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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 clearer map for aging: 'Elderhood' shows how geriatricians can help

A clearer map for aging: 'Elderhood' shows how geriatricians can help

Physician Louise Aronson treats patients who are in their 60s — as well as those who are older than 100. She writes about changing approaches to elder health care in the book, "Elderhood.
by Terry Gross

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'Patron Saints of Nothing' is a book for 'the hyphenated'

'Patron Saints of Nothing' is a book for 'the hyphenated'

Young adult author Randy Ribay says it's tough having "a dual identity" in a world "where people want you to be one thing." His new novel explores the Philippine government's deadly war on drugs.
by Ashley Westerman and Noel King

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A Muslim in rural Minnesota talks about how to 'Love Thy Neighbor'

A Muslim in rural Minnesota talks about how to 'Love Thy Neighbor'

After Donald Trump's election, Dr. Ayaz Virji started giving talks to mostly white, Christian audiences in rural Minnesota to try to dispel misconceptions about Muslims. He faced a lot of backlash.
by James Doubek and Leena Sanzgiri

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'Angola Janga' tells the story of Brazil's runaway slave communities

'Angola Janga' tells the story of Brazil's runaway slave communities

Marcelo D'Salete's powerful graphic novel chronicles the mocambos, communities of runaway slaves that flourished in the jungles of 17th century Brazil, and all the lives they touched, slave and free.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'Norco '80' is a gripping account of one of America's most notorious bank heists

'Norco '80' is a gripping account of one of America's most notorious bank heists

Peter Houlahan's account of the violent robbery and its aftermath is based on interviews with civilians, officers and robbers involved; his prose reads like a crime novel in the best way possible.
by Michael Schaub

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'Giants of the Monsoon Forest' explores the lives of working elephants in Asia

'Giants of the Monsoon Forest' explores the lives of working elephants in Asia

With details at once compelling and disturbing, geographer Jacob Shell describes the lives of the elephants of mountainous Myanmar and northeastern India that haul timber or transport people.
by Barbara J. King

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