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

Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Whether you’re looking to send a chill up your spine or uncover the secret of the vampire next door, look no further. We’ve rounded up five titles by independent booksellers recommended to get you in the right spirit for the season. 
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: A love letter to horror films

Ask a Bookseller: A love letter to horror films

Lee Francis IV of Red Planet Books and Comics in Albuqueque, N. M., has the perfect horror book leading up to Halloween: “My Heart is a Chainsaw” by Stephen Graham Jones.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: A unique murder mystery

Ask a Bookseller: A unique murder mystery

Leading up to Halloween, Jordyn Stocks of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, Minn., recommended the mystery novel “The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Mary Jane' celebrates the music of the 1970s

Ask a Bookseller: 'Mary Jane' celebrates the music of the 1970s

Lisa Baudoin shared a favorite title from her store, Books & Company, in Oconomowoc, Wis. It’s the novel “Mary Jane” by Jessica Anya Blau. The coming-of-age tale is set in the 1970s, and Baudoin says the book captures the feeling of that decade — especially the music. 
by Emily Bright

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'The Rose Code' is a gripping WWII thriller

'The Rose Code' is a gripping WWII thriller

Ask Katy Futrelle — owner of Horton’s Books and Gifts in Carrollton, Ga., — about one of her favorite books to recommend this year and she’ll tell you about Kate Quinn’s novel “The Rose Code.” 
by Emily Bright

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Need a read for kids? 15 suggestions from booksellers — and kids

Need a read for kids? 15 suggestions from booksellers — and kids

MPR recently tapped independent bookstore owners and young readers for recommendations on good books for young people to read right now. Here’s some of the best of what they told us.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: Epic fates and myth in this novel set in ancient Greece

Ask a Bookseller: Epic fates and myth in this novel set in ancient Greece

To wrap up September’s theme of books for kids, teens and in-between, Rosalind Casey of Books of Wonder in Manhattan recommended “Amber and Clay” by Newberry Medal-winning author Laura Amy Schlitz.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: A climate-change driven YA sci-fi

Ask a Bookseller: A climate-change driven YA sci-fi

Lauren Abesames of Wind City Books in Casper, Wyo., loves young adult fiction, and first on her list of recent books to recommend was “The Ones We’re Meant to Find” by Joan He.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: Crime-solving, ghost-hunting pet capers 

Ask a Bookseller: Crime-solving, ghost-hunting pet capers 

This week’s recommendation for kid readers has a “Secret Life of Pets” vibe. Angela Whited of Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul recommends the novel “The Great Ghost Hoax” by Emily Ecton, with spot illustrations by David Mottram.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: A picture book for when it’s hard to get the words out

Ask a Bookseller: A picture book for when it’s hard to get the words out

All September, Ask a Bookseller will be featuring recommendations for kids and teens. First up: Harriett Logan of Loganberry Books in Cleveland, Ohio, recommended the picture book “I Talk Like a River,” with an inventive metaphor that reframes stuttering.
by Emily Bright

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