A new translation reimagines Beowulf, spotlighting female 'warrior'
29 Aug 2020
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Bookseller Anthony Ascione of Brilliant Books in Traverse City, Mich., is excited about a new trans...
'Empire of Wild' interweaves mystery and love
22 Aug 2020
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Bookseller Nadine Teisberg of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis is recommending the novel “Empire of ...
Exploring lives of whales in a time of climate change
08 Aug 2020
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A visit to a magical small town that you don't want to end
02 Aug 2020
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Bookseller Susan Tank of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, Ore., recommends one of her longtime favo...
For fantasy fans looking for their next book series
04 Jul 2020
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The latest entry in a new wave of memoirs
26 Jun 2020
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'A Burning' has booksellers talking
23 May 2020
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Stock up on hot chocolate before reading this book
09 May 2020
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A story of how far people will go for love
24 Apr 2020
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'Woman on the Edge of Time' still captivates
06 Mar 2020
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The history of Wisconsin's love affair with beer
24 Jan 2020
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A hilarious and razor-sharp debut
10 Jan 2020
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The book that just keeps selling
29 Nov 2019
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'A different way of understanding the story'
22 Nov 2019
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A 'beautifully told' family drama
15 Nov 2019
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The stunning memoir that could make Hemingway jealous
01 Nov 2019
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Your perfect Halloween read
25 Oct 2019
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A story of the kidnapped children of Spain
18 Oct 2019
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'An incredible depiction of small town life'
11 Oct 2019
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A dangerous search for a dozen eggs
27 Sep 2019
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The wisdom of Anthony Bourdain
20 Sep 2019
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Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'
13 Sep 2019
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A gateway to Greek mythology
06 Sep 2019
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If you love Octavia Butler, Colson Whitehead and Toni Morrison
30 Aug 2019
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The intricacies of female friendship
16 Aug 2019
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A very different dragon tale
09 Aug 2019
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An 'excruciatingly beautiful' novel from a celebrated poet
02 Aug 2019
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Colson Whitehead's new novel 'is the work of a master'
26 Jul 2019
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Constantinople; Michelangelo; Elephants
19 Jul 2019
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The absurd, hilarious classic you shouldn't skip
12 Jul 2019
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'Beautiful' essays that address race, family, religion and more
28 Jun 2019
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'Great writing, great style, a nice long page turner'
21 Jun 2019
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An 'absolutely wonderful' novel of hidden identities
14 Jun 2019
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'Hands down, it's the best book I've ever read'
07 Jun 2019
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The power of an unforgettable character
31 May 2019
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It begins with a letter in a cemetery
24 May 2019
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Where myth, magical realism and women's bodies mix
17 May 2019
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An assassin walks into a library
03 May 2019
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A family road trip story unlike any you've read
26 Apr 2019
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Escaping death -- seven or eight times
19 Apr 2019
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From Broadway to your bookshelf
09 Apr 2019
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'Grace and power' on full display in this new story collection
05 Apr 2019
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A space opera with a side of Byzantine history? Let's do this
22 Mar 2019
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A myth-like novel that's 'original in its approach to magic'
15 Mar 2019
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A man looks back on those he lost
08 Mar 2019
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What does a father mean when you've never had one?
01 Mar 2019
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What Shakespeare teaches us about tyrants
22 Feb 2019
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The totally fascinating history of ... milk?
15 Feb 2019
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Laughs, loss and a spunky goat come together in a new road-trip novel
08 Feb 2019
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A story collection with characters so vivid 'you inhabit their bones'
01 Feb 2019
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Capturing the 'Voices of Mississippi'
25 Jan 2019
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The personal, the political, the poetic
18 Jan 2019
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The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman
23 Nov 2018
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'Definitely not for the squeamish, but endlessly fascinating'
16 Nov 2018
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This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'
02 Nov 2018
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A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters
26 Oct 2018
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'Woman World': Where the future is female
19 Oct 2018
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A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'
12 Oct 2018
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A 'fresh, unpredictable' Western with a strong female lead
21 Sep 2018
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An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia
14 Sep 2018
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Brash, funny and tender: A new poetry collection for your reading list
07 Sep 2018
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Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and the history of protest
31 Aug 2018
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'The Wedding Portrait' explains activism for a young audience
24 Aug 2018
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An immortal goddess gets her due
18 Aug 2018
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When you suddenly become 'internet famous'
10 Aug 2018
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A look at the history of Canada's residential schools
03 Aug 2018
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Take this book on your next picnic, and hope for rain
27 Jul 2018
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Twist alert: Here's the 'perfect mystery for summer'
20 Jul 2018
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Historical fiction and magical realism meet in Alaska
13 Jul 2018
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This novel is 'a thinker's summer read'
06 Jul 2018
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'The writing is just electric': A bookseller on his favorite read of the year
29 Jun 2018
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A (cute) lesson in how 'you can be different -- and yet still be friends'
08 Jun 2018
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Recipes for a good story
01 Jun 2018
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Murakami mesmerizes with his fiction, but his nonfiction is not to be missed
25 May 2018
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'A good, old-fashioned page turner' from Jennifer Egan
18 May 2018
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An 'elegant, accessible, transcendent, earthy' poetry collection
04 May 2018
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When Teddy Roosevelt went to the Amazon
27 Apr 2018
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If the Civil War ended with zombies
20 Apr 2018
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For Ferrante fans, another story of 'a very strong woman, very well told'
14 Apr 2018
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'You're rooting for the good guys, and you can just smell and breathe the bad guys'
07 Apr 2018
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Would you want to know the exact date of your death?
31 Mar 2018
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An author who starts where most others end
24 Mar 2018
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A powerful look at black girls' path through the education system
17 Mar 2018
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'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second Amendment
10 Mar 2018
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'Based on a True Story': A creepy, twisty page-turner
03 Mar 2018
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'Black Panther' fans, here's your next read
24 Feb 2018
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A novel on the power and pains of sisterhood
10 Feb 2018
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Where 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'
03 Feb 2018
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A perfect example of 'if these walls could talk'
27 Jan 2018
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What does it really take to be a writer?
20 Jan 2018
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In a time of wishes, two books for young readers
13 Jan 2018
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That time you fell in love with a mutant potato
30 Dec 2017
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A brutal crime and the beginning of the FBI
23 Dec 2017
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The best fantasy book ever published?
16 Dec 2017
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'Stephen Florida' is a study in obsession -- and college wrestling
09 Dec 2017
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A book about the "small acts that can turn friends into family"
25 Nov 2017
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Finding humanity in a computer lab
18 Nov 2017
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A road trip novel that dredges up the past
11 Nov 2017
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A cookbook made for tiny, unconventional kitchens
04 Nov 2017
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An 'inventive and engrossing' memoir, 10 years in the making
28 Oct 2017
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