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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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The most frequently challenged books of 2017

The most frequently challenged books of 2017

Jay Asher's "Thirteen Reasons Why" and Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" top the American Library Association's list of "challenged" books from 2017. The list also includes Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give."
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'No one meant to be in my office': A divorce lawyer's tips on staying together

'No one meant to be in my office': A divorce lawyer's tips on staying together

James Sexton has seen the demise of more than a thousand marriages -- which inspired him to write a new book on how to keep it together. His advice? Keep communicating, and be painfully honest.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Feminist health guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' will stop publishing

Feminist health guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' will stop publishing

The groundbreaking book was first released in the early 1970s. It gave women frank information about then-taboo topics like masturbation, birth control and female sexual anatomy.
by Neda Ulaby and Evie Stone

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'The Recovering' chronicles addiction

'The Recovering' chronicles addiction

Author Leslie Jamison's new memoir of her years of alcoholism walks in the paths of drunken icons like Raymond Carver and John Cheever, describing the effects of intoxicants with gorgeous, exact care.
by Annalisa Quinn

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Poetry Friday: Take a (line) break

Poetry Friday: Take a (line) break

To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Thread is showcasing three poems every Friday from local independent publishing houses.
by Tracy Mumford

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'The Chandelier' is a stop-motion, shaggy dog masterpiece

'The Chandelier' is a stop-motion, shaggy dog masterpiece

Brazilian modernist Clarice Lispector's second novel, written when she was 26, is an essentially story-free story, fragmentary and obsessed with the nature of thought -- but it will carry you away.
by Lily Meyer

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From B-Boys to X-Men: Alt-comics' Ed Piskor goes mainstream

From B-Boys to X-Men: Alt-comics' Ed Piskor goes mainstream

Cartoonist Ed Piskor is best known for his award-winning "Hip Hop Family Tree" series, and for working with alt-comics legend Harvey Pekar. So how did he get Marvel to give him a shot at the X-Men?
by Etelka Lehoczky

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