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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.

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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.

Shirley Jackson meets Johnny Rotten in 'Dark Blood Comes From The Feet'

Shirley Jackson meets Johnny Rotten in 'Dark Blood Comes From The Feet'

Horror may not be readers' first choice in times like this, but Emma J. Gibbons' new collection, influenced by both punk rock and classic literature, is full of great characters and genuine scares.
by Jason Heller

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A bittersweet moment for Black bookstore owners

A bittersweet moment for Black bookstore owners

As Black booksellers race to meet increased demand for books about race and justice, many are dealing with complicated, sometimes painful feelings about what the new business means.
by Natalie Escobar

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A painful past and ghostly present converge in 'Tokyo Ueno Station'

A painful past and ghostly present converge in 'Tokyo Ueno Station'

Yu Miri's novel, about a homeless man who dies and finds the afterlife much bleaker than he expected, is both mournful and angry, emphasizing the unfairness of poverty with painful contrasts.
by Michael Schaub

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The latest entry in a new wave of memoirs

The latest entry in a new wave of memoirs

Bookseller Derrick Young recommends a memoir that leverages the writer’s sense of humor to address the heavy topics of race and toxic masculinity.
by Emily Bright

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Have questions about voting? A law professor tells you 'What you need to know'

Have questions about voting? A law professor tells you 'What you need to know'

In a new book, Kim Wehle explains voting basics. She tells NPR, "if we don't go to the polls to protect democracy itself, it could fail. And I believe that's what's on the ballot in November."
by Rachel Martin

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'Jesus And John Wayne' explores Christian manhood — and how belief can bolster Trump

'Jesus And John Wayne' explores Christian manhood — and how belief can bolster Trump

Author Kristin Kobes Du Mez says: "It seemed like evangelicals had betrayed their values. But if you look at this longer history of evangelical masculinity and militarism ... this wasn't a betrayal."
by Steve Inskeep

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Macmillan CEO steps back from day-to-day operations

Macmillan CEO steps back from day-to-day operations

John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.
by Petra Mayer

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