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Review: 'The Line Becomes a River,' by Francisco Cantú
NONFICTION: From a former Border Patrol agent, tough questions about immigration, lyrically told.
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There's just so much to read: How do you choose?
Among trillions (at least!) of words, which ones most deserve a chunk of your limited time on Earth?
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Review: 'Feel Free: Essays,' by Zadie Smith
NONFICTION: British writer considers Brexit, racial consciousness and the arts.
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Review: 'The Rub of Time,' by Martin Amis
NONFICTION: Martin Amis offers biting essays and articles from the past two decades.
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Review: 'Man of the House,' by Mark Vinz
NONFICTION: Poet Mark Vinz's memoir of growing up in Minneapolis is funny and poignant.
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Review: 'The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream,' by Bryan Mealer
NONFICTION: Journalist's tale downplays historical context that would make it richer.
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Review: 'I Am, I Am, I Am,' by Maggie O'Farrell
NONFICTION: Costa Prize-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell recounts ways she nearly died, from near drowning to near plane crash to near murder.
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Minnesota Book Award finalists include Bao Phi, Louise Erdrich, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Steve Sack
The winners will be announced April 21 at the 30th annual Minnesota Book Awards gala in St. Paul.
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1918: One of the darkest years of Minnesota history
The three calamities that converged on Minnesota — fires Up North, war in Europe and the deadly flu pandemic — killed thousands but also revealed the resiliency of everyday Minnesotans.
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REVIEW: 'The Transition,' by Luke Kennard
FICTION: A young British poet's seriously funny first novel.
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REVIEW: 'The Most Dangerous Man in America,' by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis
NONFICTION: A suspenseful account of the escape from prison of Timothy Leary, the High Priest of LSD, and the global manhunt ordered by President Nixon to track him down.
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Review: '1947,' by Elisabeth Åsbrink
NONFICTION: Author shares family's story of persecution amid items about war's aftermath and Middle East.
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REVIEW: 'The Monk of Mokha,' by Dave Eggers
NONFICTION: A fast-paced account of a Yemeni-American's attempts to introduce Yemen coffee to the United States.
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REVIEW: 'Still Me,' by Jojo Moyes
FICTION: Louisa Clark returns and this time she's off to New York City, ready to say yes to everything. But can she live one life in two places?
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Around the Region
- 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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- Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear
- Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
- Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
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- Pulitzer Prize-winning Minneapolis author Louise Erdrich announces new book
- In book-loving Minnesota, Independent Bookstore Day lasts 5 days. Here's what indie shops recommend.
- Review: 'Touch,' by Olaf Olafsson
- 'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
- 'Lovely, forbidding' Lake Superior inspires Minnesota novelist Leif Enger
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