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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.

When 12,000 writers come to town

When 12,000 writers come to town

The continent's largest literary conference is coming to Minneapolis, which means Literary Death Matches and Prince-inspired poetry.
by Tracy Mumford

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Why does the war on drugs persist?

Why does the war on drugs persist?

Drug prohibition, it would seem, hasn't been any more successful than our nation's failed experiment to ban alcohol early in the 20th century.
by Alva Noë

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Artist goes outside the lines with coloring books for grown-ups

Artist goes outside the lines with coloring books for grown-ups

When Johanna Basford first told her publisher she wanted to draw books for adults -- well, she says, "You can imagine how quiet they were."

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'Game of Thrones' author releases chapter from next book

'Game of Thrones' author releases chapter from next book

George R.R. Martin gave fans a sneak peek of what's next in the fantasy series when he posted the first chapter of the forthcoming book on his website.
by The Associated Press

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Listen: Cathy Wurzer remembers Bruce Kramer

Listen: Cathy Wurzer remembers Bruce Kramer

Cathy Wurzer reflects on interviews with Bruce Kramer, the former St. Thomas dean who was diagnosed with ALS. The pair collaborated on a book that was published days before Kramer's death.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mark Seeley's book chronicles Minnesota weather

Mark Seeley's book chronicles Minnesota weather

Minnesotans are known for their fascination with the weather -- and for good reason. The conditions in the state are about as variable and hard to predict as any place on Earth.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Erik Larson on the sinking of the Lusitania

Erik Larson on the sinking of the Lusitania

Erik Larson, author of "The Devil in the White City," turns his attention to the fateful encounter between the ocean liner and a German submarine.
by Tracy Mumford

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Why managing your health means less medicine, not more

Why managing your health means less medicine, not more

Dr. H. Gilbert Welch argues that Americans seek out tests, treatments and attention from doctors and "too many people are being tested and exposed to the harmful effects of the testing process."
by Emily Kaiser

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Book briefs: The best bookmobile ever?

Book briefs: The best bookmobile ever?

Argentina takes the crown for most inventive bookmobile and Amazon puts readers to work finding the next big hit.
by Tracy Mumford

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What really happened at the O.K. Corral

What really happened at the O.K. Corral

It turns out the shootout didn't even happen at a corral. Mary Doria Russell digs for truth in the American myth of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
by Tracy Mumford

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