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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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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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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. 

'The Night Clock' ticks with wit, fright and fantasy

'The Night Clock' ticks with wit, fright and fantasy

Paul Meloy's debut novel fuses humor, horror and personal experience; it's the story of a 40-something psychiatric nurse who discovers he's a part of a cosmic battle against the forces of nightmare.
by Jason Heller

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Patricia Highsmith's secret novel is headed to theaters

Patricia Highsmith's secret novel is headed to theaters

Patricia Highsmith is best known for her psychological thrillers like "Strangers on a Train" or "The Talented Mr. Ripley." But a very personal Highsmith novel, originally released under a pseudonym, will soon hit theaters.
by Tracy Mumford

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Author John Irving on his own 'exceedingly boring life'

Author John Irving on his own 'exceedingly boring life'

"You don't get to choose your nightmares," author John Irving told the crowd at Talking Volumes. "You don't get to choose what you're afraid of." His latest novel, his fourteenth, is "Avenue of Mysteries."
by MPR News Staff

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For a year, Shonda Rhimes said 'yes' to all the things that scared her

For a year, Shonda Rhimes said 'yes' to all the things that scared her

The creator of 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Scandal' says despite the success of her shows, her life 'had gotten really small,' so she decided to step out of her comfort zone. 'Year of Yes' is her new memoir.

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John Kinder's "Paying with their Bodies"

In his new book "Paying with their Bodies," John Kinder makes the argument that while the conditions have changed for disabled veterans, the discourse and attitudes surrounding them have not.
by Tom Crann

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'I'll Fly Away': Maximum security prisoners speak

'I'll Fly Away': Maximum security prisoners speak

With the national discussion on criminal justice reform continuing to fill the headlines, MPR News host Kerri Miller recommends a collection of essays written by women in a maximum security facility.
by Kerri Miller

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Beyond 'happily ever after': Cunningham's 'Wild Swan'

Beyond 'happily ever after': Cunningham's 'Wild Swan'

Author Michael Cunningham was fascinated by fairy tales as a child, but he always wondered what happened after the story ended. His new collection, 'The Wild Swan,' tries to answer that question.

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'Twain & Stanley' finds magic in an unlikely friendship

'Twain & Stanley' finds magic in an unlikely friendship

Oscar Hijuelos' posthumously published novel puts fictional flesh on the real-life friendship between Mark Twain and the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.
by Jason Sheehan

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