Booksellers' Picks

Sessalee, a voracious reader and fiction taste-maker, has been buying books for Barnes & Noble for more than two decades. Below are her top reads for the month. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

A born and bred New Yorker, Edward is also an unabashed people-watcher and seasoned book buyer. The Barnes & Noble biography expert, he shares his favorites for this month. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

With books that span continents as well as centuries, Sallye, the resident B&N history expert, delivers a lively mix of straight-up history and historical biography. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

A B&N veteran of more than 15 years' standing, Jules has bought books across a wide range of subjects. He's our choice to suss out the must-read mysteries for the month. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

As the B&N teen book buyer, Brian has made it his business to understand what teens want by carefully studying the market trends. Along the way he's discovered some personal favorites -- and now he's spreading the word. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

Passionate about his specialty, James, the B&N resident sci-fi & fantasy expert for more than a decade, wants to share some of his favorites for the month. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

Inspiration comes in many packages, and Alisa, our self-help buyer, has a knack for finding the best of it -- including books on everything from coping with trauma to effectively balancing work and family life. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

As every good book buyer knows, sedentary jobs that involve lots of time reading won't keep the body in shape. But Edward, our diet and health expert, has a cache of books that may help. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

Sallye, who buys history as well as current affairs for Barnes & Noble, winnows the list of must-reads for the month to a manageable number. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

As Jules, our resident romance expert, can attest, not all romance novels are created equal. With picks ranging from sizzling to truly out-of-this-world, he recommends novels you're sure to love. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.

Brian has had his nose in a book for as long as he can remember. As a kid, he was always making recommendations. He gets to continue doing just that as the B&N Young Readers expert -- only now he has a business card to back it up. Click here for the NOOK Book editions.