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| The Thread's Must-Read |
| "Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them" by Jennifer Wright Buy this book Here's a light note to end the year on: Plagues. If you’re the kind of person who finds yourself sharing fascinating, mind-blowing — yet slightly morbid — facts at a dinner party, this is the book for you. (There are other people like that out there, right?) Jennifer Wright brings her irreverent wit to the subject of the world’s worst plagues, from typhoid fever to leprosy to polio. (Did you know there was a dancing plague?) She runs through hundreds of years of history, and details the world’s response to devastating epidemics. The book is a surprisingly breezy read, considering its heavy contents. You might want to wash your hands after reading it. -Tracy Mumford |
| This Week on The Thread |
| Just trust me: In praise of strange books Author Victoria Schwab says she loves the books that can't be categorized, that fall between library-shelf categories, and that spark passionate debate among readers who either love them or hate them. More |
| Mystery writer Sue Grafton dies at 77 Sue Grafton was the author of the so-called "Alphabet Series," in which each book title begins with a different letter. More |
| Definition mission: A rhyming limerick for each English word The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form (or OEDILF for short) has published more than 97,000 rhyming definitions since Chris Strolin started it in 2004. More |
| She's done the sums on Santa, and the math checks out "The Indisputable Existence Of Santa Claus: The Mathematics Of Christmas" by Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans Buy this book For all those pesky Christmas questions, here's an application of mathematics to holiday quandaries like wrapping round presents, turkey roasting and one man's annual journey. More |
| In "The Power," women develop a weapon that changes everything "The Power" by Naomi Alderman Buy this book Naomi Alderman's new novel imagines a world in which women suddenly pose a physical threat to men. Alderman says it was gratifying to imagine how characters might use that power to fight back. More |
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