Ask a Bookseller: A kids' graphic novel series — with unicornsJanuary 30, 2021 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightTheresa Woodward of CatTale’s Books and Gifts in Brainerd, Minn., recommends “Phoebe and her Unicorn” graphic novel series, which she has been loving reading with her 6-year-old daughter, Phoebe.
Ask a Bookseller: A murder mystery set on the North Shore January 23, 2021 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightLisa Deyo of Sweet Reads in Austin, Minnesota (across from the Spam Museum) recommended the murder mystery “The Devil’s Kettle” by fellow Austin-based writer J.J. Ollman.
Play1min 52secAsk a bookseller: 'The Magical Language of Others' gives a compassionate look at mother-daughter relationships January 16, 2021 7:00 AMBy Emily BrightAmanda Toronto of Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., says she can’t stop thinking about a memoir she read recently: “The Magical Language of Others” by poet and translator E.J. Koh.
Play1min 37secAsk a Bookseller: A master class on writing, reading — and life January 9, 2021 7:00 AMBy Emily Bright Cat Bock of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn., recommended a brand-new work of literary criticism by George Saunders with a tempting subtitle indeed: “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life."
Play1min 45secAsk a Bookseller: 'Gods of the Upper Air'January 2, 2021 5:00 AMBy Emily BrightThe book explores the work of Franz Boaz, founder of cultural anthropology, and a circle of women scientists whose work 100 years ago helped inform our notions of identity today.
Play1min 51secAsk a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money December 18, 2020 5:00 AMBy Emily BrightChuck Neal of Chapters Bookstore in Miami, Okla., recommended a nonfiction title on a ubiquitous topic this week: “Money: the True Story of a Made-up Thing,” by Jacob Goldstein of NPR’s Planet Money.
Play2min 10secAsk a Bookseller: 'Fresh Water for Flowers'December 12, 2020 4:13 PMBy Emily BrightThe story follows the very likeable Violette Toussaint, caretaker of a cemetery, whose days are punctuated by cemetery visitors.
Play2min 10secAsk a Bookseller: 'Mercy Falls'December 5, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightJerry Lenaz of The Cloak and Dagger Mystery Bookshop in Princeton, New Jersey recommends Minnesota writer William Kent Krueger’s mystery novel "Mercy Falls."
Ask a Bookseller: 'Heaven, My Home'November 28, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightAmber Collins, owner of Soul Book Nook in Waterloo, Iowa, recommends a bit of crime fiction, “Heaven, My Home,” a Highway 59 novel by Attica Locke.
Play1min 59secAsk a Bookseller: 'The Most Spectacular Mistake'November 21, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightBookseller Sarah Rafael Garcia of LibroMobile in Santa Ana California recommended a poetry collection this week: “The Most Spectacular Mistake” by Anatalia Vallez.