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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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A new book traces the history of boy bands, the pop phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

A new book traces the history of boy bands, the pop phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

Author and music critic Maria Sherman talks about her new book, “Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS” and forgoing rock elitism to give into the joy of boy band pop songs.
by Ari Shapiro and Mallory Yu

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The impact of white evangelicals on U.S. politics

The impact of white evangelicals on U.S. politics

In her latest book, history and gender studies professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez looks at how white American evangelicalism has changed over time and what it — and Christian manhood — has meant for U.S. politics. She spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller about the book.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Norm Eisen says he drafted 10 articles of impeachment a month before inquiry

Norm Eisen says he drafted 10 articles of impeachment a month before inquiry

In a new book, “A Case for the American People,” the Judiciary Committee special counsel during impeachment traces the process. Of Trump, he tells NPR: "He understands what he's doing. It is a pattern."
by Ari Shapiro

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Picture book deals head-on with the loss of a child

Picture book deals head-on with the loss of a child

There are few harder blows to a family than the loss of a child. Not only can it leave parents and siblings with unbearable grief, but those around them can experience helplessness and feel unable to respond. A new picture book by a St. Paul writer and an illustrator takes on these huge emotions in a way they hope will help everyone.
by Euan Kerr

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'Crooked Hallelujah' sings of beauty and trouble between mothers and daughters

'Crooked Hallelujah' sings of beauty and trouble between mothers and daughters

Kelli Jo Ford's novel follows three generations of Cherokee women trying to forge a future in the harsh environment of the 1980s oil boom in Texas — and learning just how difficult that can be.
by Sarah McCammon

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Cartoonist Adrian Tomine's self-deprecating, self-aware humor shines in memoir

Cartoonist Adrian Tomine's self-deprecating, self-aware humor shines in memoir

In framing Tomine's life trajectory via professional and personal setbacks and moments of mortification, “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist” becomes mesmerizing, funny, and deeply honest.
by Ilana Masad

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