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Minnesota novelist who thought he'd die in Vietnam wrestles with mortality once more
Tim O'Brien's memoir, "Dad's Maybe Book," is filled with advice and stories for his young sons to savor when he's gone.
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Review: Tim O'Brien's memoir is a loving gift to his teenage sons
NONFICTION: The author writes about the nearness of death, children who might not know him long, and Vietnam.
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Review: 'Grand Union,' stories by Zadie Smith
FICTION: Tightly coiled, multilayered stories showcase the author's many talents.
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Review: 'Olive, Again,' by Elizabeth Strout
FICTION: A sequel to "Olive Kitteridge" continues to examine the trials of loss and the triumphs of late-developing friendships among women.
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From the archives: Tim O'Brien chronicles the senseless boredom of the Vietnam War in 1969
The following dispatch ran on the front page of the Minneapolis Tribune on Sunday, June 29, 1969, topped by this note: "Pfc. Tim O'Brien, a 1968 graduate of Macalester College from Worthington, Minn., is an infantryman in Vietnam, 'a shock that still gives sleepless nights but is mitigated every few weeks by letters from a beautiful girl.' This article is his view of the war."
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Grandma's six-year sentence for teen pregnancy in 1930s inspired Edina author's latest book
Hamline professor uncovers the story of young women who were incarcerated for being pregnant.
Music
Prince haunts Morris Day's new memoir: 'I still hear his voice in my head'
"Purple Rain" co-star and Time leader Morris Day details his long friendship with Prince in a memoir that brings him home to the Twin Cities this week.
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Review: 'Swede Hollow: A Novel,' by Ola Larsmo, translated by Tiina Nunnally
FICTION: A starkly honest, sensitive portrait of poor Swedish immigrants who populated a steep wooded ravine on St. Paul's East Side.
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Review: 'Make it Scream, Make it Burn,' by Leslie Jamison
NONFICTION: Leslie Jamison's potent essays question everyone's motives, including her own.
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Review: 'Rerun Era,' by Joanna Howard
NONFICTION: Memoir of growing up in front of the TV in the 1950s and '60s chronicles a bewildering beginning.
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Review: 'Erosion' by Terry Tempest Williams
NONFICTION: Powerful essays document the damage to environment and spirit.
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Bookmark: Packing up books was itself a moving experience
What do you do with your books when you move: Do you pare down or just pack up?
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Saeed Jones on coming-out memoir: 'I'm living a dream come true, but at what cost?'
In a new memoir, poet Saeed Jones relates his struggles as a young black gay man in Texas.
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Review: 'How We Fight for Our Lives,' by Saeed Jones
NONFICTION: Saeed Jones brings a poet's sensibility to a concise and controlled memoir about growing up black and gay.
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