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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where The Thread 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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Erin Brockovich says 'Superman's Not Coming' to save our water supply

Erin Brockovich says 'Superman's Not Coming' to save our water supply

The environmental activist and consumer advocate takes a brutally honest look at how mismanagement, chemical spills, mishandling of toxic waste, and even fake studies have damaged U.S. water systems.
by Gabino Iglesias

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New biography admires John Lewis' faith that 'It's all going to work out'

New biography admires John Lewis' faith that 'It's all going to work out'

In “His Truth Is Marching On,” Jon Meacham offers an introduction to one decade in the late congressman's life. The book doesn't quite seek to be more, but this may leave some readers disappointed.
by Michael Schaub

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'Hoax' traces the 'grotesque feedback loop' between President Trump and Fox News

'Hoax' traces the 'grotesque feedback loop' between President Trump and Fox News

CNN correspondent Brian Stelter says the president's "cozy" relationship with Fox News is like nothing he's seen before: "In some ways [Trump] wants to be a television producer more than a president."
by Terry Gross

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Ali Smith brings her seasonal quartet to a close with 'Summer'

Ali Smith brings her seasonal quartet to a close with 'Summer'

In Ali Smith's new novel, she reveals the overarching connections between the characters and themes of her previous three. Critic Heller McAlpin says connection is the great theme of these works.
by Heller McAlpin

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The Thread: Three books to read during the GOP convention

The Thread: Three books to read during the GOP convention

The Republican National Convention starts today. For her Thread must-read, Kerri Miller brings us three more books that will make a political junkie out of anyone!  
by Kerri Miller

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A boy avenges his murdered father, with the help of a magical 'Ikenga'

A boy avenges his murdered father, with the help of a magical 'Ikenga'

Nnedi Okorafor found her superpower — storytelling — when she was a teenager. She draws on her own past and her connection to Nigeria in her latest novel, about a 12-year-old finding his own powers.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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'Luster' shines with sharp wit and dark humor

'Luster' shines with sharp wit and dark humor

Raven Leilani's new novel will make you cringe for all the right reasons. It's an intergenerational, interracial love story with a heart of noir and gallows humor, so honest it will make you squirm.
by Gabino Iglesias

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'Empire of Wild' interweaves mystery and love

'Empire of Wild' interweaves mystery and love

Bookseller Nadine Teisberg of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis is recommending the novel “Empire of Wild” by Cherie Dimaline. Teisberg calls the novel an intriguing mystery and a powerful love story, interwoven with Dimaline’s own Georgian Bay Métis culture and traditions. 
by Emily Bright

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Winning the game of love in 'Loathe At First Sight'

Winning the game of love in 'Loathe At First Sight'

Suzanne Park's debut adult novel is a crackling romance starring a young woman trying to make it in the extremely male-dominated gaming industry — can she find love AND a career? Signs point to yes.
by Denny S. Bryce

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