Play2min 02secAsk a Bookseller: 'Here Goes Nothing'March 17, 2023 8:00 AMBy Emily Bright"Here Goes Nothing" by Steve Toltz has whispers of the 1990 film "Ghost" and the NBC comedy "The Good Place," rolled up in an original and humorous tale.
Play1min 55secAsk a Bookseller: A mother-daughter story of travel and artMarch 12, 2023 10:00 AMBy Emily BrightThe recommendation comes from Shannon Daniels of Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., who says Jessica Au's novel "Cold Enough for Snow" was her top staff pick this year.
Play2min 19secAsk a Bookseller: The MeasureMarch 4, 2023 9:00 AMBy Emily BrightThis novel asks, "What if you knew exactly how many days you had left?"
Play2min 05secAsk A Bookseller: 'Upgrade' blends sci-fi and thriller genresFebruary 24, 2023 7:36 PMBy Emily BrightColby Faulkner says his store has "Upgrade" shelved in the Science Fiction section, but with its fast-paced plot, it could easily belong with the Thrillers.
Ask a Bookseller: 'River, Sing Me Home'February 18, 2023 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightYani Rodriguez of Copperfish Books in Punta Gordo, Fla., was quick to share her staff pick with Ask a Bookseller. She loves the historical fiction novel “River, Sing Me Home,” by Eleanor Shearer.
Ask a Bookseller: The gothic horror retelling of a Grimm tale February 15, 2023 3:39 PMBy Emily Bright“Juniper & Thorn” is a favorite of Hannah Peterson of the Inquiring Mind Bookstore & Café in Saugerties, New York.
Ask a Bookseller: a graphic novel about a life-changing journey February 4, 2023 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightThis week’s recommendation comes from Qwultultun Robert Goldsmith of Strong Nations, an indigenous-owned bookstore and publisher on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Play1min 56secAsk a Bookseller: 'The Guest Lecture,' a late-night philosophical debateJanuary 28, 2023 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightRiley Rennhack was surprised by how much she enjoyed Martin Riker’s new novel “The Guest Lecture.”
Ask a Bookseller: LA crime fiction at its best January 21, 2023 9:00 AMBy Emily BrightPatrick Millikin is a bookseller at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona, which specializes in mysteries, and the crime novel he’s been waiting for finally hit the shelves this month. It’s “Everybody Knows” by Edgar-award winning author Jordan Harper.
Play2min 03secAsk a Bookseller: Laziness does not existJanuary 12, 2023 2:07 PMBy Emily BrightBookseller Whit Robinson of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia recommends one of her top reads: The nonfiction book “Laziness Does Not Exist” by Dr. Devon Price.