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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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Big Books and Bold Ideas is a weekly series hosted by Kerri Miller every Friday at 11 a.m., featuring conversations about books and other literary ideas. Listen to Big Books and Bold Ideas here.

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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.

In 'The Power,' women develop a weapon that changes everything

In 'The Power,' women develop a weapon that changes everything

Naomi Alderman's new novel imagines a world in which women suddenly pose a physical threat to men. Alderman says it was gratifying to imagine how characters might use that power to fight back.
by Lynn Neary

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Just trust me: In praise of strange books

Just trust me: In praise of strange books

Author Victoria Schwab says she loves the books that can't be categorized, that fall between library-shelf categories, and that spark passionate debate among readers who either love them or hate them.
by Victoria Schwab

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She's done the sums on Santa, and the math checks out

She's done the sums on Santa, and the math checks out

Hannah Fry is co-author of The Indisputable Existence Of Santa Claus, an application of mathematics to holiday quandaries like wrapping round presents, turkey roasting and one man's annual journey.
by Ray Suarez

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A brutal crime and the beginning of the FBI

A brutal crime and the beginning of the FBI

Bookseller Karen Barros recommends David Grann's book on the murders of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s and 30s: "This book explores those murders, and the birth of the FBI in solving those murders."
by Tracy Mumford

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As she turns 90, suspense still thrills author Mary Higgins Clark

As she turns 90, suspense still thrills author Mary Higgins Clark

Known as the "queen of suspense," Higgins Clark still publishes two books a year. She says the greatest compliment she gets is when someone tells her, "'I read your darn book till 4 in the morning.'"
by Lynn Neary

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In 'Fortress America,' examining how fear crept into American life

In 'Fortress America,' examining how fear crept into American life

Historian Elaine Tyler May says that since the Cold War, fear has crept into American life. Her new book, "Fortress America," examines key events that shaped today's political climate.
by Ray Suarez

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