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Ask a Bookseller: 'Saints of the Household'

23 Sep 2023

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We wrap up our month-long focus on books for kids and teens with a Young Adult (YA) novel set in Minnesota, recommended by a Minnesota bookstore. Mary...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Bathe the Cat'

16 Sep 2023

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All this month on Ask a Bookseller, we're featured books for kids and teens — and the grown — ups who love to read with them. This week's book is ...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Dear Mothman'

09 Sep 2023

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All this month, we're featuring books for kids and teens here on “Ask a Bookseller.” This week's recommendation from Anna Hersh of Wild Rumpus Boo...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Wild Guide to Starting School'

02 Sep 2023

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This month on Ask a Bookseller, we'll be celebrating the start of school by featuring books for kids and teens. Melissa DeMotte of the Well-Read Moose...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Fox and I'

19 Aug 2023

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Julian Karhumaa of Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope, Pa., said he’s still thinking about Catherine Raven’s memoir “Fox and I: An Uncommon Friends...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Horse'

12 Aug 2023

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Alden Graves of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vt., says he generally avoids books about animals, but he's glad he made an exception for G...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Kala' is a rip-roaring thriller

05 Aug 2023

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Matt Nixon of A Capella Books in Atlanta, Ga., has been eagerly awaiting publication of Colin Walsh's debut novel “Kala,” which he says is both an...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Less'

30 Jul 2023

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Melodie Edwards of Night Heron Books & Coffeehouse of Laramie Wyo., recommends “Less” by Andrew Sean Gree, where the protagonist flees a broke...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Chain-Gang All-Stars'

22 Jul 2023

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This week, I spoke with Kathy Burnette of Brain Lair Books, which just celebrated its fifth anniversary in South Bend, Ind. Kathy recommended the nove...

Ask a Bookseller: 'For Her Consideration'

01 Jul 2023

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Claire Bone is one half of the sister pair who own Wild Sisters Book Company in Sacramento, Calif. She recommends the novel “For Her Consideration”...

Ask a Bookseller: 'On the Savage Side'

26 Jun 2023

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Aden Evosirch of the Winchester Book Gallery in Winchester, Va., recommends “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel. It is based on a true unsol...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Racism of People Who Love You'

17 Jun 2023

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Andrea King of Left Bank Books in St. Louis, Mo., recommends the nonfiction read “The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging”...

Ask a Bookseller: 'They're Going to Love You'

12 Jun 2023

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It's one thing to enjoy a book; it's another to sell it to others. The book that Matt Nixon of A Cappella Books in Atlanta, Ga., has loved selling to ...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The English Understand Wool'

03 Jun 2023

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Part of the fun of talking with independent bookstores is hearing about great books from smaller, independent presses. Today's recommendation combines...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Wandering Souls'

27 May 2023

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This week's recommendation comes from Emi Lim Morison of Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Mo. Morison says one of her favorite novels of the year is “W...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club'

12 May 2023

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Amy Erickson of Bluebird Bookshop in Detroit Lakes, Minn., recommended a novel that she called “very much an up-north book.” She loved J. Ryan Str...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Blood Debts' combines family secrets, political intrigue and magic

01 May 2023

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Shelby Devitt of BookPeople in Austin, Texas recommends a contemporary fantasy YA novel, “Blood Debts” by Terry J. Benton-Walker. “It’s a door...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The God of Endings'

23 Apr 2023

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Josh Hames opened his bookstore Other Skies Weird Fiction in West St. Paul in 2022 just in time for Halloween. The store sells high-quality editions o...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Poetics of Wrongness'

15 Apr 2023

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We couldn't get through National Poetry Month without featuring the works of at least one poet on Ask a Bookseller, and this week Evelyn Bauer of Pape...

Ask a Bookseller: David Copperfield reimagined in Appalachia

08 Apr 2023

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Alicia Michielli of Talking Leaves Books in Buffalo, New York recommends the novel “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver. The novel is a fairly...

Ask a Bookseller: A fast-paced thriller dives into Indigenous history, culture

01 Apr 2023

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Kate Schlademan of the Learned Owl Bookshop in Hudson, Ohio, says the novel she recently couldn't put down was Michael Bennett's “Better the Blood.”...

Ask a Bookseller: A picture book that makes busy moms feel seen

25 Mar 2023

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Ashley Valentine is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Rooted MKE, her BIPOC children's bookstore and academic support center in Milwaukee, Wis.,...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Here Goes Nothing'

17 Mar 2023

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The novel that Emily Bennett has been recommending to her customers at Sundance Books and Music in Reno, Nevada is "Here Goes Nothing" by Steve Toltz....

Ask a Bookseller: A mother-daughter story of travel and art

12 Mar 2023

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In the week that included International Women's Day, it felt right to focus on a book that centers on a mother-daughter relationship. The recommendati...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Measure'

04 Mar 2023

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What’s the most un-put-down-able book you’ve read recently? For Susan Kehoe of Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, Del., the answer was Nikki Erl...

Ask A Bookseller: 'Upgrade' blends sci-fi and thriller genres

25 Feb 2023

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An ordinary man, accidentally doused with a mysterious new substance, finds himself gaining new powers. That may sound like a superhero from Marvel or...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Guest Lecture,' a late-night philosophical debate

28 Jan 2023

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Riley Rennhack of Deep Vellum Books in Dallas, Texas is a self-proclaimed “book nerd—not an econ person,” so she was surprised by how much she e...

Ask a Bookseller: Laziness does not exist

12 Jan 2023

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We’re solidly into January, which means many of us have had time to follow up on — or perhaps abandon — New Year’s Resolutions. At a time of y...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year' from April 2022

07 Jan 2023

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An April 2022 book recommendation traveled full circle from Washington state bookstore back to a Minnesota author. Shannon Brown of Wishing Tree Books...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Inheritance'

24 Dec 2022

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It only takes a few transformative poems to make an entire collection glow. For Nathan McDowell of Two Dollar Radio Headquarters — an indie bookstor...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Fathers, Sons and the Holy Ghosts of Baseball'

17 Dec 2022

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You don’t have to live in a small town or even like baseball to enjoy Tommy Murray’s novel, “Fathers, Sons, and the Holy Ghosts of Baseball,” ...

Ask a Bookseller: "Another Appalachia"

13 Dec 2022

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Part of the fun of connecting with independent bookstores all over the country is that we get to hear about books that are local and special to those ...

A YA thriller delves into the post-WWII history of Poland and Ukraine

19 Nov 2022

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Natalie Sanford of Bound Booksellers and Gifts in Franklin, Tenn. recommends a WWII thriller that’s written for—but not limited to—Young Adult r...

Ask a Bookseller: "Found Audio" is a creepy fall read

11 Nov 2022

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Danni Green of Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY loves to read and lift up books by small presses. She’s a big fan of the printed novella “Foun...

Ask a Bookseller: An inventive novel maps our spectacular bodies

01 Nov 2022

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This week’s bookseller recommendation comes from Aubrey Roemmich of Ferguson Books & More in Grand Forks, N.D. The book she couldn’t put down ...

Ask a Bookseller: part memoir, part Ojibwe cultural toolbox

26 Oct 2022

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Gwen Danfelt of Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais, Minn. recommends reading “The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World” b...

Ask a Bookseller: Stay True

22 Oct 2022

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Mallory Melton of BookPeople in Austin, Texas recommends a memoir about friendship and grief by New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, titled “Stay True.”...

Ask a Bookseller: the poetry of desire

15 Oct 2022

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This week, Riley Rennhack of Deep Vellum Books in Dallas, Texas recommends Ann Carson’s classic nonfiction work “Eros, the Bittersweet,” which w...

Ask a Bookseller: A Spoonful of Frogs

24 Sep 2022

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All September, Ask a Bookseller has featured recommendations for kids, and we wrap up this series with a picture book to get you ready for October.“...

Ask a Bookseller: an award-winning graphic novel, soon to be a series

17 Sep 2022

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Jennifer Murvin of Pagination Bookshop in Springfield, Missouri loves the YA graphic novel "American Born Chinese" by prolific cartoonist Gene Luen Ya...

Ask a Bookseller: a portal into a fantastical world

09 Sep 2022

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Think about it: how often do you find a book that has both magical creatures and modern technology? Hannah Amrollahi of The Bookworm in Omaha, Nebrask...

Ask a Bookseller: Middle grades novel examines how history is written, and who gets left out

03 Sep 2022

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All this month, to celebrate the start of school, Ask a Bookseller will focus on great reads for kids and teens.Sara Groves of Longfellow Books in Por...

Ask a Bookseller: Innovative novel explores one 'nuclear' family

24 Aug 2022

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This feature was originally published on June 3, 2022.Ginger Kautz of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina recommends Joseph Han’s debut nov...

Ask a Bookseller: Dorothy Hughes’ classic noir fiction

21 Aug 2022

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Sarah Brown of Zenith Bookstore in Duluth recommends that fans of literary fiction, mystery, and noir search out the work of Dorothy Hughes, whose cri...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Nettle and Bone' is a twisted fairy tale with horror and humor

12 Aug 2022

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Angie Tally of The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, N.C., has been on the lookout for interesting books that aren’t teen coming-of-age stories no...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Book Lovers'

31 Jul 2022

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Angela Kircher of River Lights Bookstore in Dubuque, Iowa, loved immersing herself in the New York book industry world in Emily Henry's latest romance...

Ask a Bookseller: Little Rabbit is a steamy debut

16 Jul 2022

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Bookseller Jason Hong didn't expect to like "Little Rabbit" by Alyssa Songsiridej as much as he did, and now he’s a fan. When he recommends the nove...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Lying Life of Adults'

12 Jul 2022

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Jean Anne Pugh of Four Seasons Books in Shepardstown, West Virginia, just loves the title of Elena Ferrante’s novel, “The Lying Life of Adults.”...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Overnight Guest' is a suspenseful ride

01 Jul 2022

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Part of the fun of the Ask a Bookseller series is getting the local scoop from bookstores across the country. Heather Gudenkauf is both a New York Tim...

Ask a Bookseller: A summer thriller debut by a Twin Cities author

24 Jun 2022

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Jennifer Jubenville of the Bookstore at Fitger’s in Duluth says there’s nothing like a good thriller for a summer read, and she recommends checki...

Ask a Bookseller: a sci-fi romance that steers clear of gender

11 Jun 2022

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Brooklyn Lindsey of Crash Books in Lakeland, Florida calls “This is How You Lose the Time War” a time-traveling love letter. The novel by Amal El-...

Ask a Bookseller: Groundhog’s Day meets freshman year of college

23 May 2022

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Jenny Chou of Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee, Wis., recommends the new YA novel “See You Yesterday” by Rachel Lynn Solomon, which came out May ...

Ask a Bookseller: "Brown Girls" is a poetic chorus of voices

14 May 2022

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Mika Tuzon of Scrawl Books in Reston, Virginia recommends the novel “Brown Girls” by Daphne Palasi Andreades. Tuzon says two aspects of this debut...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Vigil Harbor'

07 May 2022

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Alden Graves of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vt., recommends "Vigil Harbor," a new novel by National Book Award winner Julia Glass.The e...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Ogress and the Orphans' leaves you filled with hope

01 May 2022

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Saturday, April 30, was National Independent Bookstore Day. Many bookstores across the state and the country offered events or specials in-person or o...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Verifiers'

24 Apr 2022

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How do you make sure the person you met through a matchmaking app is who they say they are? In Jane Pek's novel "The Verifiers," you'd hire an amateur...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Lessons in Chemistry'

10 Apr 2022

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Emily Crowe of "An Unlikely Story" in Plainville, Massachusetts was excited to recommend the novel "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. The novel ...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Island Queen' celebrates an ambitious Black woman entrepreneur from history

02 Apr 2022

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If you like the energy and ambition of the musical "Hamilton," Lelia Nebeker of One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., recommends you check out the no...

Ask a Bookseller: 'American War,' set in the future, reflects aspects of today

19 Mar 2022

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Sometimes setting a novel in a different time or place gives an author permission to reflect our contemporary world in a new way. That’s the case fo...

Ask a Bookseller: 'One for the Blackbird and One for the Crow'

16 Mar 2022

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We're continuing our Women's History Month theme on "Ask a Bookseller." This week, Jessica Bohnsack of Sheridan Stationery Books and Gallery in Sherid...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek'

05 Mar 2022

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Have you ever had a book call to you from the shelf? Emily Peterson of Page 42 Bookstore in Spokane, Wash., says she kept being drawn to the novel "Th...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Civilizations' imagines a Europe colonized by Incas and Aztecs

26 Feb 2022

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Sarah Brown of Zenith Bookstore in Duluth has a revisionist history to recommend. "Civilizations: a Novel," by Laurent Binet, asks: What if colonizers...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Unfamiliar Fishes' is delightful and informative

19 Feb 2022

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If you’re a history lover with a desire to escape the Minnesota winter weather, Pat Banning of Bookends in Kailua, Hawaii, has a recommendation for ...

Ask a Bookseller: 2020 captured in words and images

12 Feb 2022

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Jason Reynolds is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and Donna Garban of Little City Books in Hoboken, N.J., says she knows to o...

Ask a Bookseller: 'See Me in the Wonder' is an affirmation of life after loss

05 Feb 2022

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Kathy Gray is the primary bookbuyer for Lark Toys in Kellogg, Minn., and she recommends a picture book by a Midwest artist who walked into her store o...

Ask a Bookseller: A new exploration of America's last slave ship and its legacy

23 Jan 2022

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Jake Reiss of The Alabama Booksmith near Birmingham, Ala., is looking forward to the publication of a nonfiction book on Jan. 25 that he says is sure ...

Ask a Bookseller: Loved the movie? Try reading 'Dune'

24 Dec 2021

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Isaac Frankel of Peregrine Book Company in Prescott, Ariz., has fond memories of picking his father's copy of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel "Dune" off ...

Ask a Bookseller: What does it mean to leave a mark on the world? 

18 Dec 2021

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Freya Shrestha of Old Harbor Books in Sitka, Alaska, can’t forget a novel called “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.”  The book by V. E. Schwab...

Ask a Student: Book series elementary school kids love

09 Dec 2021

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Usually every week for Ask a Bookseller, I check in with indie booksellers all over the country for recommendations. But this week, we’re changing i...

Ask a Bookseller: What does it mean to be a monster? 

27 Nov 2021

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Emil Ferris's graphic novel "My Favorite Thing is Monsters" made a splash when came out in 2017, and it's still Richard Johnston's favorite title to r...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Tiny Americans' follows one family over 40 years

20 Nov 2021

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"I always recommend this book as — if you are from or are aware of dysfunctional families, you will connect with this book."That's the recommendatio...

Ask a Bookseller: ‘I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness’

14 Nov 2021

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Stef Schmidt of Water Street Books in Exeter, N.H., recommends a novel whose title is sure to draw some curious attention on the shelves. It's called ...

Ask a Bookseller: A unique murder mystery

16 Oct 2021

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Leading up to Halloween, Jordyn Stocks of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, Minn., recommended the mystery novel “The Seven and a Half Deaths of Ev...

Ask a Bookseller: A climate-change driven YA sci-fi

18 Sep 2021

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Lauren Abesames of Wind City Books in Casper, Wyo., loves young adult fiction, and first on her list of recent books to recommend was “The Ones We’...

Ask a Bookseller: Crime-solving, ghost-hunting pet capers 

11 Sep 2021

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This week’s recommendation for kid readers has a “Secret Life of Pets” vibe, and it comes from Angela Whited of Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul...

Ask a Bookseller: A picture book for when it’s hard to get the words out

04 Sep 2021

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All September, Ask a Bookseller will be featuring recommendations for kids and teens. First up: Harriett Logan of Loganberry Books in Cleveland, Ohio...

Ask a Bookseller re-sings the tales of Ovid from the women’s points of view

28 Aug 2021

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Autumn Siders of The Country Bookseller in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, recommends a re-telling of Ovid’s collection of ancient myths “Metamorphoses,...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Hola Papi' offers comical memoir in essays

11 Aug 2021

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Katharine Otis of House of Books in Kent, Conn., recommends the comical memoir-in-essays “Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Ot...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Skunk and Badger'

01 Aug 2021

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Linda Crowder of Russell Specialty Books and Gifts in Russell, Kan., recommends the kids’ chapter book “Skunk and Badger,” written by Amy Timber...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The House in the Cerulean Sea' is a feel-good read

10 Jul 2021

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Jolie Hughes of Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, N.H. has a recommendation for people who want a summer read that leaves them feeling good. She po...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Netanyahus'

19 Jun 2021

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Hal Hlavinka of Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., says he's been telling everyone about a new novel by Joshua Cohen, out Tuesday: "The Netanyahus...

Ask a bookseller: 'Honey Girl,' a charming story about finding the love you deserve

12 Jun 2021

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Lauren Nopenz Fairley has seen a surging interest in romance novels during the pandemic at her bookstore, The Curious Iguana, in Frederick, Md. She sa...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'

06 Jun 2021

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Bookseller Dan Carlisle was intrigued the moment he unpacked the box containing new copies of Adam Levin's novel "Bubblegum." The cover was colored an...

Ask a Bookseller: A novel celebrating everyday beauty

22 May 2021

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Stephanie Hochschild of The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois, knows the book that she is recommending sounds quiet and simple, but that doesn’t mean...

Ask a bookseller recommends very short stories — all about ghosts

15 May 2021

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Lia Lent of WordsWorth Books in Little Rock, Ark., recommended “The Ghost Variations,” a flash fiction collection by Kevin Brockmeier.All the stor...

Ask a Bookseller: Read this 'totally gripping' novel set in Nazi-occupied Norway

08 May 2021

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This week’s Ask a Bookseller pick is a historical novel set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Norway. The novel is “White Shadow” by Roy Jaco...

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Solutions and Other Problems’

01 May 2021

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This week, Ask a Bookseller called closer to home, with a recommendation from Charlie Aldrich of Buffalo Books & Coffee in Buffalo, Minn. He recom...

Ask a Bookseller: A mystery without the procedure in 'Picnic in the Ruins'

27 Apr 2021

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Dana Welshans of Snowbound Books in Marquette, Mich., found herself surprised and delighted by the thriller “Picnic in the Ruins” by Todd Robert P...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Witches Steeped in Gold' is a Jamaican-inspired YA fantasy   

27 Apr 2021

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Kalima Desuze of Café con Libros in Brooklyn, N.Y., was a self-described nonfiction reader until 2020, when she fell in love with the imaginative wor...

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Copenhagen Trilogy' introduces Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen to English readers

19 Apr 2021

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We couldn't let April pass by without some focus on poetry, and this week’s recommendation checks both the poetry and memoir boxes. Deborah Reed of ...

Ask a Bookseller: Part memoir, part home redecorating saga

27 Mar 2021

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The book Sandy Koropp of Prairie Path Books in Wheaton, Ill., is "crazy about right now" is part memoir, part home redecorating saga. Its descriptive ...

Ask a bookseller: A picture book about recognizing value where others don’t

20 Mar 2021

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Zsamé Morgan travels across Minneapolis and St. Paul with her bookmobile, Babycake’s Book Stack. She was excited to spread the word about the pict...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Milk Fed,' a novel about self-discovery — and frozen yogurt

13 Mar 2021

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This week’s recommendation comes from Montpelier, Vt., where Claire Benedict is co-owner of Bear Pond Books. Benedict says she devoured the novel “...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Saint X' is not your typical thriller

27 Feb 2021

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Maya Aurichio of Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colo., recommends "Saint X" by Alexis Schaitkin. Aurichio read the book when it came out in 2020 and s...

Ask a Bookseller: A northern Minn. author explores the aftermath of a shooting

20 Feb 2021

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Sally Wizik Wills of Beagle and Wolf Books and Bindery in Park Rapids, Minn., recommends a new book by a local author this week: Doug Mayfield’s “...

Ask a bookseller: 'The Magical Language of Others' gives a compassionate look at mother-daughter relationships

16 Jan 2021

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Amanda Toronto of Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., says she can’t stop thinking about a memoir she read recently: “The Magical Language of Others...

Ask a Bookseller: A master class on writing, reading — and life

09 Jan 2021

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Cat Bock of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn., recommended a brand-new work of literary criticism by George Saunders with a tempting subtitle indeed...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Gods of the Upper Air'

02 Jan 2021

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Joy Vogelgesang of Kona Stories in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, recommended the nonfiction read "Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologi...

Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

18 Dec 2020

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Chuck Neal of Chapters Bookstore in Miami, Okla., recommended a nonfiction title on a ubiquitous topic this week: “Money: the True Story of a Made-u...

Ask a Bookseller: 'Fresh Water for Flowers'

12 Dec 2020

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Maureen Palmer of Redbery Books in Cable, Wis., recommends the novel “Fresh Water for Flowers” by Valérie Perrin, translated from French by Hilde...