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The Thread

The Thread from MPR News

A new twist on book talk

Ask a Bookseller: Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. Listen here.

The Thread newsletter: 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. Sent every Friday.

Big Books and Bold Ideas: Conversations on books and ideas with Kerri Miller, Fridays at 11 a.m. Listen here.

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Rethinking roads

Rethinking roads

In his new book “Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet,” environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb illustrates how roads that are helpful for humans can be disastrous for wildlife. How can we design transportation that’s good for all?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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New anthology of stories from Southeast Asian elders explores joy after grief

New anthology of stories from Southeast Asian elders explores joy after grief

A Minneapolis-based nonprofit is releasing a book of stories collected by 16 authors from their older relatives who fled Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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A hard look at gun violence in 'The Bodies Keep Coming'

A hard look at gun violence in 'The Bodies Keep Coming'

A trauma surgeon looks at how gun violence and racism and health care intersect — and offers solutions for how we can fix a system that harms so many.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Minnesota professor takes sabbatical, finds joy in waiting tables

Minnesota professor takes sabbatical, finds joy in waiting tables

When a professor takes a sabbatical, they typically don’t end up waiting tables at a local brewery. For Matthew Batt, a University of St. Thomas associate professor of English, that became his reality. He detailed the journey in his book the “Last Supper Club: A Waiters Requiem.”
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Patty Wetterling shares her story in new memoir 'Dear Jacob'

Patty Wetterling shares her story in new memoir 'Dear Jacob'

For the past 34 years, Patty Wetterling has been the face of the tragedy, the search and the hope through it all. Now, she is sharing her story in a new book.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Ask a Bookseller: a graphic novel about a life-changing journey

This week’s recommendation comes from Qwultultun Robert Goldsmith of Strong Nations, an indigenous-owned bookstore and publisher on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
by Emily Bright

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From the archives: Author Dina Nayeri on breaking down refugee stereotypes

From the archives: Author Dina Nayeri on breaking down refugee stereotypes

Dina Nayeri fled the Iran revolution with her family when she was 8. We’re revisiting Nayeri’s 2019 book, "The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You,” and the conversation host Kerri Miller had with her about it in February 2020.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Heartbroken? There's a scientific reason why breaking up feels so rotten

Heartbroken? There's a scientific reason why breaking up feels so rotten

Science writer Florence Williams experienced what felt like a brain injury when her husband left her after more than 25 years. Her new book is “Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.”
by Terry Gross

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