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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

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'Come with Me' lays bare the risks and regrets of our online lives

'Come with Me' lays bare the risks and regrets of our online lives

Helen Schulman splices together an old-school family drama with high-tech fantasy in her new novel, a rich, closely observed story about regrets and risk-taking in the Internet age.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Life after sudden death in 'Widower's Notebook'

Life after sudden death in 'Widower's Notebook'

When Jonathan Santlofer's wife died five years ago, he was thrown into a 'fugue state' of grief. Sketching her portrait from old photographs has helped him stay close to her.
by Terry Gross

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'Evening in Paradise' remembers those who might otherwise be forgotten

'Evening in Paradise' remembers those who might otherwise be forgotten

This second posthumous anthology of stories by Lucia Berlin is full of deeply felt stories about lives on the fringe, alternately comic and tragic, bound together by Berlin's love for her characters.
by Michael Schaub

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Kate DiCamillo, chronicler of the hard truths of youth

Kate DiCamillo, chronicler of the hard truths of youth

She's hugely popular and comes across as something of a smart aleck, but the children's author says she retains the timidity of her youth. She says that helps her connect to her young readers.
by Euan Kerr

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When your sister is a 'Serial Killer'

When your sister is a 'Serial Killer'

Oyinkan Braithwaite's wry, sly debut novel follows two sisters, dowdy Korede and gorgeous Ayoola -- who has a habit of killing her boyfriends. Korede cleans up her sister's messes, but for how long?
by Annalisa Quinn

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