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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

Ask a Bookseller

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. 

Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore focused on succession, not just survival

Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore focused on succession, not just survival

Known for its vast selection and knowledgeable sales staff, the Tattered Cover is a Denver institution. Now, after 40 years, the store's longtime owner is passing the reins to a new generation.
by Scott Horsley

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Privilege and pressure: A memoir of growing up black and elite in 'Negroland'

Privilege and pressure: A memoir of growing up black and elite in 'Negroland'

In her memoir, 'Negroland,' Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in 1950s Chicago. She says it was a world of sophistication -- and snobbery.

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Do real spies write the best spy novels?

Do real spies write the best spy novels?

Spy by day, author by night. Many bestselling spy novels are the product of authors' real experiences in espionage and international intrigue.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Child Garden' gives the cozy mystery a shot of caffeine

'Child Garden' gives the cozy mystery a shot of caffeine

Tight-laced Gloria Harkness says she's no Miss Marple, but she can't help picking at the threads of a murder mystery. Especially when it involves the care at the home where her disabled son lives.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Lighter than air: An end-of-summer comics collection

Lighter than air: An end-of-summer comics collection

We've got the perfect selection of comics to help you wring the last bits of sunlight out of summer: plenty of heroism and romance, but nothing too heavy.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'Fear of Dying' asks: Can you go zipless at 60?

'Fear of Dying' asks: Can you go zipless at 60?

Author Erica Jong famously explored female sexuality in 1973's 'Fear of Flying.' In her new novel, she writes about how the need for sex, touch and connection doesn't diminish when you get older.

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Fall reads: Three new books not to miss

Fall reads: Three new books not to miss

In the publishing world, fall is known as "big book" season. This mix of fiction and non-fiction are at the top of my must-read stack.
by Kerri Miller

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Salman Rushdie: These days, 'everyone is upset all the time'

Salman Rushdie: These days, 'everyone is upset all the time'

"Everything I write upsets somebody," Rushdie tells NPR's Scott Simon. His latest book, 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights,' sweeps the reader into a turbulent, magical, mythological world.

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Why are we drawn to heirloom fruits and veggies? They're 'Edible Memory'

Heirloom foods have grown in popularity, making their way into gardens, farms, farmers markets and restaurants. A sociologist says they offer a powerful emotional and physical connection to the past.
by Eliza Barclay

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