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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.

New books this week: War, murder and Lionel Richie

New books this week: War, murder and Lionel Richie

This week’s notable book releases promise a veritable potpourri of death — and a celebration of life from one of America's most ubiquitous singers.
by Colin Dwyer

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PEN America warns of rise in books ‘systematically removed from school libraries’

PEN America warns of rise in books ‘systematically removed from school libraries’

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. “A Clockwork Orange” tops their list.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Mafalda: Book One’ by Quino

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Mafalda: Book One’ by Quino

Timothy Otte of Wild Rumpus Books recommends “Mafalda: Book One” by Quino
by Emily Bright

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New books this week: Tales from Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood, and new translations

New books this week: Tales from Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood, and new translations

The truth doesn’t come easy in the latest works of these two household names. Meanwhile, anglophiles now have access to newly translated works by France’s Annie Ernaux and Japanese ex-pat Yoko Tawada.
by Colin Dwyer

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The once famous, trailblazing Minnesota nature writer you’ve probably never heard of

The once famous, trailblazing Minnesota nature writer you’ve probably never heard of

Helen Hoover was a Chicago scientist who moved to a remote cabin on the Gunflint Trail in the 1950s. She wrote several popular books about her experiences and the wildlife she observed. But her fame led her to move away and she largely faded from memory. 
by Dan Kraker

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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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