Play2min 09secA gateway to Greek mythologySeptember 6, 2019 10:49 AMBy Tracy Mumford“I rarely use the word ‘beautiful’ for fiction,” said bookseller Lillian Schmid. “But this is just really a beautiful novel.”
Play2min 04secIf you love Octavia Butler, Colson Whitehead and Toni MorrisonAugust 30, 2019 2:07 PMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Nialle Sylvan says that Rivers Solomon’s novel earns comparisons to some of the biggest names in literature.
A girl goes missing, but it's not a mysteryAugust 23, 2019 1:43 PMBy Tracy Mumford“It is the most surprising book I have read all year,” says bookseller Emilie Sommer.
Play1min 58secThe intricacies of female friendshipAugust 16, 2019 4:33 PMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Annie Metcalf recommends a novel that offers a "sensual and bold exploration of female love and pain and appetite."
Play1min 52secA very different dragon taleAugust 9, 2019 4:08 PMBy Tracy MumfordThink less magic, more Victorian-era memoir. That’s the twist on this fantasy series following the world’s most respected dragon expert.
Play2min 00secAn 'excruciatingly beautiful' novel from a celebrated poetAugust 2, 2019 4:04 PMBy Tracy MumfordAaron Cance says Ocean Vuong’s novel is simply astounding: “Everything else I read for the rest of this year is going to be measured against this novel.”
Play2min 00secColson Whitehead's new novel 'is the work of a master'July 26, 2019 4:34 PMHow does Colson Whitehead follow up his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel? — with an equally stunning story.
Play1min 43secConstantinople; Michelangelo; ElephantsJuly 19, 2019 11:59 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Matt Keliher recommends a short summer read by one of France's greatest living writers.
Play1min 50secThe absurd, hilarious classic you shouldn't skipJuly 12, 2019 1:00 PMBy Tracy MumfordBrandy O'Briant first reluctantly picked up "The Master and Margarita" in college, but it's one of the novels she continues to re-read.