"FI" + Happy Indie Bookstore Day!
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Book of the week
| Literature scholars will argue that there are only six essential stories in the world, tragedy and survival among them. This gave Alexandra Fuller solace, the idea that the loss-stricken and the bereaved had come this way before. She writes in her memoir, “The way a pilot sees wind in clouds or a sailor reads currents in water, I look unconsciously for stories to remind me where I am, to remind me that whatever I’m going through, millions have been here before, are here now, will be here again.” Fuller’s memoir, “Fi,” begins in the summer she turned 50; divorced from her husband, traveling the West with a new lover, when word arrives that her son has died from complications of a brain seizure. What follows is a chronicle of all-encompassing grief, hers and her daughters’ search for acceptance and consolation, and the determination that they will eventually survive the loss. — Kerri Miller | MPR News |
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day (almost)!
| Hi Thread readers! This is Sam Stroozas, digital producer at MPR News. Emily Bright, host of Ask a Bookseller, and I worked on a little guide to some titles to look out for if you choose to browse on Saturday for Independent Bookstore Day. You know that feeling when you walk into a bookstore and forget the title of every book you’ve ever wanted to read? Thankfully, booksellers are professional book-recommenders, so don’t be afraid to ask for advice, whether you’re looking for yourself or a loved one. We’ve done some of the asking for your on “Ask a Bookseller,” our regular Saturday morning radio series and podcast. Here are some of recent recommendations to inspire you. — Sam Stroozas | MPR News |
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| | Talking Volumes: Leif Enger | Join Kerri Miller at a special on-the-road edition of Talking Volumes. She’ll be at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing on June 4 to talk with Minnesotan Leif Enger about his new book, “I Cheerfully Refuse.” Tickets are limited. Learn more at mprevents.org. | |
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| | Ask a Bookseller: ‘Honey’ by Victor Lodato | Sheila Burns of Bloomsbury Books in Ashland, Ore., recommends “Honey” by Victor Lodato. She and her fellow booksellers couldn’t resist the 82-year-old protagonist. Honey Fasinga escaped her toxic, New Jersey mobster family as a young woman and cultivated a life full of art and fashion. | |
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