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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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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.

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If you lose everything you've written, start a new novel

If you lose everything you've written, start a new novel

Nathan Hill's novel "The Nix" is a mother-son story at heart, but it spins through everything from video games to Norwegian folklore, and the 1968 Chicago riots to the Occupy Wall Street movement.
by MPR News Staff

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Everything have meaning in the dream world of 'Vellitt Boe'

Everything have meaning in the dream world of 'Vellitt Boe'

Kij Johnson's new novella follows an unlikely adventurer (and a small black cat) through a world built of dreams. It's a wonder-quest that will hold you spellbound from start to finish.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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Ask a bookseller: The Tattered Cover in Denver

Ask a bookseller: The Tattered Cover in Denver

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Denver bookseller takes us back to the U.K. in the 1970s.
by Tracy Mumford

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Max Ritvo, poet who chronicled his battle with cancer, dies at 25

Max Ritvo, poet who chronicled his battle with cancer, dies at 25

The Los Angeles native was diagnosed at 16 with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects bones and soft tissue in children. He gained wide recognition for his works on fighting the illness.
by The Associated Press

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Ten young adult books adults should read, too

Ten young adult books adults should read, too

"Young adult" is just a label on the shelf — but the battle over who should read YA books rages on.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Rich and Pretty': A summer read with wit and bite

'Rich and Pretty': A summer read with wit and bite

Rumaan Alam's debut novel about the intricacies and envies of a longtime friendship comes from years of observation and eavesdropping.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul author takes home the highest award in sci-fi

St. Paul author takes home the highest award in sci-fi

Naomi Kritzer won a Hugo this weekend for her story, "Cat Pictures Please," about an artificial intelligence who is just trying to help -- but is also wreaking havoc.
by Tracy Mumford

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Newly American 'Dreamers' are torn between love and disappointment

Newly American 'Dreamers' are torn between love and disappointment

Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It's the story of a Cameroonian immigrant couple and the rich, troubled Americans they work for.
by Michael Schaub

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Mysterious, encrypted medieval manuscript set to be published in replica

Mysterious, encrypted medieval manuscript set to be published in replica

Want to try to crack the code of the Voynich Manuscript, written in an unknown language with unrecognizable illustrations? You might soon be able to buy a precise copy of the book ... for some $8,000.

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