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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.

What it's like to have -- and lose -- a sister

What it's like to have -- and lose -- a sister

Bookseller Sarah Bagby recommends Sheila Kohler's memoir about her close bond with her older sister, and choices and events that separated them.
by Tracy Mumford

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A family locks itself away after a series of murders

A family locks itself away after a series of murders

Bookseller Kendra Adkins recommends a novel from the underappreciated queen of haunting and horror, Shirley Jackson.
by Tracy Mumford

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With wisdom, humor and regret, an 85-year-old takes a walk

With wisdom, humor and regret, an 85-year-old takes a walk

Bookseller Jenny Lyons says "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk" is a beautiful escape of a novel, and that you'll fall in love with the heroine after only a chapter.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Homesick': An edgy and gritty collection of short stories

'Homesick': An edgy and gritty collection of short stories

Bookseller Tom Lagasse recommends Ottessa Moshfegh's new book of stories, saying it's 'not for the faint of heart.'
by Tracy Mumford

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A hard-boiled crime novel with a heavy dose of history

A hard-boiled crime novel with a heavy dose of history

Bookstore owner Frank Reiss recommends "Darktown," a crime novel set in the weeks after the Atlanta Police Department hired its first black officers.
by Tracy Mumford

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Yes, he's cranky. Yes, he's a little bitter. But 'Ove' is a hit

Yes, he's cranky. Yes, he's a little bitter. But 'Ove' is a hit

"When I sell this book, I like to tell people: Keep an open mind, and don't judge him," says Peggy Stout, co-owner of Prairie Pages in Pierre, S.D.
by Tracy Mumford

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Weekend reading: A teenage girl stumbles into an arson club

Weekend reading: A teenage girl stumbles into an arson club

Bookseller Jason Foose, of Tempe, Ariz., recommends a novel that's part thriller, part coming-of-age story.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: Print in Portland, Maine

Ask a bookseller: Print in Portland, Maine

Josh Christie's recommendation of the moment is for "the first book that's a deep dive into the activists of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police on the other side of these conflicts."
by Tracy Mumford

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