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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.

Phil Klay's new book examines the globalization of violence

Phil Klay's new book examines the globalization of violence

Phil Klay’s much-anticipated second book is out. On Friday, he joined Kerri Miller to talk about his debut novel, the meaning of war, and how patriotism has become a loaded concept.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Two poets chronicle their friendship and isolation during the pandemic

Two poets chronicle their friendship and isolation during the pandemic

Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Nair were under lockdown in Paris only miles apart from each other. “A Different Distance” compiles the almost daily poems they wrote from March 2020 to March 2021.
by Jeevika Verma

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Mel Brooks says his only regret as a comedian is the jokes he didn't tell

Mel Brooks says his only regret as a comedian is the jokes he didn't tell

Brooks wrote countless edgy jokes over the years, but he doesn't regret any of them. He calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world. "I hide in humor," he says. His new memoir is “All About Me!”
by Terry Gross

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Ask a Student: Book series elementary school kids love

Ask a Student: Book series elementary school kids love

Usually every week for Ask a Bookseller, MPR News’ Emily Bright checks in with indie booksellers all over the country for recommendations. But this week, we’re changing it up with an Ask a Student edition, courtesy of some of the readers at Gatewood Elementary School in Minnetonka, Minn.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota cookbook author draws Mesoamerican history, culture and food together

Minnesota cookbook author draws Mesoamerican history, culture and food together

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard’s latest cookbook illuminates the cuisine in a large region less well known for its food than ancient history in “Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table.”
by Vicki Adame

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Midtown Global Market celebrates its 15th anniversary — with a cookbook

Midtown Global Market celebrates its 15th anniversary — with a cookbook

The Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and for the first time ever, the chefs and business owners who fill the bustling market are putting together a cookbook. Trung Pham, one of the original vendors at the market, joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his story and the story of the market.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lindsay Guentzel and Alex Cheng

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In debut poetry collection, Amanda Gorman looks at America today through its past

In debut poetry collection, Amanda Gorman looks at America today through its past

The youngest presidential inaugural poet writes about how looking at our history tells us what our bodies are made of – and of how collective memory of strength re-energizes us in our darkest moments.
by Jeevika Verma

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2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street'

2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street'

Meet Mr. Sidney, who's always sharply dressed. Belle, who catches butterflies in jar. And the Hat Lady, Ms. Sarah. They're just some of the residents of Dream Street, the best street in the world.
by Samantha Balaban

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Cookbook author and cancer survivor finds soup is a balm

Cookbook author and cancer survivor finds soup is a balm

Caroline Wright was so touched by offerings of soup when she was fighting a brain tumor that she’s become a de facto soup lady. It inspired her most recent cookbook, “Soup Club,” which features all plant-based soups.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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