Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: November

🦃 November 2025 Staff Picks Set the table for Thanksgiving, get ready for the Wicked sequel, and discover the best gifts of the year in our November lineup! From cozy crafting to holiday-ready cooking to engaging activity books for kids, our upcoming titles are perfect for adding to your Q4 assorts. Explore our staff picks lists

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The Essential Newlywed Bookshelf

By Hannah Gates, Sales and Marketing Coordinator – Hearst Home A proposal isn’t just the start of a marriage–it’s the beginning of building a home, a partnership, and a lifetime of memories. After they say “Yes!,” the tasks and crucial decisions of planning a wedding can feel overwhelming. PartySlate Weddings is a complete wedding planning

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: October

🎃 October 2025 Staff Picks Our October lineup is stacked with gift books about cultural touchstones like Nat Geo and Quentin Tarantino, cookbooks perfect for holiday hosting, and kids titles featuring their favorite characters and celebs! Explore our staff picks lists down below to dive into everything publishing next month! 🎁 Gift 🍽️ Food &

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: September

🍂 September 2025 Staff Picks Get ahead of gifting season with festive holiday titles and luxe, must-have gift books! September is full of great titles to discover. See our staff pick lists below to dive in! 🎁 Gift 🍽️ Food & Drink 👶 Children’s 👕 Out of Print® ✨ Explore All September Staff Picks More

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Trendspotting: Chalices, Chainmail, Castlecore

Once upon a time, Chappell Roan wielded a sword on the VMAs red carpet shortly before she took the stage, stunning in silver armor and chainmail against the backdrop of a burning, ruined castle. This blend of modern and medieval is the perfect encapsulation of “castlecore,” one of this fall’s biggest aesthetic trends that retailers

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: August

August’s upcoming titles make us imagine we can almost feel the first crisp breeze of fall. Get into the seasonal spirit with cozy coloring in The Pumpkin Spice Latte Coloring Book, or embrace the spooky side of autumn with books like Your Favorite Scary Movie and Rocky Horror Show: The Official Coloring Book! Whip up

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Stock Up on Back to School Essentials

Back to school season is right around the corner! Start the school year off right with board and picture books to help young students beat the first-day jitters, activity books and gifts to add something special to their backpack, and bestselling graphic novels to continue building a lifelong love of reading! For older students heading

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: July

Halloween came early this year! Our upcoming titles in July embody the trending Summerween vibe. Piece together a haunting scene based on classic gothic tales with The World of Edgar Allan Poe: A Conversation Puzzle, or pick up the creepy-cute Squid Game Official Journal for fun, frightening merch based on one of Netflix’s biggest series.

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Behind the Scenes of Michelle Obama’s Iconic Looks

Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including never-before-seen images, The Look is a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time–on sale November 4, 2025. In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the

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Trendspotting: Classic Childhood Nostalgia

They’re not just for kids–the classic characters of our youth like Snoopy and Peter Rabbit are back in style! From Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie dominating the summer of 2023 to fashion and home decor brands launching collections based on childhood throwbacks like Little Golden Books, Beatrix Potter, and Richard Scarry, what’s old is new again

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: June

June’s upcoming titles are full of can’t-miss pop culture moments! Relive Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour with refreshing, creative cocktails inspired by her greatest hits with The Eras Pour, then revisit the women that made the 2000s pop’s shiniest decade in Hit Girls. And kids can bring the movies home with Stitch titles like Birthday

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