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St. Louis Park poet informally continues work
Diane Pecoraro began leading poetry events in 2010 thanks to a grant. She's stayed on as an enthusiastic volunteer since then.
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Review: 'Leaving Orbit,' by Margaret Lazarus Dean, explores end of space race
NONFICTION: "Leaving Orbit" examines what it means that after 50 years, the United States will no longer be sending people into space.
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Review: 'The Wright Brothers,' by David McCullough, doesn't really take off
NONFICTION: This very pleasant biography of these two very pleasant brothers is well-written and well-researched but avoids controversy.
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Goodbye to Minneapolis Central Library's bookstore
Central Library on Nicollet Mall is closing down its bookstore. Through the end of the month, you can get books for $2 a bagful.
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Review: 'In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art,' by Sue Roe: A swirling parade of art, scandal and life
NONFICTION: Sue Roe's account of 20th-century Parisian artists – Modigliani, Picasso, Matisse and others – is bold, bright and entertaining.
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REVIEW: 'The World Beyond Your Head,' by Matthew B. Crawford
NONFICTION: The author of "Shop Class as Soulcraft" looks at how the brain works and how we deal with modern distractions.
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Reviews: Minnesotans offer tales of loss, heroism, science, art and squirrels for middle-grade readers
MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS: Minnesotans offer tales of loss and heroism, science and art – and squirrels – for kids 8-14.
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Review: 'The Quartet,' by Joseph J. Ellis: How 4 men united 13 states after Revolutionary War
NONFICTION: One of America's leading historians explains how Washington, Hamilton, Jay and Madison fostered national identity.
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Review: 'The Green Road,' by Anne Enright: Small lives, big complications
FICTION: A fragmented family reunites for the holidays in a satisfying and absorbing novel by the Irish Laureate for Fiction.
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Midwest Book Awards announce winners
The annual regional competition drew 372 entries from 12 states.
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Coffee House poet Saeed Jones wins PEN award
"Prelude to Bruise" wins the Joyce Osterwell Award for poetry.
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Review: 'Reagan: The Life,' by H.W. Brands
NONFICTION: H.W. Brands' biography focuses on Ronald Reagan's brilliant pragmatic compromises as well as his money-wasting mistakes.
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Review: 'Guantánamo Diary,' by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
NONFICTION: A Guantanamo prisoner's nightmarish account of torture casts doubt on U.S. interrogation methods.
Review: 'Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder,' by Amy Butcher: Haunting memoir of a murderer's friend
NONFICTION: When a friend does something unforgivable, can you learn to live with yourself?
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