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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.

The Minnesota Stories of Sinclair Lewis

Seventy-five years ago, Sinclair Lewis became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature. He traveled the world and was welcomed in the most distinguished of literary circles.

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Author Chuck Logan continues the adventures of Phil Broker

Twin Cities novelist Chuck Logan's heroes don't get much rest. Logan, who lives in Stillwater, continues the story of retired undercover cop Phil Broker in his new novel, "Homefront." It's the sixth book in his series featuring Broker and his special forces wife Nina Pryce.

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One Marine's life and death

The moving portrait of a doomed Marine corporal shows what life is like for the thousands of soldiers in Iraq.

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A Northern Front

John Hildebrand of Eau Claire has been called "one of the finest essayists in America." His latest book, A Northern Front, is a collection of 17 new and selected essays. Hildebrand says the essay is one of the most personal forms of writing. But, he admits, it's sometimes hard to get people to embrace it. All Things Considered host Tom Crann talked with Hildebrand.
by Tom Crann

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1776 revisited

Perhaps the best know date in American history receives a fresh retelling by master historian David McCullough.

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Lehrer's latest fiction is revolutionary intrigue

An encore presentation of a conversation with longtime PBS NewsHour host Jim Lehrer. He talks about television journalism and his successful career as writer of fiction.

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Crime writers set the scene

Two top crime writers talk about crafting thrilling books and how they come up with new ways to plot their many novels. (This show was originally broadcast on Midmorning on May 27, 2005)

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Assassination Vacation

Many tourists visit presidential birthplaces. Sarah Vowell likes to visit the places where presidents met their death. (This show was first broadcast on Midmorning on April 12, 2005.)

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Nicole Krauss writes "The History of Love"

Nicole Krauss called her new novel "The History of Love", but it's much more than that. It's the story of a book that touches the lives of people living on three continents across the span of almost a century.

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Author says Iranian youth want reform

Iranians choose a new president Friday, and public opinion polls show former President Hashemi Rafsanjani with a narrow lead. Rafsanjani isn't the favorite of conservative hardliners or liberal reformers, but is presenting himself as the candidate who will mend ties with the U.S. In a speech from the Commonwealth Club of California earlier this year, Iranian-American journalist Azadeh Moaveni said her generation of young Iranians is hungry for democratic reforms.

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