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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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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.

Adventures of a mailman

Mail Route 17 is in the Nokomis neighborhood of Minneapolis. One man, Vincent Wyckoff, probably knows as much about it as anybody. Wyckoff has delivered the mail on Route 17 for more than 15 years, and now he's written a book about his experiences.

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From history to philosophy, a love of heroes

From history to philosophy, a love of heroes

St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington talks about how books like "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and Thoreau's "Walden" have made an impact on his life.

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Alison McGhee and the power of community

Alison McGhee and the power of community

Author Alison McGhee has lived in Minnesota for years, but she's never set a novel here -- until now. McGhee's new book, "Falling Boy," is the latest selection of the Talking Volumes regional book club.
by Kerri Miller

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Myers looks toward life after The Loft

Myers looks toward life after The Loft

After 13 years, the executive director of the Loft Literary Center is leaving. Linda Myers will retire in October. The Loft is the largest independent center for writers in the country.

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A poet's inquiry into the life of a civil rights icon

A poet's inquiry into the life of a civil rights icon

Noted poet Nikki Giovanni knew Rosa Parks, and when her publisher asked her to write a children's book about the woman whose defiance sparked the famous Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott, she jumped at the opportunity. Giovanni spoke about writing "Rosa" Feb. 28 at the University of Minnesota.

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Readers can pick their favorites for Minnesota Book Awards

The Minnesota Book Awards is inviting readers to vote for their favorite Minnesota book of 2006. The book with the most votes wins the Readers' Choice Award, which will be presented at the annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala on May 5 in St. Paul.
by Chris Roberts

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Life as a "Poster Child"

Life as a "Poster Child"

Emily Rapp was born with a congenital defect that led to the amputation of her left leg when she was 4 years old. Her new book, "Poster Child," reflects on her experiences with her disability, and her role as the poster child for the March of Dimes.
by Greta Cunningham

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Charmed by books

Charmed by books

Cathy Wurzer talked with Mary Brainerd about her passion for reading and, in particular, her interest in Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking," which Brainerd says is one of the most compelling books she's read in the last year.

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Remembering Alice

Remembering Alice

Writer Calvin Trillin spent a good part of his life trying to impress Alice, his wife of 36 years. His new book is a loving and funny memoir of a remarkable woman and a happy marriage.

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