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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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'Meet Me At Midnight' for a lively summer romp

'Meet Me At Midnight' for a lively summer romp

None of us are likely to have a glorious summer this year — but crack open Jessica Pennington's new “Meet Me at Midnight” and follow the charming enemies-to-lovers story, and you'll get close.
by Alethea Kontis

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Set 1,500 years from now, 'The Last Emperox' is still pretty timely

Set 1,500 years from now, 'The Last Emperox' is still pretty timely

In the last installment of Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy, a ruler must fight to save a galactic empire threatened by greed, complacency and the collapse of vital resources. Sound familiar?
by Scott Simon

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Elizabeth's more serious sister Mary takes the spotlight in 'The Other Bennet Sister'

Elizabeth's more serious sister Mary takes the spotlight in 'The Other Bennet Sister'

Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice” follows Elizabeth Bennet's effort to marry. Now, Janice Hadlow has made the least of the sisters in that story, Mary, the star of her own novel of self-discovery.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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'I Don't Want To Die Poor' maintains sense of humor amid stories of struggle

'I Don't Want To Die Poor' maintains sense of humor amid stories of struggle

Making Michael Arceneaux's book required reading in high schools would help a lot of young people think twice about the promise that going to college is the only path to upward social mobility.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Stephen King is sorry you feel like you're stuck in a Stephen King novel

Stephen King is sorry you feel like you're stuck in a Stephen King novel

The horror writer says he understands why fans have said the COVID-19 pandemic feels like living inside one of his novels. King says he doesn't feel panic or terror, but rather, a "gnawing anxiety."
by Terry Gross

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In an age of screens, looking for 'Attention' in all the wrong places

In an age of screens, looking for 'Attention' in all the wrong places

Casey Schwartz writes of her reliance on Adderall and her realization that the focus it brought was not genuine. But she leaves readers wanting to hear more on the relationship of attention and love.
by Annalisa Quinn

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