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Ask a bookseller

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

Ask a Bookseller: Live at the State Fair

Ask a Bookseller: Live at the State Fair

September has begun, and with it, the anticipation of autumn weather, school, and great fall reads. MPR News host and newscaster Emily Bright spoke with three booksellers from Minnesota about current trends and their favorite reads during a live conversation at the Minnesota State Fair.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Hounding’ by Xenobe Purvis 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Hounding’ by Xenobe Purvis 

Mary Ellen Phillips of Maria's Bookshop in Durango, Colo., recommends The Hounding" by Xenobe  Purvis.
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘You Better Be Lightning’ by Andrea Gibson

Ask a Bookseller: ‘You Better Be Lightning’ by Andrea Gibson

Kara Balcerzak, owner of Bonfire Bookstore & Yarnery in Woodstock, Virginia, recommends “You Better Be Lightning” by Andrea Gibson.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bat Kid’ by Inoue Kazuo

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bat Kid’ by Inoue Kazuo

PJ Moon of The Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kan., recommends “Bat Kid” by Inoue Kazuo.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Sour Cherry’ by Natalia Theodoridou

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Sour Cherry’ by Natalia Theodoridou

Katherine Nazzaro of Porter Square Books in Massachusetts recommends “Sour Cherry” by Natalia Theodoridou.
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Pretender’ by Jo Harkin

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Pretender’ by Jo Harkin

David Burton of novel, a bookstore in Memphis, Tenn., recommends “The Pretender” by Jo Harkin.
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