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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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Nick Offerman, Ellen Burstyn film "The House of Tomorrow" in Minnesota

Nick Offerman, Ellen Burstyn film "The House of Tomorrow" in Minnesota

The film, which is an adaptation of a novel by a Macalester College professor, features punk rock and geodesic domes. The crew spent three weeks filming in the state, from North Branch to the Macalester campus.
by Tracy Mumford

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Can serialized fiction convert binge watchers into binge readers?

Can serialized fiction convert binge watchers into binge readers?

As TV dramas get better and better, publishers are getting into the game with serialized fiction. Some are even referring to what they publish as "episodes" and "seasons" rather than "books."
by Lynn Neary

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Can serialized fiction convert binge watchers into binge readers?

Can serialized fiction convert binge watchers into binge readers?

As TV dramas get better and better, publishers are getting into the game with serialized fiction. Some are even referring to what they publish as "episodes" and "seasons" rather than "books."
by Lynn Neary

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Writer James Alan McPherson, winner of Pulitzer, MacArthur and Guggenheim, dies at 72

Writer James Alan McPherson, winner of Pulitzer, MacArthur and Guggenheim, dies at 72

McPherson, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, has died at 72. His work explored the intersection of white and black lives with deftness, subtlety and wry humor.
by Glen Weldon

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The power of service dogs to change children's lives

The power of service dogs to change children's lives

4 Paws for Ability, a service dog academy in Ohio, is matching dogs with children with disabilities including autism, diabetes, fetal alcohol syndrome and more. Author Melissa Faye Greene explores these relationships in her new book, "The Underdogs."
by MPR News Staff

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Collards and canoodling: How Helen Gurley Brown promoted premarital cooking

Collards and canoodling: How Helen Gurley Brown promoted premarital cooking

The legendary Cosmo editor and subject of two new biographies, knew sex sells -- and food brings in ad money. She cannily combined them with features like "After Bed, What? (a light snack for an encore)."
by Nina Martyris

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