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

Would you want to know the exact date of your death?

Would you want to know the exact date of your death?

Chloe Benjamin's novel "The Immortalists" follows four young siblings who meet with a traveling psychic. The psychic predicts the date of their deaths -- and that knowledge shapes every decision they make.
by Tracy Mumford

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An author who starts where most others end

An author who starts where most others end

Bookseller Steve Iwanski recommends a novel about "a down-on-his-luck, beat-up old prize fighter, who loses $12,000 that he needed to pay off his ruthless boss." That's only the beginning.
by Tracy Mumford

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A powerful look at black girls' path through the education system

A powerful look at black girls' path through the education system

Clarrissa Cropper said "Pushout" traces how factors at home affect students' "ability to be at school, and be surrounded by the pressures of classmates, teachers, homework."
by Tracy Mumford

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'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second Amendment

'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second Amendment

The national conversation around gun control is dominating the news. Bookseller Alyson Jones Turner recommends a title that dives into America's unique historical relationship with firearms.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Based on a True Story': A creepy, twisty page-turner

'Based on a True Story': A creepy, twisty page-turner

Bookseller Morgan Miller recommends a novel built around a writer who finds sudden success, and a new acquaintance: "It's both very literary, and also just a really good, creepy, twisty thriller."
by Tracy Mumford

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'Black Panther' fans, here's your next read

'Black Panther' fans, here's your next read

If you've been gripped by the excitement of T'Challa, Wakanda, and more, bookseller Jeffrey Blair knows what to put on your reading pile.
by Tracy Mumford

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A novel on the power and pains of sisterhood

A novel on the power and pains of sisterhood

Bookseller Susan Hans O'Connor recommends a novel about two sisters whose bond is tested by mental illness.
by Tracy Mumford

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Where 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'

Where 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'

Emmet Penney recommends a poetry collection that explores how life is "waiting for things to happen ... and sometimes being terrified of what might come your way."
by Tracy Mumford

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A perfect example of 'if these walls could talk'

A perfect example of 'if these walls could talk'

Bookseller Lori Fazio recommends a novel where a family moves into a house, only to discover strong connections to its previous owner.
by Tracy Mumford

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What does it really take to be a writer?

What does it really take to be a writer?

Bookseller Lacy Simons recommends a novel about a writer who decides the key to her success will be to never have children -- but her plan is challenged.
by Tracy Mumford

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