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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread from MPR 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.

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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. 

Tickets are now available for our 26th season. Join award-winning journalist and MPR News host Kerri Miller (and special guest host Catharine Richart) as they talk with authors including Stacey Abrams, Patricia Lockwood, Misty Copeland, John Grisham, and Kate Baer. 

The guilt of a teenage accident: Darin Strauss discusses 'Half A Life'

The guilt of a teenage accident: Darin Strauss discusses 'Half A Life'

When he was in high school, novelist Darin Strauss was involved in car accident that took the life of a classmate. Yet when he left his hometown he rarely spoke of it. His new memoir explores his guilt and attempts to hide the deepest part of his life.

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The battle over teen fiction

The battle over teen fiction

A recent Wall Street Journal article that criticized young adult fiction for being rife with violence and depravity has raised hackles among readers, novelists, and the publishing industry. Midmorning speaks with an author and a librarian about the controversy.

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A father's journey to understand his extraordinary son

A father's journey to understand his extraordinary son

When he was 8 months old, Ian Brown's son, Walker, was diagnosed with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, an extremely rare disorder that left him severely disabled. Ian Brown joins us to discuss his quest to help his son and talk about his new book, "The Boy in the Moon."

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A meditation on men, women and marriage

A meditation on men, women and marriage

Novelist Siri Hustvedt's new novel is about the breakup of a marriage. Just don't ask her if it's autobiographical. She joins Midmorning to talk about "The Summer Without Men," and why readers want to believe that novelists draw from their own lives.

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Is teen fiction too dark?

Is teen fiction too dark?

Young adult literature is a booming genre in the publishing industry, but one reviewer says we should be concerned about how dark and lurid the offerings for adolescent readers have become.

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Love, loss and grief

Love, loss and grief

Writer Francisco Goldman blends memoir and narrative in a new book about the death of his young wife, and his efforts to keep her memory alive.

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Summer reading recommendations

Summer reading recommendations

America's favorite librarian and book-lover joins Midmorning to discuss great summer reads.

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Lavish praise for Lake Superior novel that took 8 years to write

Lavish praise for Lake Superior novel that took 8 years to write

Writing about Lake Superior can be a huge task - just ask Danielle Sosin, a Duluth-based author of "The Long-Shining Waters," a novel which intertwines the stories of three women living next to the big lake at different times in history.
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Film director, author John Sayles and his 'Moment in the Sun'

Film director, author John Sayles and his 'Moment in the Sun'

In his new novel, film director John Sayles examines an extraordinary moment in American history: The turn of the 20th century. He joins Midmorning to discuss the intersection between his writing and his work behind the camera.

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