Ask a bookseller

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

Ask a Bookseller: Hide
Sam Halter-Rainey at the Book Loft at German Village in Columbus, Ohio, knew right away what his book recommendation of the year was: the novel “Hide” by Kiersten White.
A YA thriller delves into the post-WWII history of Poland and Ukraine
“The Silent Unseen” is set in Poland in 1944. A 16-year-old girl, returning from forced labor in Nazi Germany, discovers that fighting between Polish Resistance and Ukrainian nationals have left her village destroyed.
Ask a Bookseller: "Found Audio" is a creepy fall read
The printed novella “Found Audio” sounds very fitting for our radio-based book series. It’s called “Found Audio,” by N. J. Campbell, and it was published by Two Dollar Radio, a small press in Ohio. 
In “Stay True,” author Hua Hsu confronts his grief over his friend’s death in an honest and raw way.
“A Spoonful of Frogs” was written by Casey Lyall and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol. Angela Whited says she’s already read this book at story time at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, and the book was a hit with listeners of all ages.
"American Born Chinese" by prolific cartoonist Gene Luen Yang was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award back in 2006. Disney released a first look at an 8-episode series based on the novel, starring Michelle Yeoh, among other big-name actors.