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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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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.

This book of poetry says, 'I have fists,' and the world needs to know

This book of poetry says, 'I have fists,' and the world needs to know

Chinese American poet Jane Wong's new collection, “How Not to Be Afraid of Everything,” grapples with fear and anger at her family's silence about what they suffered in China's Great Leap Forward.
by Jeevika Verma

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Jane Goodall encourages all to act to save Earth in 'The Book of Hope'

Jane Goodall encourages all to act to save Earth in 'The Book of Hope'

The primatologist says it's crucial that young people know how positive action can still shift the frightening trajectories of climate crisis, biodiversity loss and the ongoing global pandemic.
by Barbara J. King

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Ask a Bookseller: A unique murder mystery

Ask a Bookseller: A unique murder mystery

Leading up to Halloween, Jordyn Stocks of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, Minn., recommended the mystery novel “The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton.
by Emily Bright

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Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says all is not lost

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says all is not lost

Don’t despair! That’s the message from climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. There is a path forward when it comes to saving the planet. And it begins with you.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'Why We Fly' flips dusty old cheerleader stereotypes upside down

'Why We Fly' flips dusty old cheerleader stereotypes upside down

In their new YA novel, Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal tell the story of a cheerleading squad whose white captain convinces them to take a knee to protest injustice — and the backlash that follows.
by Alethea Kontis

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Oxford English Dictionary rides the K-wave with a big Korean update

Oxford English Dictionary rides the K-wave with a big Korean update

The influence of Korean culture has reached the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary: 26 new words related to Korean culture were added and 11 words were revised.
by Tien Le

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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson talks home, identity and 'My Monticello'

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson talks home, identity and 'My Monticello'

In her debut book, “My Monticello,” author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson asks what it means to claim a home in a place like Charlottesville, Va., — where whom the city belongs to has long been in question.
by Karen Grigsby Bates

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'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence

'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence

Victoria Chang traces her family history through letter writing in her book, “Dear Memory.” In an NPR interview, she talks facing micro and macro aggressions and staying silent, just like her parents.
by Jeevika Verma, Reena Advani and Rachel Martin

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