Bookstore of the year

This is the entire Shelf Awareness entry from 23 April: PW Bookstore of the Year: Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, N.J. Congratulations to Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, N.J., winner of PW‘s Bookstore of the Year, cited in a nominating letter for being “a beloved literary and community hub for anyone who treasures the written word.” (Some Shelf Awareness staffers are former residents of Montclair and nearby towns and can attest to that!) Margot Sage-EL and Maddie Ciliotta-Young Yesterday in its newsletter to customers, owner Maddie Ciliotta-Young wrote about the award. She has been owner since 2022, taking over from her mother, Margot Sage-EL, who bought the store in 1996 with a partner, then took full ownership in 2000. Sage-EL moved the store and expanded it, and in 2023, the Kid’s Room, a children’s branch was opened nearby. Ciliotta-Young said in part, “This is a huge honor that we are so proud of and has kept a smile plastered on my face all week. Bookselling was not on the top…