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Graywolf, Milkweed, Coffee House and Holy Cow! are in the running for Best Translated Book award
Three of the six finalists in poetry were published by Minnesota presses.
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Review: 'The Excellent Lombards,' by Jane Hamilton
FICTION: Jane Hamilton's seventh novel is less sensational but perhaps more moving than previous.
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Minnesota natives T.J. Stiles and Jack Ohman win Pulitzer Prizes
Stiles won his second Pulitzer for the bio "Custer's Trials" while Ohman was honored for his political cartoons. And Twin Cities reporter Robin McDowell shared the public service award.
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Familiar names lead the winners of the Minnesota Book Awards
A handful of repeat winners collected 2016 honors at the Minnesota Book Awards gala.
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Review: 'A Life Apart,' by Neel Mukherjee
FICTION: Neel Mukherjee reflects the colonial and postcolonial experience in a rich and rewarding read.
Stage & Arts
How Amy Schumer became the hottest comedian in America
Amy Schumer has rocketed to the top of the comedy world. What made her the It Woman of funny?
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Review: 'Eligible,' by Curtis Sittenfeld
FICTION: A modern-day retelling of "Pride and Prejudice" falls flat, despite the author's strong effort.
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Review: 'The Year of the Runaways,' by Sunjeev Sahota
FICTION: An epic tale about the aspirations and struggles of illegal Indian immigrants in a northern English town.
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Review: 'The Dark Lady's Mask,' by Mary Sharratt
FICTION: An exploration of Shakespeare's life and times, influences and affections, through the eyes of his alleged muse.
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D is for delightful: Helen Macdonald keeps crowd enthralled at the Loft
The author of "H is for Hawk" was funny, witty and moving in her Thursday evening talk.
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Review: 'Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War,' by Adam Hochschild
NONFICTION: A sweeping, suspenseful, somber chronicle of the Spanish Civil War.
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Hmong writer Kao Kalia Yang writes memoir of her father's life in Laos and Minnesota
Kao Kalia Yang's second memoir focuses on the life and art of her father, a Hmong song poet.
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Marlon James a finalist for International Dublin Literary Award
Winners will be announced June 9 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Review: 'Raymie Nightingale,' by Kate DiCamillo
MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION: Minneapolis author Kate DiCamillo grapples with pain of loss and power of friendship.
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Memorial service planned for bookstore owner Gary Shulze
The remembrance will be held at his old store, Once Upon a Crime, on April 24.
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