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Ask a BooksellerAsk a Bookseller: ‘Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About the World’On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers all over the country to find out what books they’re most excited about right now.For the next few weeks, Ask a Bookseller will feature books of hope and connection. Independent booksellers across the country have recommended titles that span the realms of fiction and nonfiction, celebrating connections with others. Elizabeth Bluemle of The Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vt., recommends a book of very short essays by Vermont author, Thomas Christopher Green. Author of the international bestselling novel...2025-03-0101 min
The Book CaseInci Atrek Lives In Two Worlds at OnceInci Atrek is a debut novelist to watch. We recommend going out and picking up a copy of her debut, Holiday Country, a novel it would be easy to overlook and underestimate. It’s much deeper than it appears at the surface. An intimate portrait of multi-generational mother-daughter relationships, it’s also a story about growing up. Growing up is never easy, but adding two countries of origin and two female role models not born in the U.S. makes it that much harder. We are back interviewing a bookstore this week with The Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vermo...2024-01-1837 min
The Bookshop PodcastTJ KluneSend us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author TJ Klune about his new book In The Lives Of Puppets, the importance of libraries and indie bookshops, the two people who sparked his love of writing, and books! TJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.TJ KluneIn The Lives Of Pupp...2023-02-0650 min