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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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Sign up for The Thread newsletter to get reading recommendations from Kerri Miller and other bookworms around the MPR newsroom. Sam Stroozas rounds up local events and Minnesota book news you may have missed.

Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where host Emily Bright 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.

Big Books and Bold Ideas

Big Books and Bold Ideas is a weekly series hosted by Kerri Miller and produced by Kelly Gordon every Friday at 11 a.m., featuring conversations about books and other literary ideas. Listen to Big Books and Bold Ideas here.

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.

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Women of Good Fortune’ by Sophie Wan

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Women of Good Fortune’ by Sophie Wan

Mojade Adejokun of Paper Hearts Bookstore in Little Rock, Ark., recommends the novel "Women of Good Fortune" by Sophie Wan for your next fun summer read.
by Emily Bright

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Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’

Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’

One of the hottest novels of the summer, Rachel Khong’s “Real Americans” is about love and expectations, mystery, privilege and dreams.   
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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In Dakota County, public libraries rethink their role to meet needs beyond books

In Dakota County, public libraries rethink their role to meet needs beyond books

Minnesota libraries still hold books and host story time, but they’re also trying to meet new public demands for digital titles, remote worker space, Wi-Fi and social services. In Dakota County, officials are remaking their library system in real time.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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A new novel about a ‘sandwich’ generation explores middle age and senior synchronized swimming

A new novel about a ‘sandwich’ generation explores middle age and senior synchronized swimming

St. Paul author Sarah C. Johns’ debut novel features three generations of women with a unique family history, and the stars of the show are in their late 50s and and 70s. And they’re working together to ready a team for a senior synchronized swimming competition.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Hula’ by Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Hula’ by Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes

Jhoanna Belfer of Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, Cal., recommends the novel “Hula” by Jasmine ‘Iolani Hakes.
by Emily Bright

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The shadow fighters of the Civil War

The shadow fighters of the Civil War

Historian Patrick O’Donnell spotted an intriguing roadside marker and then spent six years researching a part of the Civil War long forgotten. His new book, “The Unvanquished,” tells the story shape-shifting spies, fearless guerilla fighters and military leaders straight out of a movie.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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4 crime and suspense novels make for hot summer reading

4 crime and suspense novels make for hot summer reading

There’s something about the shadowy moral recesses of crime and suspense fiction that makes those genres especially appealing as temperatures soar. Here are four novels that turn the heat up.
by Maureen Corrigan

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