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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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Tickets are now available for our 26th season. Join award-winning journalist and MPR News host Kerri Miller (and special guest host Catharine Richart) as they talk with authors including Stacey Abrams, Patricia Lockwood, Misty Copeland, John Grisham, and Kate Baer. 

A Syrian refugee family's resettlement in the U.S. is captured in graphic novel

A Syrian refugee family's resettlement in the U.S. is captured in graphic novel

“Welcome To The New World” begins in 2016 when the Aldabaans arrive on election day — and wake up in Donald Trump's America. Author Jake Halpern began to document the newcomers in a comic strip.
by Deborah Amos

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'His Very Best' calls Jimmy Carter 'perhaps the most misunderstood president'

'His Very Best' calls Jimmy Carter 'perhaps the most misunderstood president'

Jonathan Alter tells Carter's life story beautifully and with admirable fairness — while it's evident that he admires Carter, he treats the former president as a real person, as flawed as anyone else.
by Michael Schaub

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A lead prosecutor on Mueller's team weighs in on where the investigation fell short

A lead prosecutor on Mueller's team weighs in on where the investigation fell short

Federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann says the Mueller investigation was fundamentally shaped by the president's power to fire the team and to pardon key witnesses. His new book is “Where Law Ends.”
by Dave Davies

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'Leave The World Behind' Is A Signature Novel For This Blasted Year

'Leave The World Behind' Is A Signature Novel For This Blasted Year

A family on vacation opens the door of their remote Airbnb rental one night to an older couple who claims to be the home's owners. Rumaan Alam's thrilling novel is about race, class and self-delusion.
by Maureen Corrigan

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