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Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment.

'A different way of understanding the story'

'A different way of understanding the story'

Bookseller Jhoanna Belfer recommends a graphic memoir by Mira Jacob, about the realities of growing up in the U.S. as a person of color.

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A 'beautifully told' family drama

A 'beautifully told' family drama

Bookseller Gwen Danfelt recommends a beautiful novel that weaves together a sense of place with a pressing question of identity.

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Your perfect Halloween read

Prepare yourself, Halloween readers: Bookseller Aaron Cance has the ideal unnerving novel for you.
by Tracy Mumford

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A story of the kidnapped children of Spain

A story of the kidnapped children of Spain

Bookseller Shirley Mullin recommends a deeply research novel about the children stolen from their parents under the Franco regime in Spain.

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'An incredible depiction of small town life'

Bookseller Adah Fitzgeral recommends a novel that’s about “finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.” It revolves around a small town near the coast in North Carolina, and a woman who lives life very much her own way.
by Tracy Mumford

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A dangerous search for a dozen eggs

A dangerous search for a dozen eggs

Bookseller Holly Brooks recommends a novel that follows two men desperately searching for cake ingredients in the middle of the siege of Leningrad.
by Tracy Mumford

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The wisdom of Anthony Bourdain

Bookseller Hans Weyandt recommends a collection of Anthony Bourdain’s interviews, which show the famous chef as the “charming, belligerent, interesting traveler” he was.
by Tracy Mumford

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A gateway to Greek mythology

“I rarely use the word ‘beautiful’ for fiction,” said bookseller Lillian Schmid. “But this is just really a beautiful novel.”
by Tracy Mumford

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