Bookseller Susan Smelser recommends a novel based on the critically acclaimed Broadway musical, "Dear Evan Hansen."

Austin Kleon thought he might give up writing. Then he developed a list of steps that could keep him on track.

Bookseller Abbey Paxton recommends a short story collection by a debut author whose work "will linger with you for a long time."

"Hope in the Struggle" tells the story of a leader who devoted her life to civil rights.

Modern medicine can help us live longer. But can it help us die well? That's the subject of Sunita Puri's poetic and practical new book, "That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour."

"The whole time I was reading the book, I felt like I was reliving the experience of reading Frank Herbert's 'Dune' for the very first time," says bookseller Aaron Cance.

Twin Cities poet Ed Bok Lee will read from his new collection of poetry, "Mitochondrial Night," on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

"It's a powerful, gripping story, and a story you immediately fall into," says bookseller Joe Chevalier.

Bookseller Vicki Burger recommends a novel that's "just lovely, about how we look back on our lives ... and the people who have been important to us either for good or bad."

"My Sister, the Serial Killer" by Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite captures the dynamics of a seemingly perfect family with a dark secret.