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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: ‘Scrap’ by Calla Henkel

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Scrap’ by Calla Henkel

Hunter Gillum of Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Iowa, recommends the mystery/crime novel “Scrap” by Calla Henkel.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Spellshop’ by Sarah Beth Durst

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Spellshop’ by Sarah Beth Durst

Ellie Petres of The Book Garden in Bountiful, Utah, recommends “The Spellshop” by Sarah Beth Durst.
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Ask a Bookseller: 'Penance' by Eliza Clark

Ask a Bookseller: 'Penance' by Eliza Clark

Kate Stern of Antigone Books in Tucson, Ariz., recommends "Penance" by Eliza Clark.
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Tree. Table. Book.‘ by Lois Lowry

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Tree. Table. Book.‘ by Lois Lowry

Kristin Nilsen of Big Hill Books in Minneapolis recommends “Tree. Table. Book.” by Lois Lowry
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bitch: On the Female of the Species’ by Lucy Cooke

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bitch: On the Female of the Species’ by Lucy Cooke

On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers all over the country to find out what books they’re most excited about right now. Carolyn Chin of Books on First recommends “Bitch: On the Female of the Species” by Lucy Cooke
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