January 16, 2026
IMLS Opens to FY26 Grant ApplicationsAfter almost a year in existential limbo, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has opened its discretionary grant funding cycle for fiscal year 2026, allowing institutions to submit project proposals. more
Ingram Teams with Backstage to Improve Library ServiceTo speed up its processing of shelf-ready materials, Ingram Library Services is partnering with Backstage Library Works, a cataloging and metadata provider with facilities in Utah and Pennsylvania. more
One World, Little Free Library Partner on Book-Sharing BoxesIn honor of the new One World Essentials series, which features 12 of the Random House imprint’s foundational backlist titles, a dozen boxes will be placed in communities with “meaningful ties” to each Essentials book, including works by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ibram X. Kendi. more
Independent Publishers Caucus Launches Bestseller List with ABAThe Independent Press Top 40 is a new weekly bestseller list that ranks the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from indie publishers, as sold by American Booksellers Association member stores. “When you take out Amazon, when you take out the large press books, you get this really interesting list,” said IPC cofounder Dan Simon. more
James Daunt Sees a Bright Future for B&NWith 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. more
Rachel Reid’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Feels the Love Sales of the gay ice-hockey romance have shot up nearly 1,000% between the weeks ended November 29, 2025—when the TV adaptation of the novel premiered on HBO—and January 10, 2026, according to Circana BookScan. more
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Nightmare of the Embryos Mariella Mehr, trans. from the German by Caroline Froh. New Directions, $15.95 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-0-8112-3973-8
Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It Claude M. Steele. Liveright, $29.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-324-09344-2
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness Megan Eaves-Egenes. Grand Central, $30 (256p) ISBN 978-0-306-83533-9
Children's Books
Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters Yevgenia Nayberg. Holiday House/Porter, $24.99 hardcover (144p) ISBN 978-0-8234-6058-8; $15.99 paper ISBN 978-0-8234-6278-0
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
Julian Barnes’s Mortal DilemmaThe Booker Prize–winning author is turning 80 and releasing his final book—about love, death, and a comically flawed marriage. more
Home on the Range: PW Talks with Nina McConigleyThe Indian American novelist’s How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder chronicles a preteen’s coming of age and her plot to kill her rapist uncle. more
If Poems Could Kill: PW Talks with Shen TaoIn the debut author’s The Poet Empress, set in a world where poetry is magic but women aren’t allowed to read, a peasant girl becomes a prince’s concubine. more
Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’A new bilingual exhibition at the New York Public Library, co-curated by Paloma Celis Carbajal and Charles Cuykendall Carter, shines a spotlight on the manifold—and often overlooked—contributions of Puerto Rican comics creators. more
Somali Author Shugri Salh on the Power of WordsShugri Salh, born in Somalia and author of the memoir The Last Nomad, reflects on her picture book debut, Suuban’s First Day, current events, and how words have the capacity both to heal and to harm. more
Book Club Picks for January 2026Reese’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. more
PW JobZone: Latest Jobs
- Sourcebooks is seeking a new Marketing & Publicity Associate-Children's
- Ingram Content Group is seeking a new Manager, Publisher Relations
- W.W. Norton & Company is seeking a new Marketing & Publicity Assistant, Norton Professional Books
Find out about these and other great jobs at Jobzone
Top 10 Bestsellers
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The Housemaid
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Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life
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Theo of Golden
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Heated Rivalry: Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max (First Time Trade)
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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For the Fans! (Kpop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook
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Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9)
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