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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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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 Tigers' two-way travelogue is a journey both within and without

'The Tigers' two-way travelogue is a journey both within and without

Known for her meditative travel memoirs, Mary Morris' wanderings were nearly curtailed by a serious ankle injury. “All the Way to the Tigers” is a passage deep into the broken places that shaped her.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Psychiatrist explores possible benefits of treating PTSD with ecstasy or cannabis

Psychiatrist explores possible benefits of treating PTSD with ecstasy or cannabis

Dr. Julie Holland thinks psychedelic drugs can be used in psychiatry to make treatment more efficient and effective. "This is sort of a new paradigm," she says, "a revolutionary way to treat trauma."
by Terry Gross

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For this 'Party Of Two', distance isn't the only bump on the road

For this 'Party Of Two', distance isn't the only bump on the road

Jasmine Guillory's latest starts with a meet-cute; L.A. lawyer Olivia Monroe runs into U.S. Senator Max Powell in a hotel bar. But they're divided by more than distance: Olivia is black, Max is white.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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'Democracy In One Book Or Less' proposes solutions to U.S. government ills

'Democracy In One Book Or Less' proposes solutions to U.S. government ills

David Litt, former speechwriter to President Obama and author of “Thanks, Obama,” refreshingly debunks myths about our founders, pointing up false narratives and warped historical perceptions.
by Martha Anne Toll

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New novel relates Ojibwe history from the mouth of a wolf

New novel relates Ojibwe history from the mouth of a wolf

Minnesota writer Thomas Peacock’s new novel "The Wolf's Trail" is hard to categorize. It's a fictional tale based on the foundational stories of the Ojibwe people. But Peacock tells it from from the perspective of an elderly wolf. The story is a profound mixture of history, spirituality, with a healthy dash of wolf wisdom and humor. 
by Euan Kerr

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