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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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'City Of Clowns' is a dreamlike tale of family and tragedy

'City Of Clowns' is a dreamlike tale of family and tragedy

Author Daniel Alarcón's new graphic novel is adapted from a short story about a young Peruvian journalist who discovers strange links between his father and the impoverished street clowns of Lima.
by Jason Heller

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A new 'Wonder': Magic objects and Antarctica

A new 'Wonder': Magic objects and Antarctica

Minnesota author Nicole Helget's new book for young readers follows a magic quest from Kansas to Antarctica, just before the Civil War.
by MPR News Staff

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Five bestselling authors you may not have heard of

Five bestselling authors you may not have heard of

Many extremely popular women writers of the 19th century are now pretty much forgotten — and gone with the wind.
by Linton Weeks

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John Irving always knows where he's going

John Irving always knows where he's going

Irving says he thinks about each book for a long time -- and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be. His latest novel is 'Avenue of Mysteries.'
by Lynn Neary

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A fictional twist on a national scandal

A fictional twist on a national scandal

Karen Olsson's novel follows a woman who returns home to care for her ailing father, but also in the hopes that she can get him to open up about how the Iran-Contra scandal ended his career.
by Michael Schaub

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Amazon opens its first physical bookstore today

Amazon opens its first physical bookstore today

Amazon launched as an online book retailer in 1995. Twenty years later, the company is opening its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle.
by Tracy Mumford

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J.K. Rowling explores perils of fame in new Robert Galbraith novel

J.K. Rowling explores perils of fame in new Robert Galbraith novel

J.K. Rowling has just published her third mystery as Robert Galbraith. This time, detective Cormoran Strike and his beautiful assistant are battling a serial killer -- and their own dark pasts.

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An in-depth look at the origins of ISIS

An in-depth look at the origins of ISIS

Joby Warrick's book, "Black Flags," reveals the genesis of ISIS and the kick start the terrorist organization got from the 2003 American invasion of Iraq.
by Kerri Miller

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