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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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'Magical Negro' carries the weight of history

'Magical Negro' carries the weight of history

Morgan Parker's new poetry collection explores the ways African-American lives are affected by historical events, even though they may have happened decades or centuries ago.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Lies are illegal in the 'Golden State' of Ben Winters

Lies are illegal in the 'Golden State' of Ben Winters

In his new book, the author imagines a world where officers known as Speculators track down liars, in a cross between a dystopian novel and a classic detective story.
by Lynn Neary

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'Enchantee' casts a delightful spell

'Enchantee' casts a delightful spell

Gita Trelease's new novel follows a young woman trying to support her family in Paris on the eve of the French Revolution, using trickery and a little real magic to disguise herself as an aristocrat.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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In 'The Night Tiger,' fantastic beasts of colonial Malaysia

In 'The Night Tiger,' fantastic beasts of colonial Malaysia

Yangsze Choo's second novel features a disembodied finger, Chinese dancehalls of the 1930s and weretigers. For the author, it's a book of parallel worlds: the supernatural and the real.

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Reader suggestions: Books we should teach in schools

Reader suggestions: Books we should teach in schools

The decision to pull two books from reading lists for Duluth's high school students has sparked discussion about what literature should be required reading. We've compiled a list of books that MPR News readers said they'd recommend high school students be required to read.
by Sara Porter

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'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is a beast of a book

'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is a beast of a book

Our critic likens reading Marlon James' new epic fantasy to being slowly eaten by a bear that occasionally cracks jokes -- painful and strange, but upsettingly beautiful for all that.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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'Brave, Not Perfect' speaks to the scarcity of women in tech

'Brave, Not Perfect' speaks to the scarcity of women in tech

In a new book, Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code joins a chorus of voices warning of devastating consequences if girls don't partake in tech -- and suggesting girls should be encouraged to take risks.
by Jasmine Garsd

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In 'Spirit of Science Fiction,' seeds of a great career

In 'Spirit of Science Fiction,' seeds of a great career

Roberto Bolano's early novel, about the adventures of two young Chilean writers fleeing the Pinochet dictatorship, reads like a dress rehearsal for his masterwork "The Savage Detectives."
by Lily Meyer

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