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The Thread® - Books and Literary 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.

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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. 

Seven fantasy and sci-fi recommendations from a diehard reader

Seven fantasy and sci-fi recommendations from a diehard reader

Bookseller Jude Feldman works at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, the city's destination for genre thrills. She has seven recommendations for readers eager to explore new worlds.
by Tracy Mumford

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In 'Dear Fahrenheit 451,' loving books both wisely and well

In 'Dear Fahrenheit 451,' loving books both wisely and well

Librarian Annie Spence's new book is a collection of love letters and breakup notes to the books in her life -- written in a warm, funny, specific voice that skillfully balances reverence and wryness.
by Margaret H. Willison

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A former speechwriter looks back on his 'Hopey, Changey' years with Obama

A former speechwriter looks back on his 'Hopey, Changey' years with Obama

David Litt says writing speeches and jokes for former President Obama was often a delicate task: "There's a whole industry of people trying to take your words out of context."
by Terry Gross

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James McBride's 'Five-Carat Soul' is a gem

James McBride's 'Five-Carat Soul' is a gem

The National Book Award-winning writer's debut story collection includes stories both straightforward and surreal. NPR's critic calls it 'brash, daring and defiantly original.'
by Michael Schaub

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Thread Book Hour: Sherman Alexie on the aftermath of the 'Native American Apocalypse'

Thread Book Hour: Sherman Alexie on the aftermath of the 'Native American Apocalypse'

MPR's Kerri Miller interviews author Sherman Alexie as part of the "Talking Volumes" series at the Fitzgerald Theater. He's written a memoir about his mother, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."
by MPR News Staff

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'Significant Zero': Inside the video game industry

'Significant Zero': Inside the video game industry

Videogame writer Walt Williams describes his Red-Bull-and-Adderal-fueled advancement in a competitive and secretive industry. Critic Jason Sheehan says the book 'plays out ... like a videogame.'
by Jason Sheehan

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A 'completely hypnotic' book to spend the afternoon with

A 'completely hypnotic' book to spend the afternoon with

"I emerged from the book and realized three hours had passed, and I was done with it," said bookseller Vanessa Martini. "I had no idea what had happened to my life."
by Tracy Mumford

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