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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.

Kerri's book pick is 'The Art Thief' audio book

Kerri's book pick is 'The Art Thief' audio book

Art history, intrigue and a voice made for mystery come together in "The Art Thief" audio book.

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Louise Erdrich wins Library of Congress fiction prize

Louise Erdrich wins Library of Congress fiction prize

Librarian of Congress James Billington told The Associated Press that Erdrich's novels have uniquely explored the cultural challenges faced by Native Americans and mixed-race Americans.
by Jon Collins

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'State Of Terror': Where ISIS came from and how to fight it

'State Of Terror': Where ISIS came from and how to fight it

Two experts on terrorism explain the rise of ISIS and what it will take to defeat the group in their new book "ISIS: The State Of Terror."

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March Madness: Battle of the Books

March Madness: Battle of the Books

When your favorite childhood books go head to head, who will win? "Harriet the Spy" or "Harry Potter"?

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A look back at Minnesota's 'boy governor' Harold Stassen

A look back at Minnesota's 'boy governor' Harold Stassen

Stassen was one of the youngest people in the nation ever elected governor. Minnesota voters put the moderate Republican in office back in 1938, when he was only 31 years old.

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Fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett dies at 66

Fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett dies at 66

Pratchett, best known for his Discworld series and collaborations with Neil Gaiman, died at home Thursday.
by Tracy Mumford

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Roaming and Reading: Havana, Cuba

Roaming and Reading: Havana, Cuba

Paul Reyes discusses "the Cuba you can look forward to."
by Tracy Mumford

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Remember card catalogs?

Remember card catalogs?

Enterprising book lovers turn the library relics into art.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Epitaph' is Kerri's book pick

'Epitaph' is Kerri's book pick

Mary Doria Russell returns to the Wild West with her new novel about what really happened at the O.K. Corral.

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America's $3 trillion health care bill

America's $3 trillion health care bill

Steven Brill's new book investigates why the Affordable Care Act may have been doomed from the start.
by Tracy Mumford

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