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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

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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. 

What do Amazon's best-selling books say about America?

What do Amazon's best-selling books say about America?

Reading has always been a political act, and now, Amazon's best-seller list is functioning like a real-time political poll -- split between dissent and support of the new administration.
by Tracy Mumford

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Happy 150th birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Happy 150th birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder

On Feb. 7, 1867, Laura Ingalls was born in a cabin outside Pepin, Wis. Her family's journey across the Midwest became the basis for the "Little House on the Prairie" books, which have sold more than 41 million copies.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Pachinko' is a family saga of exile, discrimination ... and Japanese pinball

'Pachinko' is a family saga of exile, discrimination ... and Japanese pinball

Min Jin Lee's sprawling family epic spans decades and two clashing cultures -- Korea and Japan. It's honest, unadorned writing that acknowledges horror but ultimately carries a message of hope.
by Lynn Neary

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'Glass House' chronicles the sharp decline of an all-American factory town

'Glass House' chronicles the sharp decline of an all-American factory town

Once a bustling town, Lancaster, Ohio, is now beset by unemployment, low wages and drug abuse. Brian Alexander chronicles the rise and fall of his hometown in his new book, "Glass House."

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Athletes deliver life lessons for kids in 'Middle School Rules'

Sean Jensen wasn't thrilled with the "naughty" characters that turned up in his young son's books, so he decided to tap his sports reporting experience to write books featuring real-life role models.
by MPR News Staff

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A spacefarer's next great adventure begins at 'Home'

A spacefarer's next great adventure begins at 'Home'

Nnedi Okorafor's "Binti: Home" is the second installment in her series following a young woman with grand interstellar dreams, who now must reconcile her university experiences with her home culture.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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A family locks itself away after a series of murders

A family locks itself away after a series of murders

Bookseller Kendra Adkins recommends a novel from the underappreciated queen of haunting and horror, Shirley Jackson.
by Tracy Mumford

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