🍎 September 2026 Retail Radar What’s on our retail radar for September? Advent calendars, pickle totes, and cozy cookbooks are only the beginning of everything September’s upcoming titles have to offer. It’s the month your gift section has been waiting for! Between bookish sock gift sets for Fourth Wing fans, a new special edition box set

The interior design world has spent decades locked in an endless debate: maximalism or minimalism—which aesthetic reigns supreme? On one side: maximalism, where the answer to “Does this room need another pattern?” is usually yes. Think color drenching, eclectic décor, and crowded gallery walls. For maximalists, expression is everything. They build bookshelf wealth with trinkets

NY Now is only a few days away, and we’re thrilled to be showcasing some of our favorite books for fall! From August 2-4, we’ll be at NY Now live and in person, along with the reps from Harper Group, to share the top picks from our latest catalog and help you discover backlist gems.

☀️ August 2026 Staff Picks Our August staff picks are packed with cozy creativity, early fall gifts, and delicious inspiration for every kind of customer! Help shoppers ease into autumn with coloring books full of capybaras, creepy-cute designs, and daring adventures from Baldur’s Gate 3. Or stock up on screen-free, analog entertainment with the Sibley Songbirds

🏖️ July 2026 Staff Picks Our July staff picks are full of hands-on activities to spend the rest of the summer gloriously offline, plus scary fun titles for Summerween lovers! For customers looking for more analog entertainment, help them escape into coloring with the their favorite characters in the official KPop Demon Hunters Coloring Book, cozy

American mahjong is everywhere, Zillennials are hosting phone-free dinner parties, and homeowners’ searches for game rooms have shot up like a rocket this summer according to the home design hub Houzz. What does all this mean for retailers? If you haven’t featured analog games in your store, now is the time. Everybody is looking for

Tired of minimalism and exhausted by everyday stressors, shoppers are finding their whimsical side. Whimsy is trending high in interior decorating, fashion, and general retail as Zillennials search for unique, playful aesthetics that make them smile above all else. It’s little treat culture meets self-care meets 2020s absurdist humor with an emphasis on joy, cozy

🌈 June 2026 Staff Picks Our June staff picks are full of bright, giftable summer-ready finds with plenty of personality! There are activities to keep kids busy on long afternoons, from Neon Crafts and K-Pop Fandom Coloring Pages to 250 Facts About America and Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Activity Deck; conversation starters for summer gatherings, including

When the weather heats up, the party moves outside as folks gather for backyard grilling, family cookouts, and coastal clambakes. Al fresco dining is what summertime is all about. Set the table for the season with books that make outdoor entertaining a breeze! The grill is the star of so many summer get-togethers. For experienced

🐝 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 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