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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.

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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Minnesota sports journalist writes children's book about Joe Mauer just in time for his Hall of Fame entrance

Minnesota sports journalist writes children's book about Joe Mauer just in time for his Hall of Fame entrance

“The Right Thing to Do: The Joe Mauer Story” is a baseball book for kids that shares important lessons about making good choices.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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'Forgottenness' wrestles with the meaning of Ukrainian identity — and time

'Forgottenness' wrestles with the meaning of Ukrainian identity — and time

In writer Tanja Maljartschuk's novel, the narrator's malaise and weakening attachment to time serve as a metaphor for today's Ukraine, as well as for other struggling democracies, including our own.
by Martha Anne Toll

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Dave Eggers wins Newbery, Vashti Harrison wins Caldecott in 2024 kids' lit prizes

The top honors in this year's children's book awards from the American Library Association lauded Dave Egger's “The Eyes and the Impossible” and Vashti Harrison's picture book “Big.”
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Boys in the Boat’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Boys in the Boat’

The historical sports drama “The Boys in the Boat,” directed by George Clooney, is now in theaters. It’s based on Daniel James Brown’s nonfiction book by the same name, and Sarah Dorn of The Nook in Brookings, S.D., highly recommends reading it. 
by Emily Bright

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Can higher education be saved from itself?

Can higher education be saved from itself?

Brian Rosenberg, president emeritus of Macalester College, offers a candid assessment of American higher education in his new book: “Whatever It is, I’m Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The magic of Rose McGee’s sweet potato comfort pie comes to a children’s book

The magic of Rose McGee’s sweet potato comfort pie comes to a children’s book

Minnesotan Rose McGee has served up thousands of her sweet potato comfort pies. Now, she's bringing the magic of that recipe to a younger audience in the form of a new children’s book called “Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!”
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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'The Last Fire Season' describes what it was like to live through California's wildfires

'The Last Fire Season' describes what it was like to live through California's wildfires

Recounting months spent dodging wildfires, writer Manjula Martin considers what it means to create a home in a place that is destined to burn, and to live "inside a damaged body on a damaged planet."
by Kristen Martin

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'You Only Call When You're in Trouble' is a witty novel to get you through the winter

'You Only Call When You're in Trouble' is a witty novel to get you through the winter

Stephen McCauley's comic novel offers readers the gift of laughter as well as a more expansive image of what family can be. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it was a perfect January read.
by Maureen Corrigan

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