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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.

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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

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.

A big, complicated family — and their mistakes — in 'All Adults Here'

A big, complicated family — and their mistakes — in 'All Adults Here'

Emma Straub's new novel is about a woman who realizes, at age 68, that there are a lot of things she wishes she'd done differently in her life — and the choices and mistakes that shape her family.
by Scott Simon

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Officer Clemmons, Mister Rogers' neighborhood policeman pal, tells his story

Officer Clemmons, Mister Rogers' neighborhood policeman pal, tells his story

Dr. François S. Clemmons' ambition and artistry, pain and struggle informed the person behind his character, Officer Clemmons. His memoir is often disarming in its intimacy and honesty.
by Nicholas Cannariato

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'How To Feed A Dictator' spills the beans on 5 strongmen

'How To Feed A Dictator' spills the beans on 5 strongmen

For his new book, Witold Szablowski tracked down the chefs who fed autocrats like Pol Pot, Enver Hoxha and Idi Amin. He says the book isn't just about food, but about how dictatorships rise and grow.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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'Why We Swim' looks for answers in people and places across the globe

'Why We Swim' looks for answers in people and places across the globe

Author Bonnie Tsui reminds us that humankind once sprang from — and still seeks — water. "Even if we can't get in the water right now," she says, "the ocean will be waiting for us."
by Scott Simon

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'Girl Gone Viral' is a peach of a read

'Girl Gone Viral' is a peach of a read

In Alisha Rai's latest, a former model escapes unwanted viral fame by hiding out with her bodyguard, on his family's peach farm. It's packed with humor, drama — and a pair of very sexy eyebrows.
by Denny S. Bryce

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