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Review: 'Gunflint Burning: Fire in the Boundary Waters,' by Cary J. Griffith
NONFICTION: "Gunflint Burning" is a riveting account of the Ham Lake Fire — a disaster that didn't have to happen.
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Review: 'You Think It, I'll Say It,' by Curtis Sittenfeld
FICTION: Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld's first collection of stories explores conflict in relationships of every stripe.
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As 'Action Comics' reaches No. 1,000, here are 7 fun facts about Superman's series
Here are seven fun facts to celebrate milestone of comic where Superman made his first appearance in 1938.
No Nobel literature prize this year but 2 prizes in 2019
Following weeks of internal bickering, sex-abuse allegations and a financial investigation by police, the body that hands out the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature announced Friday that no prize will be awarded this year.
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Review: 'Beneath a Ruthless Sun,' by Gilbert King
NONFICTION: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist unearths a story of injustice that remained buried for more than 50 years.
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Review: 'Warlight,' by Michael Ondaatje
FICTION: The author of "The English Patient" returns to World War II in this tender coming-of-age tale.
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Review: 'Love,' by Hanne Orstavik, translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken
FICTION: A remarkable, devastating Norwegian novel about the separate journeys made by a mother and son one winter's night.
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Pen Pals lecture series announced; will bring in Amor Towles, Lauren Groff and more
Amor Towles, Lauren Groff, Min Jin Lee and others coming to Hopkins this fall and next spring.
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Review: 'The Perfect Mother,' by Aimee Molloy
FICTION: A group of new mothers bond — until one of the babies disappears.
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Workshop on publishing brings big-name authors to the University of St. Thomas in June
Publishing workshop brings authors and agents to the St. Thomas campus in June.
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Display your books at home any way you want — just don't do this
It's suddenly all the rage to display your book collection with the spines turned inward.
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Review: 'Chemistry,' by Weike Wang
FICTION: A dazzling debut tackles the professional and personal unravelings of a young scientist.
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Review: 'Welcome to Lagos,' by Chibundu Onuzo
FICTION: An unusual mix of characters make a go of survival and subversion in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
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Review: 'God Save Texas,' by Lawrence Wright
NONFICTION: As Lawrence Wright documents the dark and damaging political culture of Texas, he also illuminates the state's diversity and dynamism.
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