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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.

Norman Mailer and Bill Buckley: An unlikely friendship

Norman Mailer and Bill Buckley: An unlikely friendship

Norman Mailer and Bill Buckley disagreed on nearly every major issue of their time: Vietnam, civil rights, feminism. That didn't stop them from being friends.
by Tracy Mumford

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Roaming and Reading: Coastal Ireland

Roaming and Reading: Coastal Ireland

For this week's Roaming and Reading, author Colin Barrett takes us to scenic but troubled landscapes of the Irish coast.

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'Ghosts' is an eerie, edgy tale of perception and possession

'Ghosts' is an eerie, edgy tale of perception and possession

Paul Tremblay's new novel is, on the surface, a story about a book about a reality show about a real-life event, but reviewer Jason Heller says it becomes an "unsettling conversation about the truth."
by Jason Heller

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How Joseph Stalin's only daughter ended up in Wisconsin

How Joseph Stalin's only daughter ended up in Wisconsin

'Stalin's Daughter' tells the story of Svetlana Alliluyevea, who was born in Moscow in 1926. She died 85 years later, alone and impoverished, in Spring Green, Wis.
by Tracy Mumford

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The lasting impact of your first job

The lasting impact of your first job

Everybody has to start somewhere. "First Jobs" digs into 50 true stories of starting out in the workforce.
by Tracy Mumford

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Dead Poets Society founder to visit 500th grave

Dead Poets Society founder to visit 500th grave

A former teacher who travels the country documenting the final resting places of poets is looking forward to calling attention to African-American poets on a tour of the South.
by The Associated Press

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The Thread Book Club: 'Re Jane'

The Thread Book Club: 'Re Jane'

For June's edition of The Thread Book Club, we're bringing in a pre-eminent polar explorer to discuss an inventive new twist on an old classic.
by Tracy Mumford

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Rich housewives go under the microscope in 'Primates Of Park Avenue'

Rich housewives go under the microscope in 'Primates Of Park Avenue'

These mothers wanted to advocate for their children the best ways they could. It's just that the resources they had at their fingertips and the definition of what was "doing the best for your child" was out of bounds for most of us.

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'The Water Knife' cuts deep

'The Water Knife' cuts deep

Equal parts thriller and alarm call, Paolo Bacigalupi's new novel depicts a future America ravaged by drought.
by Jason Heller

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A library that won't be read for 100 years

A library that won't be read for 100 years

A fledgling forest is growing in Norway. In 2114, it will become a library like none other.
by Tracy Mumford

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