Ask a bookseller

November 18, 2017 6:00 AM

Finding humanity in a computer lab

Bookseller Sarah Hutton recommends a novel that blends a family mystery with the story of a computer learning to be human.

by Tracy Mumford

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November 11, 2017 6:00 AM

A road trip novel that dredges up the past

"Jesmyn Ward is a genius," said bookseller Melanie McNair. "The whole time I was reading it, I kept thinking: How is she doing this?"

by Tracy Mumford

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November 4, 2017 6:00 AM

A cookbook made for tiny, unconventional kitchens

Bookseller Katharine Nevins recommends a cookbook that features recipes dreamed up in the tiniest of spaces.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 28, 2017 6:00 AM

An 'inventive and engrossing' memoir, 10 years in the making

The night before her father died, 18-year-old Jeannie Vanasco promised she would write a book for him. "The Glass Eye" is that book.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 21, 2017 6:00 AM

'Beautiful Darkness': A dark story, gorgeously illustrated

People think working as a bookseller means you get to read at work. Not so much. Ronald Davis picked up "Beautiful Darkness" just to page through it, and ended up devouring the whole thing.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 14, 2017 6:00 AM

Strange occurrences in a rainy Irish valley are just the beginning

"The Good People" jumps off from an old account of strange happenings in "this peculiar valley, a very claustrophobic place."

by Tracy Mumford

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October 7, 2017 6:00 AM

A 'hypnotic,' 'pointillistic' novel

David Enyeart recommends a new novel by British writer Jon McGregor: "He's not very well known in this country yet, but I think he certainly will be."

by Tracy Mumford

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September 30, 2017 12:00 AM

Seven fantasy and sci-fi recommendations from a diehard reader

Bookseller Jude Feldman works at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, the city's destination for genre thrills. She has seven recommendations for readers eager to explore new worlds.

by Tracy Mumford

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September 23, 2017 12:00 AM

A 'completely hypnotic' book to spend the afternoon with

"I emerged from the book and realized three hours had passed, and I was done with it," said bookseller Vanessa Martini. "I had no idea what had happened to my life."

by Tracy Mumford