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Review: Mary Lucia writes about dealing with a stalker in surprising memoir
Local nonfiction: The former Current DJ leavens a painful tale with wicked humor.
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Review: ‘Sunshine Man’ has two protagonists; one wants to kill the other
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Review: These 12 beautiful new picture books for children have Minnesota ties
A leaf fort, a war hero and a cold-averse penguin are featured in these titles, all with local connections.
AuthoredLaurie Hertzel
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Kate Baer, coming to St. Paul, wrote her poems ‘with you in mind’
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Review: Book argues that pop culture is eating itself
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Why Sean Sherman’s latest cookbook ‘Turtle Island’ is essential reading
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Review: A dog who likes poetry and James Audubon appear in ‘Pelican Child’
Fiction: A collection of customarily uncanny short stories from the inimitable Joy Williams.
AuthoredCory Oldweiler
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Review: Salman Rushdie still at top of his powers with ‘Eleventh Hour’
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