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Ask a bookseller

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

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Half-White Album'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Half-White Album'

John Hoffsis of Treasure House Books and Gifts in Old Town Albuquerque, N.M., recommends “The Half-White Album” by local author and musician Cynthia J. Sylvester.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Twelve Hours of Christmas'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Twelve Hours of Christmas'

Looking for a new read-aloud Christmas book? Amber Collins of Soul Book Nook in Waterloo, Iowa recommends “The Twelve Hours of Christmas,” written by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Bea Jackson.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'What the River Knows'

Ask a Bookseller: 'What the River Knows'

Amy Jiron of Hearthfire Books in Evergreen, Colo., recommends a visit to the Nile this December, in the form of Isabel Ibañez's novel "What the River Knows."
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Women’s House of Detention’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Women’s House of Detention’

Halee Kirkwood of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis says one of their favorite books from this year is “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison” by Hugh Ryan.
by Emily Bright

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Ask A Bookseller: 'A Rake of His Own'

Ask A Bookseller: 'A Rake of His Own'

In this week’s Ask a Bookseller, Shayne Molt of Indigo Bridge in Lincoln, Neb., recommends the fantasy romance novel “A Rake of His Own” by A.J Lancaster.
by Emily Bright

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