Play2min 06secWhat does it really take to be a writer?January 20, 2018 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Lacy Simons recommends a novel about a writer who decides the key to her success will be to never have children -- but her plan is challenged.
Play1min 53secIn a time of wishes, two books for young readersJanuary 13, 2018 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Carla Ketner has two recommendations that explore the power, magic and consequences of wishes.
Play1min 58secThat time you fell in love with a mutant potatoDecember 30, 2017 4:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordRot is a super confident and very friendly mutant potato who is bound and determined to win "The Cutest in the World" contest. Bookseller Moira Koskey said Rot's story is one of her favorite picture books of the year.
Play2min 04secA brutal crime and the beginning of the FBIDecember 23, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Karen Barros recommends David Grann's book on the murders of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s and 30s: "This book explores those murders, and the birth of the FBI in solving those murders."
Play1min 58secThe best fantasy book ever published?December 16, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Corey Mesler doesn't usually pick up fantasy novels -- but John Crowley's "Little, Big" won him over.
Play1min 44sec'Stephen Florida' is a study in obsession -- and college wrestlingDecember 9, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordDanilo Thomas recommends a novel about a hyper-focused college wrestler, which gives insight into "fringe, marginal sports and what drives people to commit their whole lives to accomplishing these things."
A story with dark turns and terrific proseDecember 2, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Kalyn Beasley recommends "My Absolute Darling," the debut novel by Gabriel Tallent. "If this is any indication of what he can do, I think he's going to do great things."
Play2min 06secA book about the "small acts that can turn friends into family"November 25, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy Mumford"I didn't want it to end. I tell you, anyone who reads this book is going to fall in love with Arthur Truluv, and with his new family as well," said bookseller Vivien Jennings.
Play2min 07secFinding humanity in a computer labNovember 18, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy MumfordBookseller Sarah Hutton recommends a novel that blends a family mystery with the story of a computer learning to be human.
Play1min 53secA road trip novel that dredges up the pastNovember 11, 2017 6:00 AMBy Tracy Mumford"Jesmyn Ward is a genius," said bookseller Melanie McNair. "The whole time I was reading it, I kept thinking: How is she doing this?"