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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.

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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.

Literary mysteries: Laura Ingalls Wilder and serial killers? Not likely

Literary mysteries: Laura Ingalls Wilder and serial killers? Not likely

In 1937, Laura Ingalls Wilder insinuated that her father, "Pa" Ingalls, had been involved in the hunt for some of the first documented serial killers in U.S. history. But was it true?
by Tracy Mumford

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10 books on biking: Manuals, memoirs and something for the kids

10 books on biking: Manuals, memoirs and something for the kids

Bike fever is in full swing. These 10 books roll through the history of cycling and cover everything from conflicts on the road to cross-country journeys.
by Tracy Mumford

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Can a computer write a sonnet? Turing Test gets a creative twist

Can a computer program craft passable prose -- something readers can't distinguish from human-authored stuff? How about poetry, or dance mixes? New contests pose those challenges.
by Joe Palca

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Exploring the 'Wild And Haunting World Of Dolphins'

Exploring the 'Wild And Haunting World Of Dolphins'

In her new book, Susan Casey describes the life of dolphins and details some new threats the animals face, such as organized dolphin kills and man-made sounds in the ocean.

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'The Cartel': The cost of the war on drugs

'The Cartel': The cost of the war on drugs

Don Winslow's new book about the drug trade in Mexico is fictional, but he dedicated it to the many journalists who lost their lives telling the truth.
by MPR News Staff

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'Anxious': Understanding fear and anxiety

'Anxious': Understanding fear and anxiety

Joseph LeDoux explains the science behind fear and anxiety disorders, which affect about 20 percent of the population.
by MPR News Staff

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Book briefs: Bookstore offers refunds for 'Go Set a Watchman'

Book briefs: Bookstore offers refunds for 'Go Set a Watchman'

A bookstore in Michigan is offering refunds for unsatisfied readers, saying "Watchman" should be considered an academic artifact rather than "a nice summer novel."
by Tracy Mumford

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Six friends, a pile of cash and a game with deadly consequences

Six friends, a pile of cash and a game with deadly consequences

'Black Chalk' hinges on a plot twist that we won't give away. But we will say it's the summer thriller we've been waiting for.
by Jason Sheehan

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