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

The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman

The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman

There's been plenty written about C.S. Lewis -- but not about the woman he fell in love with, who influenced his work.
by Tracy Mumford

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This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'

This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'

Bookseller Annie Metcalf recommends a novel "for readers who want to be challenged and scared — but are also interested in new voices in translation."
by Tracy Mumford

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A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

In a world scarred by war and sickness, the bartering economy has returned and the unnamed narrator of "Scribe" makes a living writing letters for people. Then a man arrives who asks her to take down his confessions.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Woman World': Where the future is female

'Woman World': Where the future is female

Bookseller Emma Nichols recommends a comic collection centered on a post-apocalyptic world where men have gone extinct, and only women remain.
by Tracy Mumford

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A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'

A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'

"I just finished it the other night, and I have been thinking about it for three days," says bookseller Daley Farr.
by Tracy Mumford

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A 'fresh, unpredictable' Western with a strong female lead

A 'fresh, unpredictable' Western with a strong female lead

A powerful female character can be hard to find in Western fiction, but bookseller Aaron Cance recommends a novel which delivers just that.
by Tracy Mumford

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An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia

An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia

"It's very harsh and it's full of violence and incongruities, but it's also truly fully of the Russian spirit," says bookseller Kate Jacobs, about the novel "A Terrible Country."
by Tracy Mumford

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Brash, funny and tender: A new poetry collection for your reading list

Brash, funny and tender: A new poetry collection for your reading list

Bookseller Danny Caine recommends a poetry collection that offers "a funny and occasionally devastating portrait of life as a first generation Mexican-American."
by Tracy Mumford

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Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and the history of protest

Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and the history of protest

"More than a history of music, this is actually a history of the United States, and of protest in the early twentieth century," says bookseller Ruth Hulbert.
by Tracy Mumford

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