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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.

The rebound of the indie bookstore

The rebound of the indie bookstore

Listen to local booksellers and book lovers discuss the importance of local shops ahead of Independent Bookstore Day on May 2.
by Tracy Mumford

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Indie Bookstore Day: Where to go, what to read

Indie Bookstore Day: Where to go, what to read

In honor of Independent Bookstore Day on May 2, explore more than 25 Minnesota bookstores -- and their current reading recommendations.
by Tracy Mumford

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The plan to give e-books to low-income kids

The plan to give e-books to low-income kids

President Obama has announced a massive effort with major publishers to make thousands of e-book titles free for low-income kids.
by Cory Turner

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'The World Beyond Your Head:' Trying to concentrate in a digital age

'The World Beyond Your Head:' Trying to concentrate in a digital age

Matthew Crawford's book, "The World Beyond Your Head," discusses the power of concentration in a digital world -- how we've lost it and how we can get it back.
by Tracy Mumford

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Pippi power fuels young Minneapolis authors

Pippi power fuels young Minneapolis authors

If you're not familiar with Pippi Longstocking, Sweden's most adventurous 9-year-old, the second-graders at Bancroft Elementary are happy to fill you in.
by Nikki Tundel

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'Alice in Wonderland' gets new ink

'Alice in Wonderland' gets new ink

Litographs is assembling the world's largest (temporary) tattoo chain, giving each participant a different line from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland.'
by Tracy Mumford

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'Ashley's War' details vital work of female soldiers in Afghanistan

'Ashley's War' details vital work of female soldiers in Afghanistan

The Pentagon says women could be eligible for all combat roles in the military by next year, but some women already have been fighting -- and dying -- for their country.

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Adding horror to literary fiction: Benjamin Percy defies genre lines

Adding horror to literary fiction: Benjamin Percy defies genre lines

"I was born warped," Percy said, about his taste for haunting narratives. His latest novel reimagines the story of Lewis and Clark in a post-apocalyptic future.
by Tracy Mumford

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Literary mysteries: Books that predicted the future

Literary mysteries: Books that predicted the future

Many authors have written about the future with eerie accuracy, predicting everything from waterbeds to the Cold War.
by Tracy Mumford

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