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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.

Author Sherman Alexie reflects on moving off reservation

Author Sherman Alexie reflects on moving off reservation

Novelist and poet Sherman Alexie has a new collection of short stories that look at the lives of men dealing with change off the Indian reservation.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Diane Ackerman joins the Kerri Miller book club

Writer and naturalist Diane Ackerman closely observes nature, then folds in her research on art, history and the natural world. She talked with Kerri Miller and book club members in the UBS Forum on October 9.

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Mitch Albom on 'Have a Little Faith'

Columnist and author Mitch Albom will be reading from his new book "Have a Little Faith" Sunday Night at Temple Israel in Minneapolis and he joined Tom Crann to talk about his book.
by Tom Crann

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Talking Volumes: James Ellroy on reading aloud

Author James Ellroy talks about what he listens for when writing a new book. Filmed live at the Fitzgerald Theater on October 7, 2009 with host Kerri Miller.

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Talking Volumes: James Ellroy

Talking Volumes: James Ellroy

Author James Ellroy, when asked about mental chaos and clutter, describes the contents of his minimalist apartment in detail. "History rages in my mind," he says. "I like an uncluttered, quiet life."

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Talking Volumes with James Ellroy

Talking Volumes with James Ellroy

Crime writer James Ellroy specializes in the dark side of Los Angeles. He joined Kerri Miller on the stage of the Fitzgerald Theater to talk about his latest work what why his writing delves into the mayhem of life.

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Author Lorrie Moore returns with first novel in 11 years

Author Lorrie Moore returns with first novel in 11 years

Great stories rise out of the wounds we experience, according to Wisconsin writer Lorrie Moore. She's out with a new book that explores our collective anxiety since 9-11.

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Novelist spans life in Alaska and Minneapolis

Novelist spans life in Alaska and Minneapolis

Mattox Roesch wrote a novel about life in his wife's home village in rural Alaska while living in Minneapolis. He hopes to put a face on the statistics about troubled youngsters.
by Euan Kerr

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An audience with Michael Moore

An audience with Michael Moore

This weekend Michael Moore's new film "Capitalism: a love story" takes a caustic look at the current economic crisis and what caused it. Moore, who recently visited the Twin Cities to talk about the film, says he believes this is a unique moment to discuss change in the U.S.
by Euan Kerr

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