Ask a Bookseller: ‘Smothermoss’ by debut author Alisa Alering
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. Christina Rosso-Schneider of A Novel Idea on Passyunk in Philadelphia, Penn., recommends a “fever dream of a novel” that’s risen to the top of her list so far this year. The novel is called “Smothermoss” by debut author Alisa Alering. “It gives very Shirley Jackson or Samantha Hunt kind of vibes, which I’m here for,” says Rosso-Schneider about this sister story set in 1980s Appalachia. Our two sisters in question are as different as…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.