How did this novel's heroine end up with her ex's new love's ex? It's kind of a 'Funny Story'
FICTION: Emily Henry's fizzy book is perfect for beaches this summer.
Of course you love your pooch but 'Dogland' wonders if she loves you back
NONFICTION: Partly about the Westminster Dog Show and partly about dog happiness, Tommy Tomlinson's book is a gem.
You really should get to know Elwin Cotman and his stories about 'Weird Black Girls'
FICTION: A dazzling short-story collection, rich in language and imagination.
What can shipwrecks tell us? New book says: Pretty much everything.
NONFICTION: Writer and diver David Gibbins explored them for his unique take on world history.
When a sibling vanishes, three sisters are doing it for themselves in 'The Alternatives'
FICTION: A reunion in rural Ireland becomes a reckoning.
New Minneapolis romance-only bookstore is the first of its kind in the Upper Midwest
Tropes & Trifles in Minneapolis promises lots of love and lots of happily-ever-afters.
In this horror novel, an Indigenous writer takes on the legacy of an 'Indian Burial Ground'
FICTION: Nick Medina returns to the tribe he created in "Sisters of the Lost Nation."
Books
Minneapolis author says visiting set of movie starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek was 'surreal'
From Budapest, prolific nonfiction author Jack El-Hai is on "the most fun work trip I've ever been on."
Books
'Magpie Murders' creator Anthony Horowitz wrote 'Close to Death' and is a (dopey) character in it
FICTION: A nasty neighbor dies early on. Like the suspects, you won't miss him.
Books
Three novels for the price of one, 'Choice' hinges on big decisions
FICTION: A well-wrought tale, in linked narratives, explores the consequences of choices.
Books
April is the poetry-est month in new books, including one edited by poet laureate Ada Limon
POETRY: These new collections are a fine way to celebrate a month devoted to poems.
Books
James Patterson peeks into 'The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians'
NONFICTION: They tell their best stories about why they love books.
Books
New book looks at the 'Native Nations' that called this land home before colonists arrived
NONFICTION: A single-volume history of Indigenous nations is both majestic in scope and intimate in tone.
Books
Twisted 'The Sleepwalkers' offers a 'White Lotus' honeymoon, complete with drowning
FICTION: Scarlett Thomas' novel turns a Greek paradise into a nightmare.
Books
Book says no jewel was safe when Texas' 'King of Diamonds' was in town
NONFICTION: He was the '60s answer to Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," but his jewel heists never were solved.
Books
A novel idea: These Minnesota book clubs are silent
Silent Book Club meetings work differently, with folks quietly turning the pages of whatever books they happen to be reading: "I hated assigned reading in school."
Books
Our books editor thought Romance wasn't for him. Then, he read Emily Henry
The popular genre seemed like a big hole in our book editor's reading until he realized he'd been reading it all along.
Taste
Former Minnesotan's book offers lessons in cooking, writing and adventure
"Hot Dish Confidential" chronicles an author's journey to becoming a gourmand with help of friends and poison control. He'll be in town soon.
Books
Lydia Millet celebrates family and our green world in 'We Loved It All'
NONFICTION: An acclaimed novelist shares scientific and personal concerns.
Books
Commiserating about mom or fighting like cats, these sisters have one thing in common: 'Worry'
FICTION: Alexandra Tanner's "dark, funny" debut is a haunting snapshot of contemporary life.
Books
'Groundhog Day' meets 'Bridget Jones's Diary' in comic novel about a woman with too many husbands
FICTION: Holly Gramazio's heroine changes husbands more often than underwear.
Books
'Gentleman in Moscow' writer Amor Towles' new book could be his best yet.
FICTION: It collects six stories and a novel, every one of them a winner.
Books
You call those 'great American novels?' Where's Harper Lee? Beverly Cleary? Edward P. Jones?
The Atlantic's "great American novels" list is fun to debate but they whiffed on John Irving, Beverly Cleary, Edward P. Jones, Harper Lee and others.
Books
Duluth's Leif Enger returns with stunning novel 'I Cheerfully Refuse'
FICTION: As civilization collapses, its characters hold onto hope any way they can.
Variety
Beer and books? Coffee and records? These 3 stores offer unique mashups.
By offering unique mashups, these Twin Cities stores are gotta-go hang-out spots.
Books
'Headshot' is a bracing, inventive gutpunch of a novel
FICTION: Rita Bullwinkel's debut gives us a blow-by-blow look inside the minds of young female boxers in a seedy tournament.
Books
'How to Solve Your Own Murder': great title, OK novel
FICTION: An aspiring mystery writer is tasked with solving a family whodunit when her great-aunt is murdered.
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