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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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Picturing the cold

Picturing the cold

Minneapolis photographer Stuart Klipper captures images on film of places most people will never have the chance to see in person. His new book "The Antarctic: From the Circle to the Pole" explores the stark loneliness of the Antarctic landscape.
by Marianne Combs

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Author takes democracy to the doorstep

Author takes democracy to the doorstep

James Read, author of 'Doorstep Democracy', ran for a Minnesota House seat back in 1992. However, instead of hiring door-to-door canvassers, Read did the work himself. Read ended up knocking on 7500 households and lost the election by only 98 votes.
by Tom Crann

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Where do politics and literature intersect?

Where do politics and literature intersect?

Irish scholar and critic Declan Kiberd has become known in Ireland for his literary scholarship, with a keen eye toward how writers influence and shape the wider culture. He spoke with Tom Crann about the instersection of politics and literature in Ireland and in the U.S.
by Tom Crann

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Producer Dave Isay collects StoryCorps in new book

Producer Dave Isay collects StoryCorps in new book

You've heard the Story Corps stories here on Minnesota Public Radio. They're intimate, provocative and compelling stories of regular people captured in the Story Corps booth. Dave Isay, the producer behind StoryCorps talked with Tom Crann about his new book.
by Tom Crann

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Dracula through the ages

Dracula through the ages

A lawyer has turned his obsession with Victorian times and its most prominent characters into a new book that catalogues everything one might hope to know about Dracula.

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Author explores Norwegian heritage in new book

Author explores Norwegian heritage in new book

Over 4.5 million Americans can claim some Norwegian descent, according to the Norwegian Embassy in the U.S. That's greater than the population of Norway. In a new book, Minnesota author Eric Degni explores his Norwegian heritage and his family's time living there.
by Tom Crann

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The Puritan dilemma

The Puritan dilemma

Sarah Vowell's latest take on American history says the Puritans were not paragons of virtue, but shaped Americans' image of themselves nevertheless.

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Good books for tough times

Good books for tough times

When the news is bad, sometimes all you need is a good book to make it go away. Midmorning looks at literature that takes you to another place.

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