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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.

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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.

Counter Stories: Sisters in Loss

Counter Stories: Sisters in Loss

The Counter Stories team look at the effect of implicit bias and institutional racism on women’s reproductive health.

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'Kingdomtide' and 'Dear Edward': 2 new novels take on a singular situation

'Kingdomtide' and 'Dear Edward': 2 new novels take on a singular situation

If the chances of dying in a plane crash are slim, being the sole survivor is even less likely — but that's the premise for two new novels, Ann Napolitano's Dear Edward and Rye Curtis's Kingdomtide.
by Heller McAlpin

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Latest Trump book, once again, makes the case that he's incompetent, narcissistic

Latest Trump book, once again, makes the case that he's incompetent, narcissistic

A Very Stable Genius gives pause to ponder: Is this moment simply about Trump — or are we also witnessing a sea change in journalism? Are we seeing new standards for the presentation of a presidency?
by Ron Elving

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For January, 3 enemies-to-lovers romances

For January, 3 enemies-to-lovers romances

This month, we're celebrating an old favorite trope: Enemies who fall for each other. Sparks and witty banter fly in these three novels, starring rival TV hosts, youth pastors and fashion executives.
by Maya Rodale

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Love by the letters in 'How To Speak Boy'

Love by the letters in 'How To Speak Boy'

Fans of “You've Got Mail” will find a lot to love in Tiana Smith's tale of a high-achieving high-schooler who gets distracted by a correspondence with another student whose identity is a mystery.
by Alethea Kontis

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To stand still is to die: A new novel follows migrants to 'American Dirt'

To stand still is to die: A new novel follows migrants to 'American Dirt'

Jeanine Cummins' new novel opens in Mexico, where a drug cartel has massacred 16 members of a family. A tense on-the-road ordeal follows, as a desperate mother struggles to save herself and her son.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Living an everyday life amid the disrupters in 'Uncanny Valley'

Living an everyday life amid the disrupters in 'Uncanny Valley'

Anna Wiener's new memoir chronicles the time she spent working in Silicon Valley tech startups. She says industry narratives tend to be about genius and innovation — not ordinary employees.
by Scott Simon

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