Ask a bookseller

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

February 1, 2025 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘A More Perfect Party‘ by Juanita Tolliver

Makkah Abdur Salaam of Black Garnet Books in St. Paul recommends “A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics” by Juanita Tolliver.

by Emily Bright

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January 18, 2025 4:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Serviceberry' by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Beth Hartung of Pearl Street Books in La Crosse, Wis., recommends “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

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January 11, 2025 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Wealth of Shadows’ by Graham Moore

Rona Brinlee of The BookMark in Neptune Beach, Fla., recommends “The Wealth of Shadows” by Graham Moore.

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January 4, 2025 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blue Sisters’ by Coco Mellors

Stefanie Chow of Stillwater Books in West Warwick, R.I., recommends “Blue Sisters” by Coco Mellors.

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December 21, 2024 4:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees’ by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Rima Parikh of The Thinking Spot in Wayzata, Minn., recommends “Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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December 20, 2024 4:52 PM

Gift ideas for the readers on your list

Looking for book recommendations to round out your gift lists? Ask a Bookseller has you covered.

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December 14, 2024 8:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Let Us Descend’ by Jesmyn Ward

Amy Loewy of the Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans, La., recommends “Let Us Descend” by Jesmyn Ward

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December 7, 2024 9:30 AM

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Modern Poetry’ by Diane Seuss

Julie Schultz of This House of Books in Billings, Montana recommends a book of poetry that made the finalist list for its category of the National Book Awards: Diane Seuss’s “Modern Poetry.”

by Emily Bright