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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.

Can't buy me love (of reading)

Can't buy me love (of reading)

Summer's in full swing, and parents are trying all kinds of things to keep their kids reading. Here's a guide to what works and what doesn't.
by Cory Turner

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'American Heiress' revisits Patty Hearst's kidnapping

'American Heiress' revisits Patty Hearst's kidnapping

Hearst was abducted in 1974 and then declared allegiance to her captors. Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin does not believe Hearst was brainwashed, but rather, "responded rationally to the circumstances."

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Chasing 'The Muse': A novel searching for the heart of art

Chasing 'The Muse': A novel searching for the heart of art

Jessie Burton's new novel spins between the art world of 1960s London and the revolutionary fervor of 1930s Spain. At the center of it is a stunning painting, by an artist whose death is shrouded in mystery.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Fire This Time': A new generation of writers on race in America

'The Fire This Time': A new generation of writers on race in America

Author Jesmyn Ward invited prominent writers from her generation to pen essays for 'The Fire This Time.' It's a nod to James Baldwin's work of a similar name, which warned of today's racial tension.

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