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Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean the causal beach read is going anywhere. MPR News host and newscaster Emily Bright spoke with three booksellers from Minnesota about current trends and their favorite reads during a live conversation at the Minnesota State Fair.

Pallas Erdrich, co-manager of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis; Char Klimek, owner of Hearthside Books in Watertown; and Amy Erickson, owner of Bluebird Books in Detroit Lakes, discussed romantasy, BookTok and how Gen Z is saving bookstores.

Click the audio player above to listen to their full discussion and check out the book recommendations below.

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Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean the casual beach read is going anywhere. We spoke with three Minnesota booksellers about what is flying off their shelves.

Minnesota booksellers talk recommendations, BookTok and how Gen Z is saving bookstores

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