Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'
Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke to Lori Feathers from Interabang Books in Dallas, Texas.Lucy Ellmann may be “the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of,” says bookseller Lori Feathers.Ellmann has more than five books to her name, but she’s lived overseas for decades, making her a relatively unknown name for American readers.Her latest novel, “Ducks, Newburyport,” is changing that. The nearly 1,000-page tome has landed on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize.“I think it’s simply the…
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