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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. explores what it means to be American

Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. explores what it means to be American

Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. explores that it means to be American, in conversation with MPR's Kerri Miller for the "Thread" book series. He's the author of "Democracy in Black."
by MPR News Staff

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A man learns the truth about his adoption in 'Everybody's Son'

A man learns the truth about his adoption in 'Everybody's Son'

As a boy, Anton was adopted by a loving, prominent couple. He grows up to be a man of distinction. Then he learns that his adopted dad manipulated his biological mom into giving him up.

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This big book could carry you through the summer

This big book could carry you through the summer

English professor Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn't seen his mother since he was a child. Then one day, he gets a call: She's been arrested in a political protest, and she needs a character witness.
by Tracy Mumford

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'White Fur' is a fable of love, class, money and death

'White Fur' is a fable of love, class, money and death

Jardine Libaire's novel -- more a series of vignettes -- follows two kids from very opposite sides of the tracks who fall hard in love in 1980s New York, and what happens when reality intrudes.
by Jason Sheehan

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'The Dispatcher' is a short stroll in a strange neighborhood

'The Dispatcher' is a short stroll in a strange neighborhood

John Scalzi's new novel imagines the implications of a world where 999 out of 1,000 murder victims pop back into existence, naked, confused and safe in their own beds.
by Jason Sheehan

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David Sedaris on the life-altering and mundane pages of his old diaries

David Sedaris on the life-altering and mundane pages of his old diaries

Sedaris' "Theft by Finding" is a collection of excerpts from those diaries. In it, he revisits major turning points, like how he met his longtime boyfriend and his decision to stop drinking.
by Terry Gross

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'Dandy Lion' rejects young black male stereotypes

'Dandy Lion' rejects young black male stereotypes

"The Dandy Lion Project" focused on black men in cities around the world with an aesthetic that incorporates European and African influences. That project is now a book.
by The Associated Press

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'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher proves an able guide through "Beren and Luthien", his father's haunting tale of a mortal man who falls in love with the daughter of a disapproving Elven King.
by Liza Graham

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Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

In recent years, independent stores have been helped by a variety of factors, from the fall of Borders and the struggles of Barnes & Noble to the leveling off of e-book sales.
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