Ask a bookseller

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

August 29, 2020 7:00 AM

A new translation reimagines Beowulf, spotlighting female 'warrior'

This week, bookseller Anthony Ascione of Brilliant Books in Traverse City, Mich., recommends Maria Dahvana Headley’s brand-new translation of the classic epic poem “Beowulf.”

by Emily Bright

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August 22, 2020 8:00 AM

'Empire of Wild' interweaves mystery and love

Bookseller Nadine Teisberg of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis is recommending the novel “Empire of Wild” by Cherie Dimaline. Teisberg calls the novel an intriguing mystery and a powerful love story, interwoven with Dimaline’s own Georgian Bay Métis culture and traditions.

by Emily Bright

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August 8, 2020 12:00 PM

Exploring lives of whales in a time of climate change

Bookseller Stephen Sparks of Point Reyes Books in Point Reyes Station, Calif., recommends the nonfiction work “Fathoms: The World in the Whale” by author Rebecca Giggs.

by Emily Bright

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August 2, 2020 8:14 AM

A visit to a magical small town that you don't want to end

Bookseller Susan Tank of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, Ore., recommends one of her longtime favorites, the 2010 novel "Mink River" by Brian Doyle.

by Emily Bright

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July 4, 2020 1:26 PM

For fantasy fans looking for their next book series

Bookseller Jody Hardy recommends a series that has drawn comparisons to the works of Patrick Rothfuss and George R.R. Martin.

by Emily Bright

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June 26, 2020 4:06 PM

The latest entry in a new wave of memoirs

Bookseller Derrick Young recommends a memoir that leverages the writer’s sense of humor to address the heavy topics of race and toxic masculinity.

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May 23, 2020 4:06 PM

'A Burning' has booksellers talking

“This is a novel of modern India that should be required reading for anyone who reads to seek a greater understanding of the world,” said bookseller Emilie Sommer.