"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."

In "Little Fires Everywhere," Celeste Ng pits ideals against the realities of "messy human existence."

Bookseller Steve Bercu recommends a book with "astoundingly good writing" about "a story I guess a lot of people have forgotten."

MPR News host Kerri Miller interviews novelists Claire Messud and Nicole Krauss about two of the most highly acclaimed books of 2017, "The Burning Girl" and "Forest Dark."

Coming years after his death, the release of the film "American Assassin" is an emotional event for the author's family.

Danez Smith's latest collection, "Don't Call Us Dead," just landed on the longlist for the National Book Award. The collection explores what it's like to be young, black and gay in America.

Win or lose, the book's Minnesota author is enjoying a major honor.

Four new children's and YA books are being promoted in local bookstores this weekend. Plus, the Art Hounds recommend a show about the legacy of Indian boarding schools, and "Dancing on the Edge."

In her novel "Young Jane Young," Gabrielle Zevin explores the way stories change with the perspective of the listener.

Author Don Winslow writes about police officers who walk the line between "rough justice and tempered mercy."