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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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

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Sign up for The Thread newsletter to get reading recommendations from Kerri Miller and other bookworms around the MPR newsroom. Sam Stroozas rounds up local events and Minnesota book news you may have missed.

Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where host Emily Bright 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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Big Books and Bold Ideas is a weekly series hosted by Kerri Miller and produced by Kelly Gordon every Friday at 11 a.m., featuring conversations about books and other literary ideas. Listen to Big Books and Bold Ideas here.

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.

You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls

You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls

Polly is tired of being told "that's not what girls do." Then she meets a woman running for president, who makes a pinkie promise with her to always remember that girls can do anything.
by Samantha Balaban

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How much do you really know about Daniel Boone?

How much do you really know about Daniel Boone?

Daniel Boone’s legend is grand and filled with exaggerations. But the true story of his life is just as amazing as the tall tales. Join Kerri Miller for a discussion with author Matthew Pearl
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The House in the Cerulean Sea' is a feel-good read

Ask a Bookseller: 'The House in the Cerulean Sea' is a feel-good read

Jolie Hughes of Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, N.H. has a recommendation for people who want a summer read that leaves them feeling good. She points them toward TJ Klune's novel "The House in the Cerulean Sea."

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Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Robert Costa's book “Peril,” which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.
by Terry Gross

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A novel ended George Rabasa's writing career — and then jolted it back to life

A novel ended George Rabasa's writing career — and then jolted it back to life

George Rabasa’s novel “Undressing Lavinia,” the story of a Mexican woman facing cancer in Minnesota, was so tough to get down on the page, he quit writing entirely. Then a chance glance on his computer gave the book and his writing a new lease on life.
by Euan Kerr

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In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."
by Sharon Pruitt-Young, Audie Cornish, Matt Ozug and Courtney Dorning

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Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Whether you’re looking to send a chill up your spine or uncover the secret of the vampire next door, look no further. We’ve rounded up five titles by independent booksellers recommended to get you in the right spirit for the season. 
by Emily Bright

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