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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.

60 years later, Ruby Bridges tells her story in 'This Is Your Time'

60 years later, Ruby Bridges tells her story in 'This Is Your Time'

Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story.
by Scott Simon

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Ask a Bookseller: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Ask a Bookseller: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Yes, we know Halloween was last week, but vampires are an any-time-of-year kind of story, right? — especially for a suspense thriller described as “Steel Magnolias-meets-Dracula.” 
by Emily Bright

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Amid violence and tragedy, a library brings hope in 'The Book Collectors'

Amid violence and tragedy, a library brings hope in 'The Book Collectors'

Journalist Delphine Minoui tells the true tale of a young man who refused to escape the terrors of Assad's regime in Syria, instead working with friends to make a library — a beacon of hope.
by Martha Anne Toll

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At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging

At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging

A new edition of "A Sand County Almanac" recently hit bookstore shelves. Considered a classic piece of conservation literature, Aldo Leopold’s observation of life on his Wisconsin farm were the foundation for his theories about what he called a land ethic. Fans of the book argue its timeless wisdom has relevance in 2020.
by Euan Kerr

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In 'The Upswing,' history holds the keys to moving away from today's tumultuous age

In 'The Upswing,' history holds the keys to moving away from today's tumultuous age

“Bowling Alone” author Robert Putnam joins with Shaylyn Romney Garrett to form the thesis that America's Gilded Age shows remarkable similarity to today — with a societal focus on "I" rather than "we."
by Martha Anne Toll

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Ina Garten: 'All my books really are about comfort food'

Ina Garten: 'All my books really are about comfort food'

Sometimes you want a really good salad, Garten says. But now is not that time. Her new book, “Modern Comfort Food,” is packed full of recipes for beef stew, chocolate chip cookies and Boston cream pie.
by Michel Martin

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