Ask a Bookseller: A readable book on economic theoryJuly 17, 2021 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightRichard Malinchoc-DeVoe of Fair Trade Books in Redwing, Minn., has a recommendation for nonfiction readers looking to learn something new this summer. He suggests "The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy" by economist Stephanie Kelton.
Play2min 02secAsk a Bookseller: 'The House in the Cerulean Sea' is a feel-good readJuly 10, 2021 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightJolie Hughes of Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, N.H. has a recommendation for people who want a summer read that leaves them feeling good. She points them toward TJ Klune's novel "The House in the Cerulean Sea."
Play2min 06secAsk a Bookseller: 'The Netanyahus'June 19, 2021 5:17 PMBy Emily BrightHal Hlavinka of Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., says he's been telling everyone about a new novel by Joshua Cohen, out June 22: "The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family."
Play2min 09secAsk a bookseller: 'Honey Girl,' a charming story about finding the love you deserveJune 12, 2021 7:00 AMBy Emily BrightLauren Nopenz Fairley has seen a surging interest in romance novels during the pandemic at her bookstore, The Curious Iguana, in Frederick, Md. She said her whole staff fell in love with the queer romance novel, “Honey Girl,” by debut author Morgan Rogers.
Play2min 03secAsk a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'June 6, 2021 1:11 PMBy Emily BrightBookseller Dan Carlisle was intrigued the moment he unpacked the box containing new copies of Adam Levin's novel "Bubblegum." The cover was colored and, more strikingly, scented like bubblegum.
Play7min 03sec'The Other Black Girl' in this new thriller may not be your friendMay 29, 2021 11:58 AMBy Scott Simon Zakiya Dalila Harris drew on her book-world background for her new novel, about a Black woman in publishing who thinks, at first, that she has a new ally when her company hires another Black woman.
Play1min 58secAsk a Bookseller: A novel celebrating everyday beautyMay 22, 2021 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightStephanie Hochschild of The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois, knows the book that she is recommending sounds quiet and simple, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked. Far from it. The novel is “Leonard and Hungry Paul” by debut Irish author and musician Rónán Heston, and it recently came out in paperback.
Play2min 01secAsk a bookseller recommends very short stories — all about ghosts May 15, 2021 7:00 AMBy Emily BrightLia Lent of WordsWorth Books in Little Rock, Ark., recommended “The Ghost Variations,” a flash fiction collection by Kevin Brockmeier. All the stories involve ghosts in some way, but they range from scary to funny, charming to thought-provoking. And they’re short.
Play2min 01secAsk a Bookseller: Read this 'totally gripping' novel set in Nazi-occupied NorwayMay 8, 2021 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightThis week’s Ask a Bookseller pick, “White Shadow” by Roy Jacobson, comes from Lesley Rains of City of Asylum Bookstore in Pittsburgh.
Play1min 50secAsk a Bookseller: ‘Solutions and Other Problems’May 1, 2021 12:40 PMBy Emily BrightThis week, Ask a Bookseller called closer to home, with a recommendation from Charlie Aldrich of Buffalo Books & Coffee in Buffalo, Minn. He recommended “Solutions and Other Problems,” written and illustrated by Allie Brosh.