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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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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.

Amy Schumer bares her soul in 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'

Amy Schumer bares her soul in 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'

Schumer's new essay collection is revealing, packed with personal diary entries going back to her preteen years -- and funny. But she doesn't shy away from difficult topics like her sexual assault.

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Riveting 'Obelisk Gate' shatters the stillness

Riveting 'Obelisk Gate' shatters the stillness

N.K. Jemisin continues the story of the Stillness -- a world constantly rocked by quakes, and the rare, gifted people who can control them -- in a second volume even more engrossing than the first.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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How the Burger Court shaped today's conversations on race and crime

How the Burger Court shaped today's conversations on race and crime

St. Paul native Warren Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 until 1986. Many think of this as a time in which "nothing happened" on the Supreme Court, but a new book explores the Burger Court's lasting influence.
by MPR News Staff

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Everything is fair game in 'Known and Strange Things'

Everything is fair game in 'Known and Strange Things'

Teju Cole's new essay collection covers politics, poetry, music and even Snapchat. "I love to live things," he says -- and he recommends Miles Davis as a cure for election season stress.

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Creamed, canned and frozen: How the Great Depression revamped U.S. diets

Creamed, canned and frozen: How the Great Depression revamped U.S. diets

During the Depression, cheap, nutritious and filling food was prioritized -- often at the expense of taste. Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe, authors of "A Square Meal," discuss food trends of the time.

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'Invisible Man': To be young and black in America

'Invisible Man': To be young and black in America

Mychal Denzel Smith's new book tears apart the limited cultural narratives that surround black men. Mixing personal stories with political critique, he asks: How can a young black man thrive in this country?
by MPR News Staff

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