Book Picks - Northshire Books and Odyssey Bookshop

By Joe Donahue

Published March 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM EST

This week's Book Picks comes from Mike Hare of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs and Manchester Center, VT and Robin Glossner of Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA.

Robin Glossner:

Crucible by John Sayles
Kin by Tayari Jones
Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
Brawler by Lauren Groff

Mike Hare:

Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
Upward Bound by Woody Brown
American Rambler by Isaac Fitzgerald
Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
Kings and Pawns by Howard Bryant
Everyday is Sunday by Ken Belson

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