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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. Listen to Ask a Bookseller to find your next favorite book.

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Talking Volumes

Talking Volumes is an annual event series featuring notable authors in conversation about their new books. Presented by MPR News and The Minnesota Star Tribune. 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Sarah DiMaria of Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana, recommends Rachel Hochhauser’s debut “Lady Tremaine.”
by Emily Bright

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How ancient stones helped megalith-hunter Fiona Robertson stay grounded through grief

How ancient stones helped megalith-hunter Fiona Robertson stay grounded through grief

Self-professed megalith hunter Fiona Robertson started writing her new book, “Stone Lands,” even before her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But writing about her love of Britain’s ancient stones steadied her after his loss.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir “Persepolis” in Chicago Public Schools.
by Tahneer Oksman

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A glimpse of Iran, through the eyes of its artists and journalists

A glimpse of Iran, through the eyes of its artists and journalists

Understanding one of the world’s oldest civilizations can’t be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Daniyal Mueenuddin pulls from his life for an upstairs-downstairs novel set in Pakistan

Daniyal Mueenuddin pulls from his life for an upstairs-downstairs novel set in Pakistan

Daniyal Mueenuddin’s new novel, “This is Where the Serpent Lives,” is set in near-modern Pakistan and explores the connections between a wealthy family and the servants they employ.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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This novel about family drama is so good you may want to re-read it immediately

This novel about family drama is so good you may want to re-read it immediately

Allegra Goodman's new novel is called “This Is Not About Us,” but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.
by Maureen Corrigan

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