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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.

Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

Award-winning science journalist Ed Yong is out with a new book about the ways animals perceive their surroundings. In “An Immense World,” he shares fascinating stories that help us understand and appreciate the many creatures who share the planet with us but live in entirely different sensory spheres.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Gabby Rivera: Writing the story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

Gabby Rivera: Writing the story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

In Marvel's "America," Gabby Rivera wrote a superhero who's queer, Latina, and punches portals across dimensions. She shares why it's empowering to write characters that mirror her identity.
by James Delahoussaye, Manoush Zomorodi and Rachel Faulkner

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'You sit in your cabin and think of murder': Writer Ellen Hart on a lifetime of mysteries and murder

Ellen Hart began writing her first mystery novel in the summer of 1987. Over thirty years and three dozen novels later, she's become one of the most prolific and respected mystery writers in the business. She reflected on her craft and career with MPR News host Tom Crann ahead of this weekend’s Bouchercon mystery writers' convention where she will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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From the archives: Animal behaviorist Clive Wynne on doggy love

From the archives: Animal behaviorist Clive Wynne on doggy love

We love dogs. But do they love us back? One canine researcher says yes. Let this 2020 conversation whet your appetite for a discussion with journalist Ed Yong coming this Friday, when he and host Kerri Miller will talk about his fascinating new book about animals, “An Immense World.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Five new YA reads to check out this fall

Five new YA reads to check out this fall

As autumn's chill creeps in, we look to five new YA releases that will both haunt you and bewitch your heart, including books by the authors of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The City Beautiful.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.
by Deanna Schwartz and Meghan Collins Sullivan

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