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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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Sign up for The Thread newsletter to 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.

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.

'The Socrates Express' takes readers on a ride through applied philosophy

'The Socrates Express' takes readers on a ride through applied philosophy

Eric Weiner's book is an invitation to experience philosophy, as he explores his relationship to the works of well-known philosophers and shows us how their ideas can help us improve our lives.
by Gabino Iglesias

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'Finish The Fight' paints a different picture of women who pushed for a vote

'Finish The Fight' paints a different picture of women who pushed for a vote

The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to take a closer look at stories of women of the movement — those we think we already know, and those that have been lost to history.
by Audie Cornish

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Erin Brockovich says 'Superman's Not Coming' to save our water supply

Erin Brockovich says 'Superman's Not Coming' to save our water supply

The environmental activist and consumer advocate takes a brutally honest look at how mismanagement, chemical spills, mishandling of toxic waste, and even fake studies have damaged U.S. water systems.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Fraught relationship between 'Sisters' lies at the heart of Daisy Johnson's latest

Fraught relationship between 'Sisters' lies at the heart of Daisy Johnson's latest

Johnson's chilly, uneasy novel follows two sisters in the wake of an unnamed "something" that happened. Critic Annalisa Quinn says it's slighter than Johnson's previous work, but genuinely surprising.
by Annalisa Quinn

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New biography admires John Lewis' faith that 'It's all going to work out'

New biography admires John Lewis' faith that 'It's all going to work out'

In “His Truth Is Marching On,” Jon Meacham offers an introduction to one decade in the late congressman's life. The book doesn't quite seek to be more, but this may leave some readers disappointed.
by Michael Schaub

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'Hoax' traces the 'grotesque feedback loop' between President Trump and Fox News

'Hoax' traces the 'grotesque feedback loop' between President Trump and Fox News

CNN correspondent Brian Stelter says the president's "cozy" relationship with Fox News is like nothing he's seen before: "In some ways [Trump] wants to be a television producer more than a president."
by Terry Gross

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