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

This big book could carry you through the summer

This big book could carry you through the summer

English professor Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn't seen his mother since he was a child. Then one day, he gets a call: She's been arrested in a political protest, and she needs a character witness.
by Tracy Mumford

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A brilliant novel told through ten conversations

A brilliant novel told through ten conversations

"I think it's so disarming because it's so simple, and yet I kept re-reading 'Outline.' I kept going back to it and being spellbound by how brilliant it is," said bookseller Richard DeWyngaert.
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'If you ever want to understand the immigrant experience,' read this book

'If you ever want to understand the immigrant experience,' read this book

Angela Maria Spring picked up Daisy Hernandez's memoir thinking she would just read the first few chapters. By the time she finished, she was crying on the phone to her mother.
by Tracy Mumford

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'A little bit dark, a little bit odd, always absolutely beautiful': The short stories of Carys Davies

'A little bit dark, a little bit odd, always absolutely beautiful': The short stories of Carys Davies

Bookstore owner Lisa Sharp doesn't usually pick up short story collections; she prefers a full-length novel. But Carys Davies's stories broke that streak.
by Tracy Mumford

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