books
Tarzan swings into new century
The Ape-Man first saw print 100 years ago. Updated 2:44 PM
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FICTION: "A Possible Life," by Sebastian Faulks.
Five linked stories that trace the arc and the joy of life.
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Pushing on, in the hardest of times
BOOK REVIEW: The first English translation of a novel of Weimar Germany, banned by the Nazis after its 1933 publication.
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You've got mail
New literary art project promises to send a letter a day to strangers across the country. And you don't even have to write back.
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SHORT STORIES: "Errantry," by Elizabeth Hand.
Hand's stories are surreal, haunting and beautiful.
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THE BROWSER: A quick look at recent releases
LITTLE AMERICA by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, and THE ORPHAN MASTER by Jean Zimmerman
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NONFICTION: "The Lost Carving," by David Esterly.
A memoir of the year the author spent restoring fire-damaged carvings, and a meditation on art.
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FICTION: "Prosperous Friends," by Christine Schutt
Two thirty-something writers head to London, and the possible end of the marriage.
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FICTION: "Better Living through Plastic Explosives," by Zsuzsi Gartner
Speculative satire from Vancouver's outer limits.
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NONFICTION: "There Was a Country," by Chinua Achebe
A memoir about Biafra's break from Nigeria and descent into civil war.
Updated Dec. 29, 2012
- Essential reading after Newtown
- NONFICTION: "The World Until Yesterday," by Jared Diamond.
- NONFICTION: "Rotten Reviews Redux," by Bill Henderson.
- Cheryl Strayed, Arthur Phillips headline next season of Club Book
- NONFICTION: "Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens," by Robert Gottlieb.
- FICTION: "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie," by Ayana Mathis.
- Christmas story: 'A Gift'
- A bleak life, in perpetual gloom
- The Browser: A quick look at recent releases
- FICTION: "The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volumes One and Two"
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NONFICTION: "Let Me Clear My Throat," by Elena Passarello.
A collection of essays about the screeches, hollers, yells and bellows that we make.
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Kevin Kling chats about his Christmas essay
Local author Kevin Kling has written a hilarious new essay about gifts and the holiday season.
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Updated Dec. 25, 2012
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THE BOOKMARK: The latest from the local scene.
Minnesota Book Awards gala moves to Minneapolis.
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ANTHOLOGY: "The New Yorker Book of Dogs," foreword by Malcolm Gladwell
You don't have to be a dog lover to appreciate the fine storytelling and funny cartoons in this collection.
Full story Full story Updated Dec. 21, 2012
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