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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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Sign up for The Thread newsletter to get reading recommendations from Kerri Miller and other bookworms around the MPR newsroom. Find reviews for new releases, as well as hidden gems you may have missed.

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.

New author Jamila Minnicks on the resilience and history of all-Black towns

New author Jamila Minnicks on the resilience and history of all-Black towns

Jamila Minnicks’ debut novel is a stunner. “Moonrise Over New Jessup” uses fiction to tell the stories of real all-Black towns that flourished in the American South a century ago, thanks to a policy of separate but equal.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on America's obsession with fitness

Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on America's obsession with fitness

In her new book, “Fit Nation,” historian and part-time fitness instructor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela details how America’s view of exercise went from indifferent to obsessed.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Iconic Indian-American Chef Reflects On His Life And The Healing Power Of Food

Iconic Indian-American Chef Reflects On His Life And The Healing Power Of Food

Raghavan Iyer built his career helping Americans get to know the fundamentals of Indian cooking. Now, after years of treatment for aggressive cancer, he has released what he says will be his last book.

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From the archives: Exercise as preventative medicine

From the archives: Exercise as preventative medicine

How is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, yet still unhealthy? This Friday, host Kerri Miller talks with the author of the new book “Fit Nation,” to examine the U.S. fitness industry today.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'Homestead' is a story about starting fresh, and the joys and trials of melding lives

'Homestead' is a story about starting fresh, and the joys and trials of melding lives

Alaska-born author Melinda Moustakis' debut novel Homestead is beautiful; it's also a profound look at how we navigate one another, and what it means to reveal ourselves to the ones we care about.
by Michael Schaub

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'I Have Some Questions For You' is a dark, uncomfortable story that feels universal

'I Have Some Questions For You' is a dark, uncomfortable story that feels universal

In less capable hands, all of this would be too much. But Rebecca Makkai manages to juggle every subplot brilliantly; each sings with a unique voice that harmonizes with the crime story at the heart.
by Gabino Iglesias

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