Play1min 58sec'You're rooting for the good guys, and you can just smell and breathe the bad guys'April 7, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordAnne Water recommends a "great, atmospheric story that sucks you into the world" of Appalachia.
Play1min 44secWould you want to know the exact date of your death?March 31, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordChloe Benjamin's novel "The Immortalists" follows four young siblings who meet with a traveling psychic. The psychic predicts the date of their deaths -- and that knowledge shapes every decision they make.
Play1min 54secAn author who starts where most others endMarch 24, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Steve Iwanski recommends a novel about "a down-on-his-luck, beat-up old prize fighter, who loses $12,000 that he needed to pay off his ruthless boss." That's only the beginning.
Play1min 35secA powerful look at black girls' path through the education systemMarch 17, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordClarrissa Cropper said "Pushout" traces how factors at home affect students' "ability to be at school, and be surrounded by the pressures of classmates, teachers, homework."
Play1min 57sec'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second AmendmentMarch 10, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordThe national conversation around gun control is dominating the news. Bookseller Alyson Jones Turner recommends a title that dives into America's unique historical relationship with firearms.
Play1min 52sec'Based on a True Story': A creepy, twisty page-turnerMarch 3, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Morgan Miller recommends a novel built around a writer who finds sudden success, and a new acquaintance: "It's both very literary, and also just a really good, creepy, twisty thriller."
Play1min 36sec'Black Panther' fans, here's your next readFebruary 24, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordIf you've been gripped by the excitement of T'Challa, Wakanda, and more, bookseller Jeffrey Blair knows what to put on your reading pile.
Play1min 48secA novel on the power and pains of sisterhoodFebruary 10, 2018 12:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Susan Hans O'Connor recommends a novel about two sisters whose bond is tested by mental illness.
Play1min 53secWhere 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'February 3, 2018 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordEmmet Penney recommends a poetry collection that explores how life is "waiting for things to happen ... and sometimes being terrified of what might come your way."
Play1min 56secA perfect example of 'if these walls could talk'January 27, 2018 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Lori Fazio recommends a novel where a family moves into a house, only to discover strong connections to its previous owner.