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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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New bookstore on the horizon for downtown Minneapolis

New bookstore on the horizon for downtown Minneapolis

Publisher Milkweed Editions says it will open a nonprofit store this fall in Open Book, a big literary center downtown.

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How the man created the brand in 'Trump Revealed'

How the man created the brand in 'Trump Revealed'

Authors Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish discuss their book "Trump Revealed," which explores Donald Trump's rise as a businessman, political candidate and above all, a brand.

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The best in sci-fi: The 2016 Hugo Award winners

The best in sci-fi: The 2016 Hugo Award winners

Women won big with the Hugo Awards, one of the most prestigious honors in the sc-fi genre. The controversy which has surrounded the Hugos in previous years was mostly drowned out.
by Tracy Mumford

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'The Hike' turns traditional fairy tales inside out

'The Hike' turns traditional fairy tales inside out

Drew Magary's new novel is the strange story of average guy Ben, whose business meeting at a old country hotel turns into a bizarre odyssey through the woods, full of giant crickets and talking crabs.
by Jason Sheehan

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Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Milwaukee bookseller has the perfect book for every TV lover.
by Tracy Mumford

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Amy Schumer bares her soul in 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'

Amy Schumer bares her soul in 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'

Schumer's new essay collection is revealing, packed with personal diary entries going back to her preteen years -- and funny. But she doesn't shy away from difficult topics like her sexual assault.

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'Homegoing' traces the roots of slavery on both sides of the ocean

'Homegoing' traces the roots of slavery on both sides of the ocean

Yaa Gyasi's novel winds its way from eighteenth-century Ghana to modern day America, following the descendants of two half-sisters separated by history and violence.
by Tracy Mumford

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Riveting 'Obelisk Gate' shatters the stillness

Riveting 'Obelisk Gate' shatters the stillness

N.K. Jemisin continues the story of the Stillness -- a world constantly rocked by quakes, and the rare, gifted people who can control them -- in a second volume even more engrossing than the first.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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The Library Olympics: How fast can you book it?

The Library Olympics: How fast can you book it?

How do librarians find the fastest and quickest-minded among them? With a little Speed Sorting and Cart Racing.
by Tracy Mumford

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How the Burger Court shaped today's conversations on race and crime

How the Burger Court shaped today's conversations on race and crime

St. Paul native Warren Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 until 1986. Many think of this as a time in which "nothing happened" on the Supreme Court, but a new book explores the Burger Court's lasting influence.
by MPR News Staff

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