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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.

Trio of books shows a Southeast Asia caught between world powers

Trio of books shows a Southeast Asia caught between world powers

Three regional experts agree there's no desire in Southeast Asia to pick Washington over Beijing. U.S. strategy should look through the lens of the region itself — not just focus on containing China.
by Nishant Dahiya

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New book details Prince's life 'on and off the record'

New book details Prince's life 'on and off the record'

Neal Karlen’s new memoir "This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey On and Off the Record," details a complicated relationship with a complex man.
by Euan Kerr

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Poetry escapes the beauty bind in 'Wound from the Mouth of a Wound'

Poetry escapes the beauty bind in 'Wound from the Mouth of a Wound'

In her debut collection, poet torrin a. greathouse explores what it means to be both trans and disabled, and the ways beauty can be a trap for trans women — so why not write towards ugliness?
by Jeevika Verma

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Barry Lopez, acclaimed author who tied people to place, dies at 75

Barry Lopez, acclaimed author who tied people to place, dies at 75

Barry Lopez — who won a National Book Award in 1986 for “Arctic Dreams” — wrote about his travels to remote places. But his writings aren't just travelogues; they remind us of how precious life on Earth is, and of our responsibility to care for it. Lopez died Friday at age 75.
by Dave Blanchard

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Minnesota author Peter Geye on ‘Northernmost’

Minnesota author Peter Geye on ‘Northernmost’

Novelist Peter Geye described the inspiration behind his family saga, the undercurrent of angst within relationships and how time forces us to reflect on the legacies we leave behind.
by Kerri Miller

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The Thread: Three books to expand scientific understanding

The Thread: Three books to expand scientific understanding

For this week’s Thread: Kerri Miller finishes a series this to give more attention to authors you might not have heard about, and would be great ideas for the holiday season. If you have someone in your life who loves science, here are some your last-minute, gift-giving recommendations!
by Kerri Miller

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Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

Chuck Neal of Chapters Bookstore in Miami, Okla., recommended a nonfiction title on a ubiquitous topic this week: “Money: the True Story of a Made-up Thing,” by Jacob Goldstein of NPR’s Planet Money.
by Emily Bright

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New book explores fragments of humanity’s past

New book explores fragments of humanity’s past

Fossils are the subject of a Minnesota author’s book that delves into humanity’s origins and the quest to find the oldest skeleton ever.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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