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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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

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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.

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Journalist investigates 'crime story' of the Sackler family and the opioid crisis

Journalist investigates 'crime story' of the Sackler family and the opioid crisis

“Empire of Pain” author Patrick Radden Keefe says the Sackler family has "thrown a lot of energy" into trying to thwart his reporting about the family's involvement in the opioid crisis.
by Terry Gross

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'The Souvenir Museum' is an exhibit to savor

'The Souvenir Museum' is an exhibit to savor

Elizabeth McCracken's new story collection dazzles with verbal flexibility, insight and feeling, capturing the oddities and mixed bags, the loves and losses that make up most people's lives.
by Heller McAlpin

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John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.
by Steve Inskeep, James Doubek, Bo Hamby and Reena Advani

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Kim Scott’s advice on creating a more just workplace

Kim Scott’s advice on creating a more just workplace

Kim Scott has worked at some of Silicon Valley’s best known businesses including Apple and Google. The author of “Just Work” shared her advice for addressing bias and bullying at work.
by Stephanie Curtis and Marcheta Fornoff

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