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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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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. 

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. 

Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

When Geraldine Brooks covered the Bosnian crisis for the Wall Street Journal, she became fascinated by the disappearance of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a prized medieval text. The story of its recovery launched what was to become Brooks' new novel, "People of the Book."
by Euan Kerr

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Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

If you want to make an animated film out of a comic book, logic suggests just taking what's on the pages, make it move and slap it on the screen. Not so says Marjane Satrapi. She wrote the best selling "Persepolis" graphic novels and directed an award winning film based on the story.
by Euan Kerr

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Sara Paretsky revisits 'Bleeding Kansas'

Sara Paretsky revisits 'Bleeding Kansas'

After writing a string of hard-boiled detective novels featuring private eye V.I. Warshawski, author Sara Paretsky is returning to her roots. Her new novel, "Bleeding Kansas," is set in a small town on the prairie.
by Euan Kerr

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A teacher looks at war through words

A teacher looks at war through words

An English teacher at West Point explains her literary choices for expanding the minds of her student cadets, some of whom will soon become soldiers.

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Twin Cities top most literate list

Twin Cities top most literate list

Minneapolis has topped a list of the most literate cities in America. St. Paul landed at number three on the list, which is part of a study by Central Connecticut State University.

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Teen lit picks

Teen lit picks

Two Twin Cities authors received an important honor this year: they each have a book on a list of works recommended by teen readers. John Coy says he's trying to fill a need for sports books that appeal to boys. David LaRochelle's recommended book describes the coming out of a gay teen.

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Holiday stage sessions

Holiday stage sessions

Stage Sessions with Heather McElhatton and guest poet Bill Holm. The theme: "The Traditions Of Christmas: Those You Want and Those That Are Foisted Upon You." Guests include Robert Bly and Nirmala Rajashekar.

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