50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists
Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.
Minneapolis printmaker Cathy Ryan wins Book Artist Award for her work about the pandemic
The printmaker will be honored in April at Minnesota Book Awards ceremony.
Review: 'The Last Bookseller,' by Gary Goodman
NONFICTION: An adventure of a lifetime in a trade nearly killed by the internet — bookselling.
Review: 'We Are Meant to Rise,' edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura
A collection of essays from a wide-ranging group of Minnesota writers exploring life during COVID and the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
Review: 'Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom,' by Nora Guthrie and Robert Santelli
This lovingly curated volume of Woody Guthrie's song lyrics, photos and other ephemera will introduce the singer to a whole new generation.
Law professor's book on inclusive leadership outlines steps for promoting diverse, equitable workplaces
The director of St. Thomas' Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice defines a new approach to DEI.
'For now you are the standing one': So many of us owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Bly
A tribute from his longtime assistant, poet Thomas R. Smith.
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Review: 'The Return of the Pharaoh,' by Nicholas Meyer
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Review: "Still Life," by Sarah Winman
"Still Life" is that rare, affectionate novel that makes one feel grateful to have been carried along.
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Good read: 'The Uninvited,' by Dorothy Macardle
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Review: 'Small Things Like These,' by Claire Keegan
A father of daughters wrestles with what to do about abuses he discovers at a Magdalen laundry in 1950s Ireland.
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Review: 'Wish You Were Here,' by Jodi Picoult
Alone and out of touch on the Galapagos during the COVID-19 lockdown, a young woman reconsiders her life.
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A poem by Robert Bly: 'Driving Toward the Lac Qui Parle River'
This poem — set in the countryside near his hometown of Madison, Minn. — was included in Bly's first collection, "Silence in the Snowy Fields"…
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Best-selling Minnesota author, poet Robert Bly dies at 94
He started out writing bucolic poems about rural Minnesota and became a best-selling author teaching men how to be in touch with their feelings. He was 94.
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Review: 'Galloway,' by Patrick Laurie
A love story to Galloway and its cattle — a quixotic tale of determination and wonder.
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Review: 'These Precious Days,' by Ann Patchett
A warm, funny collection of essays about life, writing, friendship and dogs.
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Bookmark: Bookstore browsing offers new worlds
I went to a bookstore. I did not go to get something — I went to see what was there.
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Good Read: 'Carville's Cure,' by Pam Fessler
"Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice," by Pam Fessler
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Review: 'A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America,' By James Horn.
An informative and engaging — but largely speculative — account of the role of a mostly forgotten Native leader of the first Anglo-Indian Wars in Virginia.
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Review: 'The Correspondents,' by Judith Mackrell
Women writers fought bureaucracy and stereotypes to report from the front lines of World War II.
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Review: 'Liberty Is Sweet,' by Woody Holton
A prize-winning historian broadens and enriches our understanding of the American Revolution.
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Statewide book club highlights Kao Kalia Yang memoir
Yang will discuss 'The Song Poet' in a December event for the public.
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REVIEW: 'Mixed Company,' by Jenny Shank
FICTION: Jenny Shank's stories paint a vivid portrait of Denver, a changing and diverse city.
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Review: 'The Last King of America,' by Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts draws on a newly released cache of documents to provide a detailed biography of King George III that presents him in a whole new light.
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