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Kate DiCamillo: Take a boomerang, leave a boomerang?
Minneapolis author seeds Little Free Libraries with "Kindness Boomerangs" from Indonesian schoolchildren.
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REVIEW: 'Camino Island,' by John Grisham
FICTION: Fitzgerald manuscripts disappear in John Grisham's latest mystery — which is really all about writing.
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Review: 'Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam,' by Mark Bowden
NONFICTION: "Hue 1968" is a masterful blood-and-guts account of the decisive battle in the Vietnam War.
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REVIEW: 'Beartown,' by Fredrik Backman
FICTION: A sexual assault divides a hockey town grasping for a last chance for fame, in a novel by the author of "A Man Called Ove."
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Review: 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness,' by Arundhati Roy
FICTION: In her second novel, Arundhati Roy studies liberation, sanctuary and self-determination in modern-day India.
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Review: 'Hunger,' by Roxane Gay
NONFICTION: Fury and exhaustion course through this thought-provoking memoir by Roxane Gay, who reveals the attack that set her on a path to turn her body into a fortress.
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Your ultimate guide to 45 books to read this summer
Our summer books guide highlights books of fiction, mystery and young-adult fiction.
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Franken's new book takes on Trump, Republican colleagues (with jokes)
"Al Franken, Giant of the Senate," hit bookstores Tuesday.
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Donte Collins named 1st St. Paul Youth Poet Laureate
The city of St. Paul has been wild about poetry for many years
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The silliest Wonder Woman comic book stories of all time
Wonder Woman, whose first live-action movie premieres Friday, hasn't been immune from some really dumb stories over her 76-year history.
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Review: 'Miracle Cure: The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine,' by William Rosen
NONFICTION: William Rosen's history of antibiotics reveals rich personalities and the intellectual gamesmanship of discovery.
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Review: 'Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine,' by Gail Honeyman
FICTION: A touching, funny novel about a misfit who is the survivor of childhood trauma.
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Review: 'Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002,' by David Sedaris
NONFICTION: The first volume of the humorist's diaries, in which he traces his early years of struggle, the death of his mother and his rise to fame, is wildly entertaining but should be taken with a grain of salt.
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- Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
- Top publisher teams with top maker of bilingual materials
- Nothing compares: Sinead O'Connor memoir coming out in June
- For Japan's star poet Tanikawa, it's fun, not work, at 90
- Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
- Chris Hillman's musical life from Byrds to Burritos and more
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- Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
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- 'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
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