Ask a bookseller

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

May 17, 2019 3:27 AM

Where myth, magical realism and women's bodies mix

"The stories are really inventive, they're often horrifying, beautifully lyrical, just different than anything I've read in a really long time," says bookseller Jen Murvin.

by Tracy Mumford

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May 3, 2019 3:55 PM

An assassin walks into a library

David Enyeart recommends an assassin-filled thriller from South Korea, which offers a biting portrayal of power and corruption.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 26, 2019 4:36 PM

A family road trip story unlike any you've read

Bookseller Matt Keliher recommends a new novel that has one of his favorite scenes in fiction this year.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 19, 2019 12:00 AM

Escaping death -- seven or eight times

Bookseller Carol Price recommends a novel about a woman whose near-death experiences just keep adding up.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 9, 2019 12:00 AM

From Broadway to your bookshelf

Bookseller Susan Smelser recommends a novel based on the critically acclaimed Broadway musical, "Dear Evan Hansen."

by Tracy Mumford

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April 5, 2019 4:13 PM

'Grace and power' on full display in this new story collection

Bookseller Abbey Paxton recommends a short story collection by a debut author whose work "will linger with you for a long time."

by Tracy Mumford

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March 22, 2019 8:32 AM

A space opera with a side of Byzantine history? Let's do this

"The whole time I was reading the book, I felt like I was reliving the experience of reading Frank Herbert's 'Dune' for the very first time," says bookseller Aaron Cance.

by Tracy Mumford

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March 15, 2019 5:58 PM

A myth-like novel that's 'original in its approach to magic'

"It's a powerful, gripping story, and a story you immediately fall into," says bookseller Joe Chevalier.

by Tracy Mumford

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March 8, 2019 12:11 PM

A man looks back on those he lost

Bookseller Vicki Burger recommends a novel that's "just lovely, about how we look back on our lives ... and the people who have been important to us either for good or bad."

by Tracy Mumford