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Book Club Picks for April 2024
The latest novels by Leif Enger, Abby Jimenez, and Claire Lombardo are among this month's picks by the nation's biggest book clubs.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: April 8, 2024
Easter titles, including three P.J. Funnybunny books by Marilyn Sadler, dominate this week’s picture book list. Plus cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib returns with ‘There’s Always This Year,’ and a pair of books caution parents against screentime.
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The Lavender Rhino, a New LGBTQ Indie Bookstore, Launches Online
The Lavender Rhino, an online independent bookstore with a focus on titles by LGBTQ authors, will launch on April 6, with ambitions to open a brick-and-mortar store at a later date.
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Tattered Cover Courts Buyers, Asks to Delay Reorg Hearing
The owner and operator of Tattered Cover bookstores, has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to reschedule a hearing on its reorganization plan in order to allow the owners to entertain and review offers to purchase the business.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 1, 2024
Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ a retelling of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim’s perspective, lands at #3 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Dog Man graphic novelist Dav Pilkey pays it forward, and ‘Ghost Town Living’ author Brent Underwood stakes his claim.
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Vroman’s Hastings Ranch Location Will Close in May
Vroman’s Bookstore will close its Hastings Ranch Vroman’s location in Pasadena on May 12, saying that it was “unable to reach an agreement with the property owner” due to “increasing occupancy expenses.”
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This Week’s Bestsellers: March 25, 2024
Books by “Mythical Chef” Josh Scherer, Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, and romantasy author Scarlett St. Clair are among the big debuts. Plus the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Shelf Life Books in Richmond Unionizes
Workers at Shelf Life Books in Richmond, Va., have joined the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union, making them the first booksellers in the city to unionize.
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Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore—with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends
Fortified by advice and tips from Ann Patchett and Emma Straub, her fellow authors-turned-indie-booksellers, the author of 'Fates and Furies' and 'Matrix' readies to open her new bookstore, the Lynx, in downtown Gainesville, Fla., this spring.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: March 18, 2024
Romance authors Kennedy Ryan and Lyla Sage follow their popular series openers with strong sophomore entries. Plus Brandon Sanderson’s latest Kickstarter success hits our list, and YA author Amy Tintera makes her adult—and Good Morning America Book Club—debut.
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Reese's Book Club Comes to London—and Stays at the Sheraton
Just in time for the London Book Fair, Hello Sunshine has set up shop in the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, a five-star Art Deco hotel just down the way from Buckingham Palace, where a new pop-up library and bookstore, Reese’s Book Club x Sheraton Lobby Library, has been installed.
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Book Club Picks for March 2024
The latest books by Lara Love Hardin, Cristina Henríquez, and Xochitl Gonzalez are among the March titles picked by the purveyors of the nation's biggest book clubs, from Jenna and Amerie to Reese and Oprah.
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Tattered Cover Files Updated Reorganization Plan
A new plan by the iconic Denver bookseller sees a streamlined company emerging from bankruptcy as early as June and returning to profitability next year.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: March 11, 2024
Tommy Orange follows his 2018 debut, ‘There There,’ with ‘Wandering Stars,’ #8 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Peter Schweizer, Dr. Phil, and C.J. Box are among the week’s big debuts, and longtime Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher comes out swinging with ‘Burn Book.’
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CORRECTED: Bookseller Oral History Project Reaches Out to University of Iowa Libraries
The Bookseller Oral History Project is seeking a permanent home.
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Twelve BIPOC Bookselling Entrepreneurs Jump into BincTank
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is bringing a dozen diverse participants into its pilot program for business incubation.
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RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace
Allstora, an e-commerce platform with a wholesale membership model, promises to split profits with authors and offer books at steep discounts.
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Books-A-Million Expands Same Day Delivery to All Stores
Books-A-Million has expanded its same-day delivery services to its entire national chain, which comprises 231 stores across 32 states, with Walmart providing the logistics through its GoLocal delivery service platform.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: March 4, 2024
Hafsah Faizal whirls onto our children’s fiction list at #8 with the YA vampire fantasy ‘A Tempest of Tea.’ Plus Jennifer L. Armentrout takes readers deeper into the world of her Blood and Ash series, and ‘The Woman in the Window’ author A.J. Finn’s story continues.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 26, 2024
Investing books by Tony Robbins and Charlie T. Munger stake their claims on our list. Plus T. Kingfisher invites readers to the table, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips scores.