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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.

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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.

Where do politics and literature intersect?

Where do politics and literature intersect?

Irish scholar and critic Declan Kiberd has become known in Ireland for his literary scholarship, with a keen eye toward how writers influence and shape the wider culture. He spoke with Tom Crann about the instersection of politics and literature in Ireland and in the U.S.
by Tom Crann

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Producer Dave Isay collects StoryCorps in new book

Producer Dave Isay collects StoryCorps in new book

You've heard the Story Corps stories here on Minnesota Public Radio. They're intimate, provocative and compelling stories of regular people captured in the Story Corps booth. Dave Isay, the producer behind StoryCorps talked with Tom Crann about his new book.
by Tom Crann

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Dracula through the ages

Dracula through the ages

A lawyer has turned his obsession with Victorian times and its most prominent characters into a new book that catalogues everything one might hope to know about Dracula.

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Louis Sachar celebrates 10 years of 'Holes'

Louis Sachar celebrates 10 years of 'Holes'

Louis Sachar has written many books for children in his career that have been enjoyed by adults too.
by Euan Kerr

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Author explores Norwegian heritage in new book

Author explores Norwegian heritage in new book

Over 4.5 million Americans can claim some Norwegian descent, according to the Norwegian Embassy in the U.S. That's greater than the population of Norway. In a new book, Minnesota author Eric Degni explores his Norwegian heritage and his family's time living there.
by Tom Crann

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The Puritan dilemma

The Puritan dilemma

Sarah Vowell's latest take on American history says the Puritans were not paragons of virtue, but shaped Americans' image of themselves nevertheless.

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Good books for tough times

Good books for tough times

When the news is bad, sometimes all you need is a good book to make it go away. Midmorning looks at literature that takes you to another place.

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A Twin Cities teacher feels we are teaching in circles

A Twin Cities teacher feels we are teaching in circles

A Twin Cities teacher looks at his life and work, and gives it a lackluster report card. Nathan Miller has tried to reconcile these internal conflicts in his new book.
by Tom Crann

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Edward Curtis, driven by a dream

Edward Curtis, driven by a dream

The American photographer thought big and he set out to document the North American Indian, and made it his life's work. Author Alan Cheuse has written a new novel based on Curtis' and will be in the Twin Cities as part of the Twin Cities Book Festival.
by Tom Crann

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Talking Volumes with Richard Russo

Talking Volumes with Richard Russo

Author Richard Russo joins Kerri Miller as part of the Talking Volumes regional book club. Russo's latest book, just out in paperback, is "Bridge of Sighs."

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