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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.

'A Beginner's Guide To America' shows us the States through new eyes

'A Beginner's Guide To America' shows us the States through new eyes

Roya Hakakian was a teenager when she came to the United States from Iran. She says she hopes her book will help native-born Americans see all the small signs of democracy they don't usually notice.
by Scott Simon

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Ask a bookseller: A picture book about recognizing value where others don’t

Ask a bookseller: A picture book about recognizing value where others don’t

Zsamé Morgan travels across Minneapolis and St. Paul with her bookmobile, Babycake’s Book Stack. She is excited to spread the word about the picture book “Daisy” by Jessixa Bagley, which was published at the start of March. 
by Emily Bright

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'Firekeeper's Daughter' forges a new path between cultures and genres

'Firekeeper's Daughter' forges a new path between cultures and genres

A contemplative exploration of existing between two cultural identities meets fake relationship romance meets backwoods thriller in this powerhouse YA debut from Ojibwe author Angeline Boulley.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with writer N. Scott Momaday

Talking Volumes: A conversation with writer N. Scott Momaday

Award-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday cultivated a boundless imagination as a boy exploring the vast landscape of the American Southwest on horseback. He joined host Kerri Miller for Talking Volumes: Talking Race, a collaboration between MPR and the Star Tribune.
by Kerri Miller

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'Shooting Midnight Cowboy' turns an eye to a dark, problematic masterpiece

'Shooting Midnight Cowboy' turns an eye to a dark, problematic masterpiece

John Schlesinger's flawed drama, the only X-rated film to win an Oscar for best picture, made Jon Voight a star and solidified Dustin Hoffman's status as one of his generation's greatest actors.
by Michael Schaub

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Kazuo Ishiguro draws on his songwriting past to write novels about the future

Kazuo Ishiguro draws on his songwriting past to write novels about the future

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills earlier in his career "as a writer of songs." Ishiguro's new book, Klara And The Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator.
by Terry Gross

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We have much to learn from 'A Place Like Mississippi'

We have much to learn from 'A Place Like Mississippi'

W. Ralph Eubanks' new book examines Mississippi's mighty contributions to American literature, and what writers like Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward can teach us about broader national issues.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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In Amazon's shadow, an America divided in search of 'Fulfillment'

In Amazon's shadow, an America divided in search of 'Fulfillment'

ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has written an economic history of the country, shaped by stories of people living and working in Amazon's shadow as their home cities and states transform around them.
by Alina Selyukh

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The age of automation is now: Here's how to 'Futureproof' yourself

The age of automation is now: Here's how to 'Futureproof' yourself

New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose says we've been approaching automation all wrong. "We should be teaching people ... to be more like humans, to do the things that machines can't do," he says.
by Dave Davies

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