Play1min 52secAsk a Bookseller: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying VampiresNovember 7, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightYes, we know Halloween was last week, but vampires are an any-time-of-year kind of story, right? — especially for a suspense thriller described as “Steel Magnolias-meets-Dracula.”
Play2min 08secAsk a bookseller, Halloween edition: An apocalyptic read keeps you asking 'what else could happen?'October 30, 2020 1:00 PMBy Emily BrightThis Halloween, Gretchen West of Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, Minn., recommends the novel “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam, which came out earlier this month.
Ask a Bookseller: An explorer searches for his lost son in 'stirring' memoirOctober 24, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightAngela Libal from Title Wave Books in Anchorage, Alaska, recommended a book with Alaska significance and national appeal: the memoir “The Adventurer’s Son” by Roman Dial.
Play1min 54sec'Piranesi,' a perfect fall read leading up to HalloweenOctober 17, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightChloe Deblois of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, Maine, recommended the novel “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.”
Play1min 59secA bookseller recommends 'The City in the Middle of the Night'October 10, 2020 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightIn the “The City in the Middle of the Night” by Charlie Jane Anders, there is a planet that is half in constant darkness and half in unending sunlight. Humans can only survive in the margin where the two halves meet. From two opposite cities — one autocratic, one lawless — come two girls whose lives intertwine.
Play2min 08secAsk a Bookseller: 'Sharks in the Time of Saviors'October 2, 2020 7:16 PMBy Emily BrightA masterwork of magical realism with a Minnesota connection.
Play2min 10sec'Vote for Our Future' answers kids' questions about electionsSeptember 26, 2020 6:00 AMBy Emily BrightAsk a Bookseller wraps up its monthlong focus on books for young readers with a recommendation for a picture book that teaches kids about elections. Bookseller Christian Nardi of the kids' bookstore Bee Hive in Santa Fe, N.M., recommends "Vote for Our Future" by Margaret McNamara and Micah Player.
Play2min 08secA book that gives you 'Some Kind of Happiness' on lonely, blue daysSeptember 19, 2020 5:00 PMBy Emily BrightWe're continuing our September focus on great books for kids and teens. This week, Britt Margit of Second Star to the Right Books in Denver, Colo., recommended "Some Kind of Happiness" by Claire Legrand.
Play2min 00secA West African fantasy with enveloping world-buildingSeptember 12, 2020 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightThis week, bookseller Linda Stack-Nelson of Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers in Minneapolis recommended the debut young adult novel “Raybearer” by Nigerian-American author Jordan Ifueko.
Play2min 08secA bookseller recommends 'I Am Every Good Thing' for back to schoolSeptember 5, 2020 7:00 AMBy Emily Bright“When there are so many negative stereotypes against black boys and black children, this is just a beautiful poem, almost a love letter, letting them know that they are every good thing,” said bookseller Lorielle J. Holloway.