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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.

5 new books this week spotlight Joe Biden, the WNBA, rivers, migrants and autofiction

5 new books this week spotlight Joe Biden, the WNBA, rivers, migrants and autofiction

New books out this week look at everything from pressing political concerns — “Original Sin” — to perspective-altering riddles about life itself, like in “Is A River Alive?” and “The Book of Records.”
by Colin Dwyer

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Shigehiro Oishi says a ‘psychologically rich life’ is important to consider in his new book

Shigehiro Oishi says a ‘psychologically rich life’ is important to consider in his new book

There are many ways to live well. In his new book, “Life in Three Dimensions,” psychology professor Shigehiro Oishi says we should consider a psychologically rich life just as important as happiness and meaning.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Where does the ginseng in your tea come from? A new graphic memoir explains the trade

Where does the ginseng in your tea come from? A new graphic memoir explains the trade

Craig Thompson, author of the award-winning graphic memoir “Blankets” returns with its spiritual successor. It’s a look at his childhood growing up on ginseng farms, and the intricate balance of the global ginseng trade.
by Andrew Limbong

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‘Keep trying with curiosity’: New book outlines advice for parents on teens and tech

‘Keep trying with curiosity’: New book outlines advice for parents on teens and tech

Minnesotan Erin Walsh’s new book, “It’s Their World: Teens, Screens and the Science of Adolescence” explores how tech affects the teenage mind — and how adults can help.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘My Friends’ by Fredrik Backman

Ask a Bookseller: ‘My Friends’ by Fredrik Backman

Lori Virelli of Harvey’s Tales of Geneva, Ill., recommends Fredrik Backman’s new novel “My Friends.”
by Emily Bright

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