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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread from MPR News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

Ask a Bookseller

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.

Big Books and Bold Ideas

Big Books and Bold Ideas is a weekly series hosted by Kerri Miller every Friday at 11 a.m., featuring conversations about books and other literary ideas. Listen to Big Books and Bold Ideas here.

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Sign up for The Thread newsletter to get reading recommendations from Kerri Miller and other bookworms around the MPR newsroom. Find reviews for new releases, as well as hidden gems you may have missed.

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. 

Tickets are now available for our 26th season. Join award-winning journalist and MPR News host Kerri Miller (and special guest host Catharine Richart) as they talk with authors including Stacey Abrams, Patricia Lockwood, Misty Copeland, John Grisham, and Kate Baer. 

'Shooting Ghosts' chronicles war's aftereffects in words and photos

'Shooting Ghosts' chronicles war's aftereffects in words and photos

Marine Sgt. TJ Brennan suffered from memory loss after being injured by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2010. Finbarr O'Reilly captured the event on film. Now the two men have written a memoir.
by Dave Davies

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Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack on 36 years of commentary, caricature

Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack on 36 years of commentary, caricature

Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Steve Sack has captured six presidents as well as countless governors, senators and representatives in his career. His new book is a look back at political history, in caricature.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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In 'The Stone Sky,' some worlds need to burn

In 'The Stone Sky,' some worlds need to burn

N.K. Jemisin won Hugo Awards for the first two volumes of her Broken Earth trilogy. 'The Stone Sky' is a powerful, timely finale to this story of a world built on oppression and exploitation.
by Amal El- Mohtar

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The case for short stories: 'How can you not be satisfied with this one perfect, delicious thing?'

The case for short stories: 'How can you not be satisfied with this one perfect, delicious thing?'

Bookseller Kathryn Harper tore through 'The Tower of the Antilles' in two days. The short story collection is 'ten different, interesting pieces that you put together,' she said.
by Tracy Mumford

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What it's like to be an immigrant in a time of uncertainty

What it's like to be an immigrant in a time of uncertainty

Author Dina Nayeri left Iran when she was ten years old. In a discussion sparked by her new book, "Refuge," listeners called in to share their own stories of immigration, belonging and fear.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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