In 2025, 422 newly opened stores joined the American Booksellers Association — nearly 100 more than joined the year before. Barnes & Noble added 55 stores around the country, and Books-A-Million added ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. One of the first major arrivals in January will be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R. R. Martin’s ...