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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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'Handmaid's Tale' gets an extended ending

'Handmaid's Tale' gets an extended ending

For a new audiobook edition of her classic dystopian novel, Margaret Atwood has added a little more to the ending.
by Associated Press

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'Luna: Wolf Moon' is a howling good read

'Luna: Wolf Moon' is a howling good read

No one builds worlds like Ian McDonald. In 'Luna: Wolf Moon,' he gives us a lunar colony ruled by five brutal, powerful dynasties, orbiting an Earth wracked by scarcity wars and political squabbling.
by Jason Sheehan

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With this publisher, Native American superheroes fly high

With this publisher, Native American superheroes fly high

Native Realities Press exclusively publishes Native American-made comics, graphic novels and games -- including a reboot of "Tribal Force," widely considered the first all-Native superhero comic book.
by Megan Kamerick

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A thriller for those who loved 'Clueless' and 'Mean Girls'

A thriller for those who loved 'Clueless' and 'Mean Girls'

Bookstore owner Jonathan Sanchez recommends "The Takedown," by Corrie Wang. It's set in a near-future, tech-obsessed Brooklyn, where privacy is a thing of the past.
by Tracy Mumford

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#ThanksForTyping spotlights unnamed women in literary acknowledgments

#ThanksForTyping spotlights unnamed women in literary acknowledgments

A professor shared book acknowledgment pages, where men thanked their wives for typing their manuscripts. #ThanksForTyping soon sparked a conversation on women and their uncredited roles in academia.
by Cecilia Mazanec

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Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Dylan received criticism last fall after greeting the announcement of his Nobel Prize for Literature with silence. It turns out he was just busy revisiting his artistic development.
by Andrew Flanagan

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Author: How the Mall of America could become 'as toxic and uninhabitable as Chernobyl'

Author: How the Mall of America could become 'as toxic and uninhabitable as Chernobyl'

In his new book, "Deadliest Enemy," epidemiologist Michael Osterholm argues that we are more vulnerable to an infectious disease outbreak now than at any other time in history.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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Bob Dylan to receive his Nobel Prize this weekend

Bob Dylan to receive his Nobel Prize this weekend

Dylan declined an invitation last year to the traditional Nobel Prize banquet and ceremony on Dec. 10, pleading other commitments.
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Behind the new literary genre: Cli-fi

Behind the new literary genre: Cli-fi

Cli-fi, or climate fiction, is a growing genre of speculative novels that imagine the consequences of climate change.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Girl in Disguise' is a spunky spy saga

'Girl in Disguise' is a spunky spy saga

Little is known about the real life of Kate Warne, the first female detective in America, but Greer Macallister's romp of a novel paints her as a live wire, an ace in a dangerous man's world.
by Jean Zimmerman

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