Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?

The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where The Thread 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 every Friday at 11 a.m., featuring conversations about books and other literary ideas. Listen to Big Books and Bold Ideas here.

Sign Up for The Thread® Newsletter

Sign up for The Thread newsletter to get reading recommendations from Kerri Miller and other bookworms around the MPR newsroom. Find reviews for new releases, as well as hidden gems you may have missed.

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. 

Rebecca Scherm's 'Unbecoming' is Kerri's book pick

Rebecca Scherm's 'Unbecoming' is Kerri's book pick

Debut novelist Rebecca Scherm crafts a tale of forgeries and frauds in the art world.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota Writers Week: Jonathan Odell

Minnesota Writers Week: Jonathan Odell

Minnesota transplant Jonathan Odell brings Mississippi to life in his novels.
by Tracy Mumford

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Illustrating a dark family history

Illustrating a dark family history

Boy meets girl, boy makes bombs. Illustrator Nina Bunjevac captures her parent's dramatic history in a new graphic memoir "Fatherland."

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota Writers Week: William Kent Krueger

Minnesota Writers Week: William Kent Krueger

Novelist and crime writer William Kent Krueger joins The Daily Circuit for Minnesota Writers Week.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Marianne Cooper on 'Cut Adrift: Families in Insecure Times'

Marianne Cooper on 'Cut Adrift: Families in Insecure Times'

Cooper looks at the connection between financial stress and emotional duress that more families are enduring as the divide between rich and poor widens.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
The unstoppable tradition of the book club

The unstoppable tradition of the book club

From secret meetings to Oprah Winfrey, book clubs have a rich and storied history. Now Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's on the scene.
by Tracy Mumford

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Art Hounds: Mpls. mystery and Granite Falls art

Art Hounds: Mpls. mystery and Granite Falls art

This week we travel to Granite Falls for photographs of the prairie, examine Bertolt Brecht's treatment of women, and check out John Gaspard's novel "The Ambitious Card."
by Marianne Combs

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Molly Guptill Manning on 'When Books Went to War'

Molly Guptill Manning on 'When Books Went to War'

Molly Guptill Manning's book explores the extraordinary role literature played in World War II.
by Tracy Mumford

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!