Chris Steib 9/27/26 Chris Steib 9/27/26

Transom’s Spooky Season Staff Picks

We read horror, thriller, and gothic all year—but we delight in the opportunity to celebrate the darker genres with our customers each fall. Read on for a wide range of genre picks, sure to twist the knife in the side of any reader.

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August Staff Picks

Remember: “August” is both a noun and an adjective. So check out these AUGUST picks from the Transom staff.

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Welcome, Spring

Spring awakens! Read on for staff recs and some exclusive local offers.

Chris Steib 2/16/26 Chris Steib 2/16/26

Snowy Winter Reads

Hunker down and read some hand-picked ficrtion and memoir, plus a call to all local poets and writers—tarry magazine is back for issue #2!

Chris Steib 1/1/26 Chris Steib 1/1/26

Transom’s Most Anticipated Fiction of 2026

Transom Bookshop’s most anticipated fiction of 2026, with new literary fiction (Hernan Diaz, Barbara Kingsolver, Elizabeth Strout) as well as sci-fi and fantasy heavy hitters.

Chris Steib 10/6/25 Chris Steib 10/6/25

Fiction Picks for the Non-Halloween Crowd

Chris’s latest literary fiction picks for those avoiding horror and thriller this Halloween season. PAN by Michael Clune, THE SLIP by Lucas Schaefer, and WALK SOFTLY ON THIS HEART OF MINE by Callie Collins.

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Staff Picks: Spring 2025

Bring on spring!

Chris Steib 11/27/24 Chris Steib 11/27/24

Staff Picks: Best of 2024

The beginning of the end….of the year! Celebrate our 2024 faves.

Chris Steib 10/15/24 Chris Steib 10/15/24

Staff Picks for Halloween 2024 (w/Special Guests!)

Three esteemed writers of horror join the ranks to recommend their favorite spooky books for the season.

Chris Steib 8/20/24 Chris Steib 8/20/24

Staff Picks August 2024

Whimsy, wit, scandal, panic, and fateful first contact—the team leaves no stone unturned with this month's recs.

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Staff Picks July 2024

This month, the team shows off their insatiable curiosity and sense of adventure with a wildly diverse selection of staff picks—from the patient and lyrical, to the light and comical, to the dark and foreboding.