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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.

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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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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.

The incredible story of two brothers kidnapped by the circus

The incredible story of two brothers kidnapped by the circus

Beth Macy's book, "Truevine," explores the century-old story of a pair of brothers who were forced into work as sideshow exhibits, and of their mother who tried to get them back.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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'Transit' is a journey you won't want to end

'Transit' is a journey you won't want to end

Rachel Cusk's latest -- the second in a trilogy that began with 'Outline' -- follows a writer unmoored by the breakup of her marriage, and the people she meets as she goes about her strange new life.
by Heller McAlpin

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A memoir of a father's grief

A memoir of a father's grief

When Thomas Harding's teenage son was killed in a bicycling accident, Harding began writing -- about his son, about the accident, about his grief. Those writings have become a powerful new memoir.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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'Divergent' author returns with a new fantasy series

'Divergent' author returns with a new fantasy series

Veronica Roth topped best-seller lists when she was only 23. Now she's back with a new series, set in a world where everyone has a gift that reflects their personality.

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