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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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'Curlfriends: New In Town' reminds us that there can be positives of middle school

'Curlfriends: New In Town' reminds us that there can be positives of middle school

The first volume in author-artist Sharee Miller's debut YA graphic novel series reminds us of the many possibilities and excitements interwoven within the challenging years of early teenagerhood.
by Tahneer Oksman

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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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Hometowns

Hometowns

Were you shaped by your hometown? Big or small, where we start matters to where we end up. Host Angela Davis talks with two novelists about what it means to be from somewhere and about Ken Burns’ new campaign for a national day to honor hometowns.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Ecologist Suzanne Simard on understanding the wisdom of forests

Ecologist Suzanne Simard on understanding the wisdom of forests

Ecologist Suzanne Simard talked with host Kerri Miller about her new book “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest” and what humans can learn from the way trees cooperate and communicate with other plants.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Author Michael Lewis on ‘The Premonition’

Author Michael Lewis on ‘The Premonition’

Michael Lewis, the author of “The Big Short” and “Moneyball,” has a new book out called “The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.” He spoke with MPR News about how it came together.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Ask a bookseller: A picture book about recognizing value where others don’t

Ask a bookseller: A picture book about recognizing value where others don’t

Zsamé Morgan travels across Minneapolis and St. Paul with her bookmobile, Babycake’s Book Stack. She is excited to spread the word about the picture book “Daisy” by Jessixa Bagley, which was published at the start of March. 
by Emily Bright

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