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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.

Big Books and Bold Ideas

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.

Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Lee Post of Homer Bookstore says it was hard to stay warm reading Buddy Levy's beautifully written nonfiction book, “Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk,” about at 1913 expedition gone horribly wrong.
by Emily Bright

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'Trail of the Lost' is a gripping tale of hikers missing on the Pacific Crest Trail

'Trail of the Lost' is a gripping tale of hikers missing on the Pacific Crest Trail

Andrea Lankford delves deep into the cases of three men who vanished while hiking, but also explores the history of the PCT and the rich, nuanced subculture, practices and literature that surround it.
by Gabino Iglesias

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These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region

These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.
by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Ashley Brown

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Harvard's Drew Gilpin Faust says history should make us uncomfortable

Harvard's Drew Gilpin Faust says history should make us uncomfortable

Growing up in the South, Faust rejected the narrative she was fed about slavery and the Civil War. She writes about her journey to activism and becoming the president of Harvard in “Necessary Trouble.”
by Terry Gross

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Rabbit and Opossum come to life in 'Ancient Night' — a new twist on an old legend

Rabbit and Opossum come to life in 'Ancient Night' — a new twist on an old legend

David Álvarez's twist on traditional myths from Mesoamerica is about rivalry, jealousy and making amends. What started as a wordless picture book now has text by author David Bowles.
by Samantha Balaban

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Fox and I'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Fox and I'

Julian Karhumaa of Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope, Pa., said he’s still thinking about Catherine Raven’s memoir “Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship.”
by Emily Bright

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Isabel Cañas' 'Vampires of El Norte' elegantly navigates a multiplicity of genres

Isabel Cañas' 'Vampires of El Norte' elegantly navigates a multiplicity of genres

In many ways — setting, historical elements, the mix of romance and horror, the use of Spanish — “Vampires of El Norte” is the spiritual sister of “The Hacienda,” and a perfect example of genre mixing.
by Gabino Iglesias

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