The fairy tale is about five puppets who exert a powerful pull on the people who possess them.
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FICTION: A compelling collection of nine stories about lives under pressure in the eternal city.
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FICTION: Tim O'Brien's latest is a crime romp that recalls Carl Hiaasen.
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NONFICTION: Mary Gabriel's insider book is a mixed bag of research and platitudes.
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NONFICTION: Will Hermes' beautifully crafted biography illuminates the life and times of a rock-and-roll outlaw.
September 25
Inspired by a new list, we're curious about your favorites. Louise Erdrich? Kate DiCamillo? Marcie Rendon?
September 26
NONFICTION: The Pulitzer Prize winner examines the double bind many immigrants find themselves in.
NONFICTION: Steve Inskeep summons a pragmatic, moral politician who listened to, learned from and worked with his critics.
FICTION: Jessica Knoll's novel, inspired by Ted Bundy's crimes, puts the women at its center.
FICTION: The latest from Jo Nesbø is a change of pace, for better and mostly worse.
FICTION: Elizabeth Hand's "A Haunting on the Hill" keeps the scares coming in a creepy, deserted mansion.
They're debuting novels "The Sky Vault" and "Wellness."
The best-selling author says all her books are about the same thing.
FICTION: A gripping novel about a shocking act of deception that keeps two lovers apart during the Korean War era.
Now hiring: The city and the Loft are searching for an advocate for poetry.
FICTION: A mother and son struggle to create new lives in Ayana Mathis' novel.
FICTION: An insightful look at the causes and consequences of our true crime obsession.
NONFICTION: Star Tribune copy editor Eddie Chuculate's memoir is the "charming" tale of a triumph over long odds.
NONFICTION: Scott W. Berg's "The Burning of the World," about the Great Chicago Fire, joins an exceptional list.
NONFICTION: Sy Montgomery's tale of turtle rescues is a cousin to her "The Soul of an Octopus."
NONFICTION: Simon Schama's "Foreign Bodies" eloquently maps the historical breakthrough of epidemiology.
FICTION: Notebooks left behind by a French botanist shed light on a dark period in Senegalese history.
FICTION: Richard Osman's "Thursday Murder Club" series keeps getting better.
FICTION: The chaos of war is reflected in the lives of Jayne Anne Phillips' memorable characters.
FICTION: Daniel Mason's book is a playful, inventive history of a Massachusetts house.
Jess Lourey's latest thriller is "The Taken Ones."
"The Covenant of Water" flows from the lives of Verghese's family matriarchs, plus his beliefs formed over a lifetime in medicine.