Play1min 55secOn Douglas Adams's 65th birthday, pick up 'The Hitchhiker's Guide'March 11, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy Mumford"Douglas Adams managed, in a humorous way, to tell universal truths," bookseller David Shuman said of the classic space romp.
Play1min 57secAn unnerving thriller that will stick with you for weeksMarch 4, 2017 4:00 AMBy Tracy Mumford"It's a literary novel and it's a horror novel at the same time," said bookstore owner Michael Herrmann.
Play1min 57secThe story of the 'last true hermit,' who lived alone in the woods for 27 yearsFebruary 25, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordChristopher Knight disappeared into the Maine woods for almost three decades, until someone set a trap for him. A new book tells his story.
Play1min 59sec'The New Jim Crow' and 'The Communist Manifesto': Best-sellers in the age of TrumpFebruary 18, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordRhode Island bookstore owner Anne Marie Keohane said her customers' reading tastes seemed to change overnight, after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Play1min 56secWhat it's like to have -- and lose -- a sisterFebruary 11, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Sarah Bagby recommends Sheila Kohler's memoir about her close bond with her older sister, and choices and events that separated them.
Play1min 53secA family locks itself away after a series of murdersFebruary 4, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Kendra Adkins recommends a novel from the underappreciated queen of haunting and horror, Shirley Jackson.
Play2min 19secWith wisdom, humor and regret, an 85-year-old takes a walkJanuary 28, 2017 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Jenny Lyons says "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk" is a beautiful escape of a novel, and that you'll fall in love with the heroine after only a chapter.
Play1min 55sec'Homesick': An edgy and gritty collection of short storiesJanuary 21, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Tom Lagasse recommends Ottessa Moshfegh's new book of stories, saying it's 'not for the faint of heart.'
Play2min 00secA hard-boiled crime novel with a heavy dose of historyJanuary 14, 2017 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookstore owner Frank Reiss recommends "Darktown," a crime novel set in the weeks after the Atlanta Police Department hired its first black officers.
Play1min 57secYes, he's cranky. Yes, he's a little bitter. But 'Ove' is a hitJanuary 7, 2017 4:00 AMBy Tracy Mumford"When I sell this book, I like to tell people: Keep an open mind, and don't judge him," says Peggy Stout, co-owner of Prairie Pages in Pierre, S.D.
