Staff Directory 600336284

Maren Longbella

 | Newsroom
Recent content from Maren Longbella
photo of author Emiko Jean

Endorsed by Stephen King and our reviewer, 'The Return of Ellie Black' is an 'assured' thriller

FICTION: When a missing person returns, that's just the start of the mystery.
photo of author Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley hits again with 'Lucky' but what the what is that ending?

FICTION: The Pulitzer winner's new novel, about a fortunate folk singer, will spur lots of debate.
author Nick Medina, with arms crossed

In this horror novel, an Indigenous writer takes on the legacy of an 'Indian Burial Ground'

FICTION: Nick Medina returns to the tribe he created in "Sisters of the Lost Nation."
photo of author Scarlett Thomas in front of a door

Twisted 'The Sleepwalkers' offers a 'White Lotus' honeymoon, complete with drowning

FICTION: Scarlett Thomas' novel turns a Greek paradise into a nightmare.
Writer and academic Rachael Hanel, on the campus of Mankato State University Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, Mankato, Minn. She is the author of a book coming

Review: 'Not the Camilla We Knew,' by Rachael Hanel

NONFICTION: A combination memoir and biography of Camilla Hall, the Minnesota minister's daughter who died in a police shootout.
Review: 'Book Lovers,' by Emily Henry

Review: 'Book Lovers,' by Emily Henry

Books in brief
Dani Shapiro

Review: 'Signal Fires,' by Dani Shapiro

FICTION: A deadly accident, never to be spoken of, underlies this multigenerational story about two East Coast families.
Review: 'Fox Creek,' by William Kent Krueger

Review: 'Fox Creek,' by William Kent Krueger

DON'T MISS
Review: "A Flicker in the Dark," by Stacy Willingham

Review: "A Flicker in the Dark," by Stacy Willingham

Books in brief
Ben Myers (c) Richard Sacker 2021

Review: 'The Perfect Golden Circle,' by Benjamin Myers

FICTION: Based on a true story, two men's efforts to fool the public by making crop circles reveals much about art and politics.
Rebecca Schiller

Don't miss: 'A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention,' by Rebecca Schiller

Don't miss
Lindsey Vonn photo by Yu Tsai

Lindsey Vonn's new memoir 'Rise' has lots to say about skiing but nothing on Tiger

Gossip-free, the memoir is at its best discussing how she confronted gender barriers in the sport.
Gary Goodman

Review: 'The Last Bookseller,' by Gary Goodman

NONFICTION: An adventure of a lifetime in a trade nearly killed by the internet — bookselling.
573511599

Review: 'The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters,' by Julie Klam

NONFICTION: A funny, poignant memoir about four feisty, chain-smoking sisters who lived together.
573508421

Review: 'Kin,' by Shawna Kay Rodenberg

NONFICTION: A harrowing memoir of life in a religious community near Grand Marais.
Andre Gregory photo by Cindy Kleine

Review: 'This Is Not My Memoir,' by Andre Gregory and Todd London

573499663

Celebrate Elvis Presley's 86th birthday with five movies fit for the King

Elvis Presley would have been 86 Friday, so celebrate with the best of his films.