🐝 May 2026 Staff Picks May is all about fresh starts, thoughtful gifting, and getting ready for warm weather adventures. For May’s staff picks list, we’re spotlighting books that tap into this season’s biggest moments: Mother’s and Father’s Day, graduation, and summer’s big marquee events—the FIFA World Cup and America 250! Ease into summer with cozy

April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab American history and culture! Our list of Arab American Heritage Month book picks features poignant non-fiction like the National Book Award winner One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that

Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa herself, is back in the fall with Simply Ina, a collection of her favorite simple recipes for easy home cooking! Featuring plenty of store-bought shortcuts and time-saving tips, Simply Ina is perfect for Ina fans or anyone looking for a quick-and-easy cookbook from a trusted food writer. Read on to

🌷 April 2026 Staff Picks April is about to be in full bloom, and our staff picks are tapping into all the season’s biggest moments—from Mother’s Day and graduation gifting to warm weather wanderlust and big budget movie releases. Whether you’re putting the final touches on your spring assortments or looking ahead to summer themes like

Mother’s Day is May 10, 2026! It’s the perfect time to celebrate the hard-working moms, grandmothers, aunts, and everyone who had a hand in raising us with a meaningful gift. Invite moms to unwind and de-stress with gifts that promote relaxation and self-care, or build a floral display around beautiful photo books of gardens and

The slow rise of bread dough on the counter, the hands-in-the-dirt garden chores that feel like a breath of fresh air, an adorable amigurumi plush crocheted to life with your own two hands: more and more, people are seeking out these quiet, offline moments as an antidote to digital life. 2026 is the year of logging

🌱 March 2026 Staff Picks March’s upcoming titles are all about comfort, joy, and self-care with springtime themes to brighten up any display! Help your customers shake off the winter blues and get back into the garden with Mary Berry’s new My Gardening Life, or pair Sourdough Everything with baking accessories to encourage, homemade slow living

💕 February 2026 Staff Picks From cozy coloring books and home gardening guides to children’s board book classics and springtime stories, February’s upcoming titles have everything you need to keep things fresh for your customers this spring! With holiday titles for Easter and Eid, exciting formats like card games and temporary tattoos, and delicious cookbooks

From giftable guided journals and impactful literature to inspiring children’s reads and delicious cookbooks, celebrate Black History Month with books that honor the hard-fought struggles and everyday joys of the Black community! Our favorite picks for this month highlight Black excellence in all its forms, from activism and politics to sports, art, business, and beyond.

🎆 January 2026 Staff Picks Galentine’s gifts, cozy coloring, and Easter books for kids are just a few of the titles on our January staff picks list! Start the year off right with inspirational, giftable, and topical books your customers won’t want to miss. Explore all upcoming titles and January staff picks in the collections linked

It’s the end of the year, and trend forecasters are hard at work predicting what will pop and what will flop in 2026. But with so many opinions, what do those forecasts really mean for your business? We’ve put together our own round up of some of the top themes we’ve spotted in retail sales

The new year is the universal time for reinvention and fresh starts, opening the door to a new chapter of life and a world of possibilities. Whether your customers are resolving to read more, to get healthy, or to be more mindful, we have inspiring books perfect for anyone looking to take the first step