In “A Spool of Blue Thread,” Anne Tyler’s 20th novel, the astute and compassionate novelist offers a portrait of Baltimore’s Whitshank clan.

Although it hasn't been said as much outright, it sounds like Spools of Dark Thread's days may be numbered. Chris Thomas, Spools' furiously talented frontman (far right), revealed this afternoon ...

The characters in "A Spool of Blue Thread" look like the same Baltimore family members we've socialized with for 50 years in Anne Tyler's fiction.In fact, everything about her new novel — from ...

Anne Tyler’s “A Spool of Blue Thread,” the 20th novel by the Pultizer Prize-winning author, is loaded with ideas and potentially fascinating storylines that are extended throughout the book ...

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Anne Tyler explores memories lost and found in her 20th novel ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ By . Ellen Gamerman. Share. Resize. Anne Tyler Photo: Melissa Golden for The Wall Street Journal.

Wooden or plastic, stop throwing away your used-up thread spools. Instead of letting them pile up at the dump, repurpose them ...