Play2min 16secAsk a Bookseller: part memoir, part Ojibwe cultural toolbox October 26, 2022 3:35 PMBy Emily Bright“The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World” by Anton Treuer was selected as a community read in Cook County in November.
Play2min 02secAsk a Bookseller: Stay True October 22, 2022 8:17 AMBy Emily BrightIn “Stay True,” author Hua Hsu confronts his grief over his friend’s death in an honest and raw way.
Play1min 52secAsk a Bookseller: the poetry of desireOctober 15, 2022 10:32 AMBy Emily Bright“Eros, the Bittersweet” explores the idea that love is bittersweet and that desire is not about having, but wanting.
Play1min 51secAsk a Bookseller: A Spoonful of Frogs September 24, 2022 8:38 AMBy Emily Bright“A Spoonful of Frogs” was written by Casey Lyall and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol. Angela Whited says she’s already read this book at story time at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, and the book was a hit with listeners of all ages.
Play1min 57secAsk a Bookseller: an award-winning graphic novel, soon to be a seriesSeptember 17, 2022 4:50 PMBy Emily Bright"American Born Chinese" by prolific cartoonist Gene Luen Yang was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award back in 2006. Disney released a first look at an 8-episode series based on the novel, starring Michelle Yeoh, among other big-name actors.
Play2min 11secAsk a Bookseller: a portal into a fantastical world September 9, 2022 5:28 PMBy Emily BrightThink about it: how often do you find a book that has both magical creatures and modern technology?
Play2min 06secAsk a Bookseller: Middle grades novel examines how history is written, and who gets left out September 3, 2022 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightSara Groves of Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine, recommends "The Civil War of Amos Abernathy," a middle grades novel by debut author Michael Leali.
Play2min 14secAsk a Bookseller: Innovative novel explores one 'nuclear' family August 24, 2022 5:54 PMBy Emily BrightKautz calls the stylistically innovative novel “part family drama, part ghost story, part coming-of-age and critique of American imperialism in the Pacific.”
Play1min 58secAsk a Bookseller: Dorothy Hughes’ classic noir fictionAugust 21, 2022 8:33 AMBy Emily BrightHer work teems with unreliable narrators, settings that feel like characters, and surprising plot twists--key elements of modern mysteries now.
Play2min 06secAsk a Bookseller: 'Nettle and Bone' is a twisted fairy tale with horror and humorAugust 12, 2022 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightAngie Tally of The Country Bookshop describes T. Kingfisher’s novel “Nettle and Bone” as “a deeply satisfying and darkly funny feminist fairy tale.”