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WI2026: Author Presentations, Bookseller Grumbling Mark Day Three
ABA Winter Institute opened its third day with a conversation among novelists Min Jin Lee, Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and Xochitl Gonzalez. Some booksellers questioned why ABA opted to replace its in-person town hall with a virtual event later this year, and why media was shut out of certain sessions.
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WI2026: Booksellers Are ‘All in This Together’
Winter Institute 2026 continued on Tuesday with an address from ABA CEO Allison Hill, a keynote by LeVar Burton and Source Booksellers’ Janet Webster Jones, an editors’ panel, and a game night with the New York Times’ Joel Fagliano.
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WI2026: Indies Hone Collaborative ‘Superpowers’
The Independent Publishers Caucus held a summit, and the American Booksellers Association led a presentation on big questions for bookselling in 2026 as Winter Institute got underway in Pittsburgh.
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WI2026: The Book World Descends on Pittsburgh
Independent booksellers started gathering in the Steel City over the weekend, with several hundred attending the second Ignite pre-con for BIPOC booksellers, while others made visits to local bookstores.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 23, 2026
Lauren Palphreyman’s Night Prince, book #2 in her Wolf King trilogy, takes the alpha position on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Brad Thor and Ward Larsen collaborate on the standalone thriller Cold Zero, and middle grade author James Ponti separates fact from fiction.
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IPC Goes All-in for Third Indie Press Month
Throughout March, the Independent Publishers Caucus in partnership with Bookshop.org and some dozen other national organizations is inviting booksellers to participate in a display contest highlighting titles from more than 60 member presses.
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Winter Institute 2026: Pittsburgh Is Book Country
The Pittsburgh metro area boasts a vibrant and quirky indie bookstore scene. There are tiny bookstores with carefully curated offerings, large full-service general bookstores, and plenty of niche stores specializing in mysteries, children’s books, and even the outdoors.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 16, 2026
Psychological thriller author Mary Kubica returns with It’s Not Her, #3 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Jesuit priest James Martin charts his trajectory in the memoir Work in Progress, and Shannon J. Spann debuts with the YA dark fantasy A Stage Set for Villains.
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Minnesota Authors Team with Bookstores to Support Immigrants
More than 50 authors are fanning out to indie bookshops around the state on February 28 as part of Authors for Minnesota Day, giving signed copies of their latest releases to anyone who makes a donation to two immigration rights organizations.
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Book Club Picks for February 2026
Read with Jenna selects Maurene Goo’s first adult novel, Good Morning America spotlights Leodora Darlington’s debut thriller, and more.
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