June 26, 2026
Library Services Innovate Amid Transformed Playing FieldIn a brave new Baker & Taylor–less market, library vendors and platforms are testing creative solutions and scaling up their operations. more
ThriftBooks Announces LibraryAdvantage Program with New and Used OptionsIn response to the closing of Baker & Taylor, ThriftBooks is entering the library services space with a program for ordering everything from frontlist releases to out-of-print editions. more
Ingram, PRH Offer Libraries POD OptionsAfter reviewing which high-demand titles are most needed in libraries, Ingram Library Services and Penguin Random House have announced a print-on-demand program to keep backlist titles in circulation, starting with 200 books by popular authors across genres. more
ALA and Ingram Develop Leadership Cohort ProgramA collaboration between Ingram Library Services and the American Library Association will bring together 15 librarians annually through May 2029 for a year-long professional development and mentorship initiative. more
ULC Launches Public Journalism Initiative Eight public libraries will receive grants of $7,500–$10,000 to establish civic education and local news programs, through a partnership between the Urban Libraries Council and democratic alliance More Perfect. ULC’s Shamichael Hallman hopes the program “can be replicated nationwide.” more
NEA, Arts Midwest Distribute $1.08 Million for Big ReadLibraries, museums, and cultural institutions in 47 states and Puerto Rico have received funding through the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, to participate in the 2026–2027 NEA Big Read. more
Marc DeBevoise Appointed OverDrive CEODeBevoise (r.), who joined the digital content provider as president in March, succeeds founder and longtime CEO Steve Potash (l.) in the role. Potash will stay on to facilitate the transition as chairman of the board. more
People Centered: PW Talks with Loida Garcia-Febo
The chair of the International Federation of Library Associations management section says libraries should name their concerns about AI and embrace emerging technologies. more
We Love Libraries
10,000 books from Joffe Books and Severn House will be available on OverDrive and other platforms for library patrons to borrow digitally. (Sponsored) More
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
The Great Refusal: A New Vision of Resistance Casey Gerald. Little, Brown, $28 (224p) ISBN 978-0-316-59741-8
Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City Anand Giridharadas. Knopf, $35 (480p) ISBN 978-0-593-80201-4
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature Emily Wilson. Liveright, $19.99 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-324-09940-6
Come Closer: Childhood Wounds, Adult Love, and the Secrets of Emotional intimacy Galit Atlas. Avid Reader, $30 (320p) ISBN 978-1-6680-6714-7
Children's Books
The Inactivity Book Kyo Maclear, illus. by Tracy Subisak. Random House Studio, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-5931-8198-0
Snow Geese Season Angela Burke Kunkel, illus. by E.B. Goodale. Random House Studio, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-90572-2
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
Books for Understanding America at 250As the U.S. semiquincentennial approaches, authors reexamine the nation’s history and legacy. more
15 Essential Works of American LiteratureIn honor of America’s 250th birthday, we polled PW’s staffers and freelance reviewers, as well as members of the National Book Critics Circle, on the most essential books published in the U.S. since 1776. more
The Artist Who Put American Painting on the Map: PW Talks with Victoria JohnsonIn Glorious Country, the historian explores the life, work, and legacy of 19th-century American landscape painter Frederic Church. more
Publishing Pride 2026: George M. JohnsonThe author of the 2020 memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue, who will be a main stage speaker at ALA Annual on June 28, reflects on queer writers fighting the status quo and gets ready for the September release of their adult memoir, And If I Die Before I Wake. more
Quirky Vocab Book Gets a TikTok Bump—40+ Years After PublicationFirst published in 1985, The Weighty Word Book has roared back to life—with reprints on the way—thanks to influencer Eli McCann’s viral post. We spoke with McCann and three creators of the original A-to-Z book of wordplay about this unexpected boost. more
‘This Love’: New YA Romance Anthology Is for the Swifties Music icon Taylor Swift's discography is the inspiration behind 13 Little Love Stories, a new YA romance collection by 13 top authors. Putnam will publish the trade paperback original June 30, ahead of Swift's rumored summer wedding date. more
Navigating—and Portraying—Postpartum Depression Through Children’s BooksPooja Makhijani, author of the picture book Bread Is Love and a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times and PW, reflects on the books that inspired her newest picture book, Together for Mama. more
Top 10 Bestsellers
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Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith
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Theo of Golden
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Why a Daughter Needs a Dad
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Why a Son Needs a Dad
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The Deal
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Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Father's Guided Journal to Share His Life & His Love (Revised)
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