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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.

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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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Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Nate Powell is known for his work on John Lewis' autobiography "March" -- but his new graphic novel goes in a different direction, digging into family secrets and supernatural horrors in an Ozarks commune.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

Marcia Douglas's new book imagines a resurrected Bob Marley, living in a clock tower and conversing with spirits -- but Douglas also honors and elevates the voices of the women in Marley's orbit.
by Juan Vidal

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In 'Orchid and the Wasp,' an unapologetic heroine who's no gentle flower

In 'Orchid and the Wasp,' an unapologetic heroine who's no gentle flower

Caoilinn Hughes's new novel introduces a young Irish woman named Gael Foess, who is both exploitative and highly effective. The author says her protagonist is unlikable on purpose.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Sophia Alvarez Boyd

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In new book, Barack and Joe solve a murder mystery

In new book, Barack and Joe solve a murder mystery

The new noir novel "Hope Never Dies" rekindles a presidential buddy-cop bromance in order to unravel a suspicious death in Delaware. It is, to be clear, 100 percent fan fiction.
by Don Gonyea

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'Every full moon we can howl at is a victory,' says Emil Ferris

'Every full moon we can howl at is a victory,' says Emil Ferris

Emil Ferris' graphic novel 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' won three Eisners, the highest award in mainstream comics, and it celebrates the things that make us all monsters -- because monsters are cool.
by Mallory Yu

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