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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.

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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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Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Robert Costa's book “Peril,” which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.
by Terry Gross

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'Skin of the Sea' sends its little mermaid swimming into very different waters

'Skin of the Sea' sends its little mermaid swimming into very different waters

Natasha Bowen's new young adult novel is inspired by "The Little Mermaid," but charts a different course, using fairytale and folklore to deal with one of the grimmest chapters in human history.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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A novel ended George Rabasa's writing career — and then jolted it back to life

A novel ended George Rabasa's writing career — and then jolted it back to life

George Rabasa’s novel “Undressing Lavinia,” the story of a Mexican woman facing cancer in Minnesota, was so tough to get down on the page, he quit writing entirely. Then a chance glance on his computer gave the book and his writing a new lease on life.
by Euan Kerr

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In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."
by Sharon Pruitt-Young, Audie Cornish, Matt Ozug and Courtney Dorning

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Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Ghosts, vampires, and monsters: 5 titles to get you in the Halloween spirit

Whether you’re looking to send a chill up your spine or uncover the secret of the vampire next door, look no further. We’ve rounded up five titles by independent booksellers recommended to get you in the right spirit for the season. 
by Emily Bright

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Nick Offerman on why he finds solace in the outdoors

Nick Offerman on why he finds solace in the outdoors

The actor and author has a new book, “Where the Deer and the Antelope Play.” He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about why walking in the woods makes him feel better and how to experience nature in a city.
by Scott Simon

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Katie Couric goes behind the scenes in the cutthroat world of morning TV news

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the veteran broadcast journalist and former Today show anchor about her new memoir, “Going There,” which chronicles her decades in TV news as well as her personal life.
by Scott Simon, Ian Stewart, Danny Hensel and Emma Bowman

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