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On The Thread, books are just the beginning. Host Kerri Miller talks with comedians, scientists and other big thinkers about how books and reading have shaped their lives.... more
FAQs about The Thread with Kerri Miller:How many episodes does The Thread with Kerri Miller have?The podcast currently has 181 episodes available.
August 18, 2018An immortal goddess gets her dueRemember Circe from "The Odyssey"? The ancient sorceress finally gets to take center stage in Madeline Miller's new novel....more3minPlay
August 10, 2018When you suddenly become 'internet famous'What happens when you become famous for the sake of being famous? This novel explores the modern obsession with fame....more2minPlay
August 03, 2018A look at the history of Canada's residential schoolsBookseller Mara Panich-Crouch recommends a novel about the experiences of an Ojibwe boy caught in Canada's residential school system....more2minPlay
July 27, 2018Take this book on your next picnic, and hope for rainBookseller Rebecca Dowling recommends the perfect book for a family picnic....more2minPlay
July 20, 2018Twist alert: Here's the 'perfect mystery for summer'Bookseller Aubrey Restifo recommends a young adult page-turner about a teenage girl who goes missing — and her best friend who won't stop looking....more2minPlay
July 13, 2018Historical fiction and magical realism meet in Alaska"There are just so many elements to this book that make it so satisfying and so delicious and so worth reading over and over again, that it's just ruined me," says bookseller Charlotte Glover....more2minPlay
July 11, 2018Tommy Orange on the lives of urban Native AmericansTommy Orange's debut novel is a "must-read of the summer," according to MPR News host Kerri Miller. She spoke to Orange about why he chose to write about urban Native Americans....more37minPlay
July 06, 2018This novel is 'a thinker's summer read'Bookseller Melissa DeMotte says Anthony Horowitz styles his mysteries like Agatha Christie -- but he takes it up a notch....more2minPlay
July 05, 2018Robin Diangelo on why it's so hard for white people to talk about racismIn a new book, writer and speaker Robin DiAngelo provides history and context to explain why many white people react emotionally and defensively when confronted with issues of race....more51minPlay
July 05, 2018Author Kevin Powers on the literature of warAuthor and Iraq war veteran Kevin Powers takes readers back to Civil War America in his new novel. It's a bleak look at the inhumanity and fallout of war....more43minPlay
FAQs about The Thread with Kerri Miller:How many episodes does The Thread with Kerri Miller have?The podcast currently has 181 episodes available.