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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

The Thread from MPR News

The Thread® is your source for book recommendations and other literary news.

Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller is a weekly series where The Thread 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 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

Talking Volumes is back for its 25th season. Join us at the Fitzgerald Theater for four special events with renowned authors, celebrating our anniversary with a special $25 ticket price for MPR members and Star Tribune subscribers. Buy tickets here.

Missing travel? This 'irreverent guide' visits Anthony Bourdain's favorite places

Missing travel? This 'irreverent guide' visits Anthony Bourdain's favorite places

"He always made people feel like they belonged," says a former Bourdain producer. “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide” is based on the TV chef's writings and an interview conducted just before his death.
by Neda Ulaby

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Copenhagen Trilogy' introduces Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen to English readers

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Copenhagen Trilogy' introduces Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen to English readers

Deborah Reed of Cloud and Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita, Ore., recommends “The Copenhagen Trilogy” by Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976), which was released as a single volume in English in February.
by Emily Bright

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Quiet no more: Sen. Hirono's immigrant journey fuels her fire in Congress

Quiet no more: Sen. Hirono's immigrant journey fuels her fire in Congress

Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii — one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress — wasn't always so vociferous. She says her story, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies."
by Michel Martin

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Law professor: Police hold 'extraordinary' power over Black people in traffic stops

Law professor: Police hold 'extraordinary' power over Black people in traffic stops

Those who don't immediately stop for police are committing "contempt of cop. And bad officers will make you pay for that," law professor Paul Butler argues.
by Noel King and Avie Schneider

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Simon & Schuster reverses, won't distribute book by officer in Breonna Taylor raid

Simon & Schuster reverses, won't distribute book by officer in Breonna Taylor raid

Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is writing a book about the botched raid, during which he shot into Taylor's apartment after being wounded. Post Hill Press says it will move forward with its plans to publish.
by Rachel Treisman

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'The Making of Biblical Womanhood' tackles contradictions in religious practice

'The Making of Biblical Womanhood' tackles contradictions in religious practice

Biblical womanhood is a pervasive concept among evangelicals. A new book by historian Beth Allison Barr argues those ideas may be more secular than scriptural.
by Rachel Martin and Avery Keatley

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