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Review: 'The Shape of the Ruins,' by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
FICTION: A dense and allusive masterwork reveals the corruption that shadows Colombia's history and politics.
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If the reader disagrees with the critic, who is right?
If you read a review that disagrees with your opinion of the book, do you wonder what you missed?
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Review: 'Oranges,' by Gary Eldon Peter
FICTION: Tales by Twin Cities writer take a revealing look at the human experience.
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Review: 'Gone So Long,' by Andre Dubus III
FICTION: The author of "The House of Sand and Fog" offers a gripping, emotionally rich tale.
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Review: 'The Witch Elm,' by Tana French
FICTION: A crime victim discovers that his past might not be what he had always believed it was.
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'Lovely, forbidding' Lake Superior inspires Minnesota novelist Leif Enger
Leif Enger's lifelong loves gave wings to his third novel, but it almost never saw the light of day.
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Twin Cities author Kate DiCamillo: 'I'm looking forward to taking my heart on the road'
Kate DiCamillo's two new books carry familiar themes of friendship and loneliness.
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Minnesota writer Leif Enger's new novel on Andrew Carnegie Medal fiction long list
"Virgil Wander" is listed, along with Anne Tyler's "Clock Dance," Tayari Jones' "An American Marriage," and 22 others. The short list will be announced Oct. 24.
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Review: 'American Prison,' by Shane Bauer
NONFICTION: Minnesota native Shane Bauer goes undercover in Louisiana and exposes systemic problems.
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What makes you reread a book?
I have read "The Great Gatsby" at least four times in my life. I will read it again. There are so many reasons why we reread books. What's yours?
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Review: 'Virgil Wander,' by Leif Enger
FICTION: In Leif Enger's first novel in a decade, a man drives into Lake Superior and he and his North Shore town experience a rebirth.
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Review: 'The Patron Saint of Lost Girls,' by Maureen Aitken
FICTION: Comic, poignant linked stories by Maureen Aitken follow a young woman's harrowing journey.
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Review: 'Storm Lake,' by Art Cullen
NONFICTION: Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen makes an eloquent case that community newspapers are integral to the fabric of small towns.
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Review: 'Tigerland,' by Wil Haygood
NONFICTION: Story of 1960s high school sports heroes in Columbus, Ohio, contains parallels to today.
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Review: 'Louisiana's Way Home,' by Kate DiCamillo
MIDDLE GRADE: In this moving sequel to "Raymie Nightingale," a young girl must figure out the meaning of home.
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- Nothing compares: Sinead O'Connor memoir coming out in June
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