Ask a bookseller

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

It's a plot that sounds like a Hallmark movie, but the narrator handles it with a knowing wink and a nod, both celebrating and challenges the tropes of romance.
Ask a Bookseller: 'The Lying Life of Adults'
Jean Anne Pugh of Four Seasons Books in Shepardstown, West Virginia, just loves the title of Elena Ferrante’s novel, “The Lying Life of Adults.” Pugh calls the novel an excellent portrait of a teenager “in conflict with her culture and her family.”
Ask a Bookseller: 'The Overnight Guest' is a suspenseful ride
Heather Gudenkauf is both a New York Times Bestselling Novelist and a local favorite at the River Lights Bookstore in Dubuque, Iowa. River Lights bookseller Angela Kircher heartily recommends Gudenkauf’s newest thriller/mystery, “The Overnight Guest.” 
Ask a Bookseller: A summer thriller debut by a Twin Cities author
Jennifer Jubenville of the Bookstore at Fitger’s in Duluth says there’s nothing like a good thriller for a summer read, and she recommends checking out Joshua Moehling’s debut, “And There He Kept Her.”