Brandy O'Briant first reluctantly picked up "The Master and Margarita" in college, but it's one of the novels she continues to re-read.

Author Rich Karlgaard argues that we need a late bloomer revolution.

"I feel like everyone can see themselves reflected in this book, but also learn from something completely new," said bookseller Allison Punch.

"You kind of fall in love with the heroine," said bookseller Darryl Peck. "Which is always a nice way to make it through a summer read."

"I want to bring the contribution of poetry of the tribal nations to the forefront and include it in the discussion of poetry," says Harjo, an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and a native of Tulsa, Okla.

The Bhagavad Gita may be 2,500 years old, but it contains wisdom that comes in useful at the grocery store.

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog" follows two characters in a fancy French apartment building who keep their true selves hidden.

Think about your most deeply held political belief. Could you love someone who adamantly and passionately disagreed with it? In this special episode, host John Donvan sits down with Arthur Brooks, one of America's leading political thinkers, to discuss a bold premise: loving your enemies.

Could you name the best book you've ever read? Could you pick just one? Bookseller Wesley Minter has his ready.

Writer David Sedaris will read from his latest collection of work in Duluth Thursday night. The essays in the book "Calypso" are funny at times and deeply sad at others as Sedaris wrestles with life.

From military fumbles to astonishing memoir to ghost stories on the frontier, this list of summer reads takes wild detours.

A new book uses nuance and personal story to explore themes of race, identity and trauma.

Bookseller Lori Fisher loves the characters in this novel so much, she even dressed up as one for Halloween.

Bookseller Rayna Nielsen recommends a young adult novel that follows two teenagers caught up by letters exchanged at a gravestone.

Porter will read from his new book Monday in Minneapolis, in conversation with Graywolf publisher Fiona McCrae. He describes the small, Minnesota-based press as a mighty, mighty force.

From humble beginnings in Hudson, Wis., the Little Free Library movement now reaches around the world, and it's celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend.

"The stories are really inventive, they're often horrifying, beautifully lyrical, just different than anything I've read in a really long time," says bookseller Jen Murvin.

David Enyeart recommends an assassin-filled thriller from South Korea, which offers a biting portrayal of power and corruption.

Bookseller Matt Keliher recommends a new novel that has one of his favorite scenes in fiction this year.

The book by Octavia Butler at first frightened off the musician Toshi Reagon, and then drew her in.

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."