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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.

Big Books and Bold Ideas

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.

Talking Volumes: Kate DiCamillo on 'The Beatryce Prophecy'

Host Kerri Miller’s second Talking Volumes event of the season took place on Thursday, Sept. 30, with Kate DiCamillo, whose latest book is “The Beatryce Prophecy.”
by Kerri Miller

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'The Rose Code' is a gripping WWII thriller

'The Rose Code' is a gripping WWII thriller

Ask Katy Futrelle — owner of Horton’s Books and Gifts in Carrollton, Ga., — about one of her favorite books to recommend this year and she’ll tell you about Kate Quinn’s novel “The Rose Code.” 
by Emily Bright

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You are what you cook

You are what you cook

In her memoir, “Crying In H Mart,” released earlier this year, author and musician Michelle Zauner explores how cooking helped her understand her identity as a Korean American after her mother's death.
by Alyssa Jeong Perry

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'I, Witness' makes world events visceral for young readers

'I, Witness' makes world events visceral for young readers

A new, nonfiction book series for kids ages 9 to 12 is written by young people who've experienced trauma, including living through Hurricane Maria and facing discrimination and arrest after 9/11.
by Elizabeth Blair

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