Ask a bookseller

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

Ask a Bookseller: A few books for understanding how language gets weaponized 
With the surge of ICE operations in Minnesota now in its third month, indie bookstore owners in the Twin Cities and beyond say that customers are coming in looking for three things: community, books to help them understand what's happening, and books to help them escape.  
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Begin Again’ by Oliver Jeffers
Timothy Otte of Wild Rumpus Books in Minneapolis recommends “Begin Again” by Oliver Jeffers.
Ask a Bookseller: ‘To the Moon and Back’ by Eliana Ramage
Angel Horne of Two Friends Bookstore in Bentonville, Arkansas, recommends the novel "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage.
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lightbreakers’ by Aja Gabel 
Shannon Guinn-Collins of Bookworks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recommends "Lightbreakers" by Aja Gabel. 
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead
Alena Bruzas of Francie & Finch Bookshop in Lincoln, Neb., recommends “Wilder Weather” by Barbara Boustead.