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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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'Wednesday's Child' deals in life after loss

'Wednesday's Child' deals in life after loss

The stories in Yiyun Li's book focus chiefly on people trying to put themselves together after loss, dealing with anguish that takes its time and rises from its dormancy at unexpected moments.
by Michael Schaub

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'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

“Holly” is a gripping crime novel — one that's very close to the traditional King horror aesthetic. The author hasn't been shy about his politics, but this is one of his most political books to date.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Minneapolis writer weaves scams, sibling ties into new novel

Minneapolis writer weaves scams, sibling ties into new novel

You’ve likely heard of capable kids who are basically the adults in their family. That's definitely true of Drew, the central character of Minneapolis writer Laura Zimmermann's darkly humorous new young adult novel “Just Do This One Thing For Me.”
by Euan Kerr

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In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

Minnesota author and chef Amy Thielen is out with her third book, which she refers to as her “so-called entertaining book.” In it, she encourages hosts to drop the Martha Stewart act and reframe entertaining as the “radically casual art of cooking for others.”
by Megan Burks

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Kirkus Prize names Jesmyn Ward, Héctor Tobar among finalists for top literary award

Kirkus Prize names Jesmyn Ward, Héctor Tobar among finalists for top literary award

Finalists for a leading annual literary award were announced Wednesday. The Kirkus Prize awards $50,000 to writers working in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction and Young Readers' Literature.
by Neda Ulaby

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