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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.

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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.

In 'Caul Baby,' a rare gift becomes a double-edged sword

In 'Caul Baby,' a rare gift becomes a double-edged sword

In Morgan Jerkins' novel, a family of Black women has a gift; they're born with a caul, a layer over their skin that protects them from harm. They can share and sell the caul — which brings trouble.
by Ari Shapiro

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Singer Brandi Carlile talks ambition, avoidance and finally finding her place

Singer Brandi Carlile talks ambition, avoidance and finally finding her place

The six-time Grammy winner got her start as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her new memoir, “Broken Horses,” is about her early life and the family she's built.
by Terry Gross

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Old ways cradle a new life in 'I Sang You Down from the Stars'

Old ways cradle a new life in 'I Sang You Down from the Stars'

Caldecott Medal-winning artist Michaela Goade's Tlingit heritage her illustrations for “I Sang You Down From the Stars,” about a woman following Indigenous customs as she prepares for motherhood.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Hunter Biden's memoir 'Beautiful Things' seeks to tell just where he's been

Hunter Biden's memoir 'Beautiful Things' seeks to tell just where he's been

The account by the president's younger son is at times a harrowing journey; in the end, if not for forgiveness or sympathy, it may be about making a stand and taking whatever place he can occupy.
by Ron Elving

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'A Most Remarkable Creature' introduces the little-known, charismatic caracara

'A Most Remarkable Creature' introduces the little-known, charismatic caracara

Through Jonathan Meiburg's inquiring lens, readers will find themselves with a new favorite animal — a bird of prey aptly described as "one of the strangest and most wonderful animals on Earth."
by Anna Morris

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Camping is an adventure for all Americans in 'Fatima's Great Outdoors'

Camping is an adventure for all Americans in 'Fatima's Great Outdoors'

Ambreen Tariq's new children's book explores the immigrant experience of America's great outdoors — it's based on her own childhood experiences of family camping trips.
by Jonaki Mehta and Ailsa Chang

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