diff --git a/server/sql/thread.sql b/server/sql/thread.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af4b319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/sql/thread.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SELECT
+    *
+FROM
+    post
+WHERE
+    uid = $1
diff --git a/server/src/graphql.rs b/server/src/graphql.rs
index df85a3f..9b8e97d 100644
--- a/server/src/graphql.rs
+++ b/server/src/graphql.rs
@@ -243,13 +243,19 @@ impl QueryRoot {
     }
     async fn thread<'ctx>(&self, ctx: &Context<'ctx>, thread_id: String) -> Result<Thread, Error> {
         let nm = ctx.data_unchecked::<Notmuch>();
+        let pool = ctx.data_unchecked::<PgPool>();
         let debug_content_tree = ctx
             .look_ahead()
             .field("messages")
             .field("body")
             .field("contentTree")
             .exists();
-        Ok(nm::thread(nm, thread_id, debug_content_tree).await?)
+        // TODO: look at thread_id and conditionally load newsreader
+        if newsreader::is_newsreader_thread(&thread_id) {
+            Ok(newsreader::thread(pool, thread_id).await?)
+        } else {
+            Ok(nm::thread(nm, thread_id, debug_content_tree).await?)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/newsreader.rs b/server/src/newsreader.rs
index 5b48763..cec7239 100644
--- a/server/src/newsreader.rs
+++ b/server/src/newsreader.rs
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ use log::info;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPool;
 
 const TAG_PREFIX: &'static str = "News/";
+const THREAD_PREFIX: &'static str = "news:";
 
 use crate::{
-    error,
-    graphql::{Tag, ThreadSummary},
+    error::ServerError,
+    graphql::{Body, Email, Html, Message, Tag, Thread, ThreadSummary},
 };
 
 pub fn is_newsreader_search(query: &str) -> bool {
     query.contains(TAG_PREFIX)
 }
 
+pub fn is_newsreader_thread(query: &str) -> bool {
+    query.starts_with(THREAD_PREFIX)
+}
+
 pub async fn search(
     pool: &PgPool,
     after: Option<String>,
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn search(
                     vec!["unread".to_string(), site.clone()]
                 };
                 ThreadSummary {
-                    thread: format!("news:{}", r.uid),
+                    thread: format!("{THREAD_PREFIX}{}", r.uid),
                     timestamp: r
                         .date
                         .expect("post missing date")
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ pub async fn search(
     .await
 }
 
-pub async fn tags(pool: &PgPool, needs_unread: bool) -> Result<Vec<Tag>, error::ServerError> {
+pub async fn tags(pool: &PgPool, needs_unread: bool) -> Result<Vec<Tag>, ServerError> {
     // TODO: write separate query for needs_unread.
     let tags = sqlx::query_file!("sql/tags.sql").fetch_all(pool).await?;
     let tags = tags
@@ -105,3 +110,53 @@ pub async fn tags(pool: &PgPool, needs_unread: bool) -> Result<Vec<Tag>, error::
         .collect();
     Ok(tags)
 }
+
+pub async fn thread(pool: &PgPool, thread_id: String) -> Result<Thread, ServerError> {
+    let id = thread_id
+        .strip_prefix(THREAD_PREFIX)
+        .expect("news thread doesn't start with '{THREAD_PREFIX}'")
+        .to_string();
+
+    let r = sqlx::query_file!("sql/thread.sql", id)
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await?;
+
+    let site = r.site.unwrap_or("NO SITE".to_string());
+    let tags = if r.is_read.unwrap_or(false) {
+        vec![site.clone()]
+    } else {
+        vec!["unread".to_string(), site.clone()]
+    };
+    let body = Body::Html(Html {
+        html: r.summary.unwrap_or("NO SUMMARY".to_string()),
+        content_tree: "".to_string(),
+    });
+    let title = r.title.unwrap_or("NO TITLE".to_string());
+    let from = Some(Email {
+        name: Some(site.clone()),
+        addr: r.link,
+    });
+    Ok(Thread {
+        thread_id,
+        subject: title.clone(),
+        messages: vec![Message {
+            id,
+            // TODO: join with feed for pretty site name
+            from,
+            to: Vec::new(),
+            cc: Vec::new(),
+            subject: Some(title),
+            timestamp: Some(
+                r.date
+                    .expect("post missing date")
+                    .assume_utc()
+                    .unix_timestamp(),
+            ),
+            headers: Vec::new(),
+            body,
+            path: "".to_string(),
+            attachments: Vec::new(),
+            tags,
+        }],
+    })
+}