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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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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. 

Harris book paints Walz as authentic, but she cringed at his VP debate performance

Harris book paints Walz as authentic, but she cringed at his VP debate performance

A new book by former Vice President Kamala Harris offers her view of last year’s presidential race and an inside peek at her dealings with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was her Democratic running mate in the quick-turn campaign.
by Clay Masters

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology’ 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology’ 

Bunnie Hilliard of Brave + Kind Bookshop recommends “Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology,” edited by Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova.
by Emily Bright

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12 brand new books NPR can’t wait to read this fall

12 brand new books NPR can’t wait to read this fall

A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here’s what NPR is particularly excited for.
by Andrew Limbong

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Journalist Brian Goldstone talks about America's homeless problem in his new book

Journalist Brian Goldstone talks about America's homeless problem in his new book

It used to be, if you had a job in America, you could usually afford to put a roof over your head. There’s no longer the case, says journalist Brian Goldstone in his sobering new book, “There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Arthur Sze named 25th U.S. poet laureate

Arthur Sze named 25th U.S. poet laureate

Sze is a poet with a lot of acclaim — he's won the National Book Award, was a Guggenheim fellow and was a finalist for the Pulitzer. He aims to promote interest in translated poetry in his new role.
by Andrew Limbong

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Little Shrew’ by Akiko Miyakoshi

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Little Shrew’ by Akiko Miyakoshi

Ashley Robin Franklin of First Light Books in Austin, Texas, recommends “Little Shrew” by Akiko Miyakoshi.
by Emily Bright

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Talking Volumes: Stacey Abrams talks about democracy, the power of of reading and her new novel, 'Coded Justice'

Talking Volumes: Stacey Abrams talks about democracy, the power of of reading and her new novel, 'Coded Justice'

Stacey Abrams launched the 2025 season of Talking Volumes this week, with a warm, funny and inspiring conversation about how to make sense of this disorienting world without losing your humanity or hope.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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4 lives are upended by an impulsive kiss in the epic novel ‘Buckeye’

4 lives are upended by an impulsive kiss in the epic novel ‘Buckeye’

Patrick Ryan’s novel focuses on two married couples and stretches from pre-WWII to the close of the 20th century, capturing both the sweep of history and the mundane particularity of everyday life.
by Maureen Corrigan

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New books out today: A Dan Brown thriller, John Prine bio and World Wide Web memoir

New books out today: A Dan Brown thriller, John Prine bio and World Wide Web memoir

New books this week include “Secret of Secrets” — the sixth installment of “The Da Vinci Code” saga, plus a tech memoir from Tim Berners-Lee and a career-spanning anthology from Terry McMillan.
by Colin Dwyer

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