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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.

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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.

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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.

Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse

Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opens a brand new production of Macbeth this weekend - and that makes some people a little nervous. In some circles Shakespeare's bloody tragedy is believed to be cursed.
by Euan Kerr

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'The Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies

The author's son says Salinger died of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire. He was 91.

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A novel resolves childhood memories of the Ethiopian revolution

A novel resolves childhood memories of the Ethiopian revolution

The experience of leaving Ethiopia was so traumatic for her, author Maaza Mengiste has very clear memories of what happened. Now, in an attempt to give those memories some context, she has written a critically-acclaimed novel "Beneath the Lion's Gaze."
by Euan Kerr

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Ventura releasing new book on conspiracy theories

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is taking on everything from the attacks of Sept. 11 to the elections of 2000 and 2004 in a new book examining conspiracy theories.

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Study finds untapped potential in Native American art

Study finds untapped potential in Native American art

A new University of Minnesota study suggests that if helped, Native American artists could become a major economic asset to the state.
by Euan Kerr

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The story after a hardscrabble childhood

The story after a hardscrabble childhood

Jeannette Walls' first memoir shocked readers with her dysfunctional childhood in a poor rural Arizona town. In her latest novel, which is a fictionalized prequel to "Glass Castle," she revisits her family to explore the pioneering life of her resourceful grandmother during the Great Depression.

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Award-winning author creates a world with short stories

Award-winning author creates a world with short stories

National Book Award Finalist Daniyal Mueenuddin set out to create a miniature world in his book "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders."
by Euan Kerr

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Elizabeth Gilbert gives marriage a second shot

Elizabeth Gilbert gives marriage a second shot

In her book, "Committed," Gilbert explains how she came to make peace with marriage as she gives it a second try with a new partner.

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The Kerri Miller Book Club: "A Tale of Two Cities"

The Kerri Miller Book Club: "A Tale of Two Cities"

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens' tragic historical fiction "Tale of Two Cities." One of his later and least "Dickensian" of all his novels, it was first released in serial form in a self-published commercial literary magazine. What was then a popular story is revered today as a victorian classic.

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The toll of grief on a marriage

The toll of grief on a marriage

A new debut novel explores the connection between chronic pain and the emotional pain of loss. St. Paul writer Kate Ledger brings her experience observing and writing about doctors to her contemplation of marriage and grief.

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