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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: Star Line Books in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Ask a Bookseller: Star Line Books in Chattanooga, Tenn.

This week, a bookseller bogged down by her busy schedule recommends a children's book that reaffirmed her love of reading.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: 57th Street Books in Chicago

Ask a bookseller: 57th Street Books in Chicago

Bookseller Kevin Elliott has a book with an absurd premise for anyone looking for "a little something offbeat." Fans of Neil Gaiman will love it.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: Prairie Lights in Iowa City

Ask a bookseller: Prairie Lights in Iowa City

Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we have a recommendations for poetry and a haunting novel.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: The Tattered Cover in Denver

Ask a bookseller: The Tattered Cover in Denver

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Denver bookseller takes us back to the U.K. in the 1970s.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Milwaukee bookseller has the perfect book for every TV lover.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ask a bookseller: SubText in St. Paul

Ask a bookseller: SubText in St. Paul

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, Matt Keliher from SubText shares his favorite book of the year so far.
by Tracy Mumford

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