Merrill Block’s debut memoir, and more.
Buzzy Titles Buoy Holiday Book Sales

By Claire Kirch | 01/07/2026 @ 10:00AM

Despite consumer anxiety and shipping delays, indie booksellers had a strong holiday season thanks to several surprise bestsellers, including an account of a 1976 shipwreck and a queer hockey romance.
Supply Chain Disruptions Hobble Strong Holiday Sales Season

By Claire Kirch | 01/06/2026 @ 10:35AM

Indie booksellers reported robust holiday sales thanks to a variety of hot titles, but also expressed frustration with shipping delays and other issues, as Ingram and publishers struggled to keep up with an unanticipated surge in orders.
Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers

By Claire Kirch | 12/22/2025 @ 09:00AM

As the deployment of ICE agents to the Windy City rattles the customer base of Los Amigos Books, the bilingual bookshop is also contending with tariffs as it seeks to become a distributor for Spanish-language titles.
BLK Bestseller List Gains Momentum

By Jim Milliot | 12/17/2025 @ 09:00AM

The initiative, developed by the Black Book Accelerator, aims to give more exposure to books by Black authors. Since its launch, the monthly lists have spanned 711 distinct titles by 483 authors, and 98 publishers.
Book Club Picks for December 2025

by PW Staff | 12/16/2025 @ 09:00AM

Good Morning America and Reese Witherspoon select Marisa Kashino’s and Rebecca Armitage’s respective debut novels, Jenna Bush Hager revisits a Jane Austen classic, and more.
The Top Bookselling Stories of 2025

By Claire Kirch | 12/15/2025 @ 05:00PM

It was an eventful year for booksellers, who dealt with such obstacles as the Trump administration’s tariffs, National Guard occupations, and brush fires. Plus, Barnes & Noble acquired Books Inc. and drew indie publishers’ ire over its buying practices.
This Week’s Bestsellers: December 15, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 12/12/2025 @ 07:00PM

The new Dog Man and Wimpy Kid books take the top spots on our list for the second week in a row. Plus the Atria edition of self-publishing success story Theo of Golden climbs the charts, and we clock other big books of the holiday season so far.
It’s a Holiday Smorgasbord of Children’s Books

By Nathalie op de Beeck and Claire Kirch, with reporting by Sam Spratford and Ed Nawotka | 12/11/2025 @ 04:00PM

Booksellers are heralding a cornucopia of holiday and everyday choices for children and teens this December. We checked in with them about which titles are flying off the shelves, from seasonal picture books to tried-and-true classics.
A Mixed Holiday Weekend for Booksellers

By Claire Kirch, Sophia Stewart, and Ed Nawotka | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

Extreme weather devastates Midwest booksellers
This Week’s Bestsellers: December 8, 2025

Edited by Carolyn Juris | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

As the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, books getting a boost this week include Virginia Evans’s debut novel, The Correspondent, and B&N book of the year Mona’s Eyes. Plus a pair of puzzle books makes strong showings.

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