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Teens tell us about why they love to read – or don't
Adults told us how they'd get kids to read. Now we hear from the kids themselves, and they have a lot to say.
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Review: 'Scribe,' by Alyson Hagy
FICTION: In a place ravaged by war, a storyteller's skills take on a dangerous role.
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Review: 'Heavy,' by Kiese Laymon
NONFICTION: A Mississippi professor details poverty, racism, abuse, eating disorders and life with his troubled mom.
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Review: 'Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life,' by Jane Sherron De Hart
NONFICTION: Sweeping biography of the Supreme Court justice is heavy on legal history, short on intimacy.
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Review: 'Four Soldiers,' by Hubert Mingarelli, translated from the French by Sam Taylor
FICTION: A powerful tale of four young men who become friends during the Russian civil war.
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Review: 'The Day That Went Missing,' by Richard Beard
NONFICTION: In middle age, novelist Richard Beard began to plumb the facts of his little brother's drowning death.
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Novelist Alexander McCall Smith comes to Minnesota: 'I love writing people's conversations'
The prolific author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series doesn't need "a high body count."
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Stage & Arts
Sally Field comes to Minn. with new memoir: 'It became my confidante'
As Sally Field pieced together her storied life, a new memoir "became my confidante, my best friend, my companion."
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Review: 'The Clockmaker's Daughter,' by Kate Morton
FICTION: A ghost plays a big role in an English country house filled with secrets.
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4 middle-grade books by Minnesotans explore serious issues with grace, humor
CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Four titles by Minnesota writers explore serious issues with grace, humor and great storytelling.
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Your ideas on how to get teenagers to read
We asked you how to get teens to read. You sent memories, ideas and wise suggestions.
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Review: 'The White Darkness,' by David Grann
NONFICTION: A decorated British Army officer attempts to cross Antarctica on foot.
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Review: 'Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,' by David W. Blight
NONFICTION: An exhaustive new biography illuminates the singular life of one of our more influential and treasured American heroes.
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Review: 'Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know,' by Colm Tóibín
NONFICTION: Filial revolt runs through these entertaining stories by Colm Tóibín.
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Book news and book reviews of Minnesota and national authors.
