Ask a bookseller

Tom Nissley says the hardest request he gets as a bookseller is when people say: "I want a happy book." But a newly released book fits that bill.

Debut novelists don't always get the respect they deserve, but bookseller Carson Evans is a fan of first-timers. Her fall book pick is "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett.

Bookseller Samantha Flynn can't stop raving about "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. The novel follows a Russian aristocrat who is sentenced to house arrest, for life, in an elegant hotel.

Jean Ann Robison has been selling books for more than 20 years, and this month she's excited about a biography of Winston Churchill's early years, which reads like something out of "Indiana Jones," she said.

This week, a bookseller bogged down by her busy schedule recommends a children's book that reaffirmed her love of reading.

Bookseller Kevin Elliott has a book with an absurd premise for anyone looking for "a little something offbeat." Fans of Neil Gaiman will love it.

Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we have a recommendations for poetry and a haunting novel.

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Denver bookseller takes us back to the U.K. in the 1970s.

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Milwaukee bookseller has the perfect book for every TV lover.

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, Matt Keliher from SubText shares his favorite book of the year so far.