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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. 

Fulfill your reading resolutions with 6 recommendations from librarian Nancy Pearl

Fulfill your reading resolutions with 6 recommendations from librarian Nancy Pearl

Every once in a while, NPR's go-to books expert sends host Steve Inskeep a big stack of books. They're generally "under-the-radar" reads -- titles she thinks deserve a little more attention.
by Nancy Pearl

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Earthy 'Lotus' is a fascinating flower

Earthy 'Lotus' is a fascinating flower

Lijia Zhang's debut novel -- about a young woman in China who fights her way out of the sex trade to become a teacher -- is sensitively drawn, full of folk wisdom and concise, touching imagery.
by Jean Zimmerman

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25 books becoming movies in 2017

25 books becoming movies in 2017

It's gearing up to be a bookish year at the theaters. Read up on these thrillers, memoirs and young adult hits before the movies come out.
by Tracy Mumford

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What we can learn from 'Washington's farewell'

What we can learn from 'Washington's farewell'

The tradition of giving a goodbye address goes all the way back to the nation's first president. Author John Avlon says George Washington's farewell was remarkably prescient and prophetic.

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Raised in a prison, 'The Warden's Daughter' decides it's time to find a mom

Raised in a prison, 'The Warden's Daughter' decides it's time to find a mom

Cammie O'Reilly lost her mother when she was a baby -- so she seeks out maternal support from female inmates. Author Jerry Spinelli says the book was inspired by a real-life story from his hometown.

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