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Ask a bookseller

Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment.

Ask a Bookseller: 'What the River Knows'

Ask a Bookseller: 'What the River Knows'

Amy Jiron of Hearthfire Books in Evergreen, Colo., recommends a visit to the Nile this December, in the form of Isabel Ibañez's novel "What the River Knows."
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Women’s House of Detention’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Women’s House of Detention’

Halee Kirkwood of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis says one of their favorite books from this year is “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison” by Hugh Ryan.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Babel’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Babel’

Carson Crooks of Prince Books in Norfolk, Va., highly recommends R. F. Kuang’s novel “Babel.”
by Emily Bright

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Ask A Bookseller: 'A Rake of His Own'

Ask A Bookseller: 'A Rake of His Own'

In this week’s Ask a Bookseller, Shayne Molt of Indigo Bridge in Lincoln, Neb., recommends the fantasy romance novel “A Rake of His Own” by A.J Lancaster.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood'

Sierra Keolanui, Lise Michelle Childers and Allison Benz of Native Books in Honolulu, Hawaii, conferred about their favorite books and quickly reached a consensus “Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood” by Samuel Mānaiakalani  Kamakau.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Night of the Living Rez'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Night of the Living Rez'

In this week’s Ask a Bookseller, Beth Leonard of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Maine recommends the short story collection “Night of the Living Rez” by Morgan Talty, an author from Maine and a Penobscot Nation citizen.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'

Shane Grebel of Watermark Books and Cafe in Wichita, Kansas says his favorite book of the year is the novel “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Blue Bear'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Blue Bear'

Tori Weaver of Rainy Retreat Books in Juneau, AK, recommends the memoir "The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild," by Lynn Schooler.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Saints of the Household'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Saints of the Household'

Mary Taris of Strive Publishing and Bookstore in Minneapolis loved the intimate look at family dynamics in Ari Tison's novel “Saints of the Household.”
by Emily Bright

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