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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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'Franchise' tracks the rise and role of fast food in Black America

'Franchise' tracks the rise and role of fast food in Black America

History professor Marcia Chatelain's new book tracks what she calls the hidden history of the relationships between the struggle for civil rights and the expansion of the fast food industry.
by Michel Martin

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'Interior Chinatown' puts that guy in the background front and center

'Interior Chinatown' puts that guy in the background front and center

Charles Yu's new novel follows a TV actor who often gets stuck playing generic Asian men. Yu says he was inspired by shows that set episodes in Chinatown — but keep Asian actors in the background.
by Scott Simon

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Latinx critics speak out against 'American Dirt;' Jeanine Cummins responds

Latinx critics speak out against 'American Dirt;' Jeanine Cummins responds

Latinx writers and critics are speaking out against Jeanine Cummins' new book “American Dirt,” calling its depiction of the migrant experience inauthentic and harmful. We asked Cummins to respond.
by Rachel Martin

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In 'Sexual Citizens,' students open up about sex, power and assault on campus

In 'Sexual Citizens,' students open up about sex, power and assault on campus

Profs. Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan asked more than 150 undergrads about their sex lives — what they wanted out of sex, how troubling encounters unfolded, and how misunderstandings led to assault.
by Ailsa Chang

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Everyone invited: 'Great Gatsby' copyright to end in 2021

Anyone will be allowed to publish the book, adapt it to a movie, make it into an opera or stage a Broadway musical. No longer will you need to get permission to write a sequel, a prequel, a Jay Gatsby detective novel or a Gatsby narrative populated with zombies.
by The Associated Press

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