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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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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 bonfire of scorn, schadenfreude and social insecurity in 'Mrs.'

A bonfire of scorn, schadenfreude and social insecurity in 'Mrs.'

If you think the social pressures in high school are brutal, they're nothing compared to the jockeying that goes on among the high-powered preschool parents in Caitlin Macy's withering new novel "Mrs."
by Heller McAlpin

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'Hello, Universe' wins Newbery Medal, while Caldecott goes to 'Wolf In The Snow'

'Hello, Universe' wins Newbery Medal, while Caldecott goes to 'Wolf In The Snow'

The annual honors in children's literature have been awarded: Erin Entrada Kelly won the Newbery for her contribution to children's literature, and Matthew Cordell won the Caldecott for illustration.
by Colin Dwyer

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At 80, Judy Blume reflects on feminism, #MeToo and keeping Margaret 12

At 80, Judy Blume reflects on feminism, #MeToo and keeping Margaret 12

Judy Blume's best-selling books have shaped the way we talk about puberty, periods and female sexual experiences. Those story lines take on renewed relevance amid the #MeToo movement.
by Chloee Weiner

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What not to say to the terminally ill: 'Everything Happens for a Reason'

What not to say to the terminally ill: 'Everything Happens for a Reason'

Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.
by Rachel Martin

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