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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.

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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.

Romance meets the real world in 'Real Men Knit'

Romance meets the real world in 'Real Men Knit'

This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Kwana Jackson, author of a romance that doesn't leave real life behind.
by Karen Grigsby Bates

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'Vote for Our Future' answers kids' questions about elections

'Vote for Our Future' answers kids' questions about elections

Ask a Bookseller wraps up its monthlong focus on books for young readers with a recommendation for a picture book that teaches kids about elections. Bookseller Christian Nardi of the kids' bookstore Bee Hive in Santa Fe, N.M., recommends "Vote for Our Future" by Margaret McNamara and Micah Player.
by Emily Bright

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Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates

Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates

Newton Minow speaks about the history and future of presidential debates in the “Discourse Disrupters” series from Intelligence Squared.

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'Conditional Citizens' examines what it means to be an American

'Conditional Citizens' examines what it means to be an American

Laila Lalami's new book is “Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America.” She says conditional citizens — of which she's one — are people sometimes embraced by America, other times rejected.
by Noel King

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In a 'Coast-To-Coast Roast,' Colin Quinn finds humor in the state we're in

In a 'Coast-To-Coast Roast,' Colin Quinn finds humor in the state we're in

As a veteran stand-up comedian, Quinn has spent decades on the road, performing in 47 out of the 50 states he now affectionately eviscerates in his new book, “Overstated.”
by Elizabeth Blair

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Poirot's the star, but his sidekick shines in 'Kingfisher Hill'

Poirot's the star, but his sidekick shines in 'Kingfisher Hill'

The latest installment in the Hercule Poirot franchise — now being written by Sophie Hannah — is a masterful, multilayered puzzle in which Poirot's assistant Inspector Catchpool plays a key role.
by Vikki Valentine

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A book that gives you 'Some Kind of Happiness' on lonely, blue days

A book that gives you 'Some Kind of Happiness' on lonely, blue days

We're continuing our September focus on great books for kids and teens. This week, Britt Margit of Second Star to the Right Books in Denver, Colo., recommended "Some Kind of Happiness" by Claire Legrand.
by Emily Bright

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