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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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John Lee Clark is pioneering an emerging language — and culture

John Lee Clark is pioneering an emerging language — and culture

In a culture where people operate at a distance from each other and their surroundings, John Lee Clark advocates for Protactile, a set of practices and language based entirely on touch and designed by DeafBlind people.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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‘Not a badge of honor’: How book bans affect Indigenous literature

For some authors, finding their book on a “banned” list can feel almost like an accolade, putting them right there with classics like “The Bluest Eye” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” But the reality is, most banned books never get the kind of recognition or readership that the most famous ones do.
by Christina Cala, Gene Demby, Leah Donnella, Courtney Stein, Jess Kung, Xavier Lopez, B.A. Parker and Lori Lizarraga

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Twin Cities author releases children’s books celebrating Haitian language and music

Twin Cities author releases children’s books celebrating Haitian language and music

On Saturday Djenane Saint Juste is sharing two children’s books she self-published in three languages: English, French and Haitian Creole, a language she was not allowed to learn in school.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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This year’s longlist for the Booker Prize is here

This year’s longlist for the Booker Prize is here

Longtime writers Claire Messud, Percival Everett and Richard Powers join along with three debut novelists.
by Andrew Limbong

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Sweet Blue Distance’ and ‘The Frozen River’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Sweet Blue Distance’ and ‘The Frozen River’

Call the midwife: Jolie Hughes of Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, N.H., recommends two recent historical fiction books that both feature midwives — one real, one fictional — set at different points within American history.
by Emily Bright

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