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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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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. 

'Sourdough' rises like a good loaf

'Sourdough' rises like a good loaf

Robin Sloan's latest is a beautiful, small, sweet, quiet book that takes a deep dive into the world of food, underground restaurants and markets, and the magic power of a good sourdough starter.
by Jason Sheehan

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Nathan Englander says his new book is 'a turducken of a novel'

Nathan Englander says his new book is 'a turducken of a novel'

Nathan Englander describes his novel as 'a political thriller that's wrapped up in a historical novel that's really a love story that ends up being an allegory.'

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Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

The author's books are set in the poor, black Mississippi community where she grew up, a place where, she says, "the past bears very heavily on the present."
by Melissa Block

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'The Burning Girl' takes on all the 'Girl' stories

'The Burning Girl' takes on all the 'Girl' stories

Edgar Allan Poe once wrote that the death of a beautiful woman is 'unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.' In her new book, Claire Messud responds: Not to us women.
by Annalisa Quinn

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'My Absolute Darling' is hard to read, harder to put down

'My Absolute Darling' is hard to read, harder to put down

Gabriel Tallent's devastating debut novel about a young girl and her abusive but charismatic father has memorable characters, the pacing of a thriller, and still manages to work in some light moments.
by Michael Schaub

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I saved every letter you wrote me: The Library of Congress digitizes Hamilton

I saved every letter you wrote me: The Library of Congress digitizes Hamilton

For fans of Hamilton and history alike, the Library of Congress has put the hippest founding father online by digitizing Alexander Hamilton's papers and making them available on the Library's website
by Lynn Neary

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The lives of those within 'The Force'

Author Don Winslow writes about police officers who walk the line between "rough justice and tempered mercy."
by Kerri Miller

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Take a walk on the wilder side of death with 'Reincarnation Blues'

Take a walk on the wilder side of death with 'Reincarnation Blues'

Michael Poore's new novel is surprisingly goofy for a book about dying. It's the story fishing guide Milo, who's just been eaten by a shark. Oh, and he's in love with Death, who's also named Suzie.
by Jason Sheehan

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