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Ask a Bookseller
Looking for your next great read? Ask a bookseller! Join us to check in with independent bookstores across the U.S. to find out what books they’re excited about right now. One book, two minutes, every week. From the long-running series on MPR News, hosted by Emily Bright. Whether you read to escape, feel connected, seek self-improvement, or just discover something new, there is a book here for you.
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- Ask a Bookseller
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coram House’ is a thrilling page-turner
If you’re in a book club, you know that not everyone is going to like every book every time. So, it was a delight for Gina Grinde of Four Pines Bookstore in…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Her Last Breath’ by Taylor Adams
Like many readers of mysteries and thrillers, Jackie Fuchs of The Book Keepers in Hutchinson loves to try to figure out whodunnit and why, and she appreciates…
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Ask a Bookseller: 'Why Fish Don't Exist' by Lulu Miller
Do you love the science-focused, curiosity-driven storytelling on Radiolab? Pallas Erdrich, manager of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis, recommends reading…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wake Now in the Fire’ by Jarrett Dapier
Laura Haave of Content Bookstore in Northfield said one of her top recommendations so far this year is a YA graphic novel called “Wake Now in the Fire“ written…
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Ask a Bookseller: 'Die for Me' by Shirlene Obuobi
Lauren Richards, co-owner of Tropes & Trifles in Minneapolis, recently hosted author Shirlene Obuobi to launch her new paranormal romance novel "Die for Me,"…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ series by Matt Dinniman
Looking to get lost in a fun series this summer? Elizabeth Foster of Inkwell Booksellers Company in Minneapolis says the books that keep flying off her shelves…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Astronaut’ by Oana Aristide
Sarah Brown of Zenith Bookstore in Duluth read an early review copy of Oana Aristide’s novel “Astronaut!” and she has eagerly been awaiting its official…
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Ask a Bookseller: The Raiders of the Arcana series by Jacquelyn Benson
Maria Lockwood of Foxes and Fireflies Booksellers in Superior, Wis., has a suggestion for a great historical fantasy series that will appeal to fans of “The…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Enormous Wings’ by Laurie Frankel
Are you ready to believe a few impossible things? If so, Sue Zumberge of SubText Bookstore in St. Paul recommends the novel “Enormous Wings” by Laurie Frankel…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘One of Us’ by Dan Chaon
On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers across Minnesota and beyond to find out what books they’re most excited about right…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect’ by Gaelynn Lea
On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers across Minnesota to find out what books they’re most excited about right now. Eric…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘We Burned So Bright’ by TJ Klune
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Unicorn Hunters’ by Katherine Arden
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Before the Hunt’ by Barry Lyga
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Left and the Lucky’
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.If…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Lilac People’ by Milo Todd
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Flourish’ by Daniel Coyle
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘This Is Where the Serpent Lives’ by Daniyal Mueenuddin
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Brawler’ by Lauren Groff
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Crow Talk’ by Eileen Garvin
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Theo of Golden’ by Allan Levi
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.A…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser
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.Do…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’ by Grady Hendrix
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘If It Makes You Happy’ by Julie Olivia
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Read This When Things Fall Apart,’ edited by Kelly Hayes
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: A few books for understanding how language gets weaponized
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Begin Again’ by Oliver Jeffers
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Elsewhere Express’ by Samantha Sotto Yambao
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘To the Moon and Back’ by Eliana Ramage
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lightbreakers’ by Aja Gabel
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Road to Tender Hearts’ by Annie Hartnett
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Mona’s Eyes’ by Thomas Schlesser
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Poppy State’ by Myriam Gurba
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Red Notebook’ by Antoine Laurain
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Burner: And Other Stories’ by Katrina Denza
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘I See You’ve Called in Dead’ by John Kenney
Christina Tabereaux of The Snail on the Wall, a bookstore in Huntsville, Ala., recommends the novel “I See You’ve Called in Dead” by John Kenney. The book's…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Dominion’ by Addie E. Citchens
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Auditions for the Fox’ by Martin Cahill
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coming Up Short’ by Robert B. Reich
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Correspondent’ by Virginia Evans
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Mafalda: Book One’ by Quino
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology’
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Little Shrew’ by Akiko Miyakoshi
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: The Mighty Muskrats mystery series by Michael Hutchinson
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: Live at the State Fair
September has begun, and with it, the anticipation of autumn weather, school, and great fall reads. Emily Bright of MPR News spoke with three booksellers about…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Absent in the Spring’ by Agatha Christie re-published
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.If…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Hounding’ by Xenobe Purvis
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘You Better Be Lightning’ by Andrea Gibson
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Bat Kid’ by Inoue Kazuo
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.PJ…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘American Mythology’ by Giano Cromley
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.If…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Fox: A Novel’ by Joyce Carol Oates
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.If…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Sour Cherry’ by Natalia Theodoridou
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Pretender’ by Jo Harkin
David Burton of novel, a bookstore in Memphis, Tenn., recommends his favorite book of the year so far: “The Pretender” by Jo Harkin, which he calls “historical…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Old School Indian’ by Aaron John Curtis
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding’ by Catherine Mack
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The River Has Roots’ by Amal El-Mohtar
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘My Friends’ by Fredrik Backman
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…
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’ by Stephen Graham Jones
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…
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Ask A Bookseller: ‘The Antidote’ by Karen Russell
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…