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

'A good, old-fashioned page turner' from Jennifer Egan

'A good, old-fashioned page turner' from Jennifer Egan

Bookseller Linda Kass says you "always learn something in a Jennifer Egan novel." In Egan's latest, the subjects range from searching for bodies underwater to running a nightclub.
by Tracy Mumford

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When Teddy Roosevelt went to the Amazon

When Teddy Roosevelt went to the Amazon

Bookseller Jinny Amundson pulls a good read from the backlist with a tale of adventure and Teddy Roosevelt.
by Tracy Mumford

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If the Civil War ended with zombies

If the Civil War ended with zombies

Bookseller Jessica Cox recommends a novel that imagines an alternate history, where the dead rose up at the Battle of Gettysburg, triggering a zombie apocalypse.
by Tracy Mumford

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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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