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May 5, 2016

5 essential books by Louise Erdrich

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May 3, 2016
Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Russo

Review: 'Everybody's Fool' is Richard Russo at his best

FICTION: Pulitzer Prize winner revisits an endearing rogue in the sequel to "Nobody's Fool."
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May 3, 2016

New York Times bestsellers

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May 2, 2016

St. Paul poet Chris Santiago wins the 2016 Lindquist & Vennum Prize

The annual prize includes $10,000 and publication with Milkweed Editions.
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May 1, 2016

Reviews: 'A Few of the Girls,' by Maeve Binchy, and 'Where My Heart Used to Beat,' by Sebastian Faulks

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May 1, 2016
Chris Cleave Photo by Lou Abercrombie

Review: 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven,' by Chris Cleave

FICTION: A rich and poignant wartime love triangle by the author of the bestselling "Little Bee."
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May 1, 2016
Andrew Solomon

Review: 'Far and Away,' by Andrew Solomon

NONFICTION: From a decorated nonfiction writer, a flawed but timely collection of essays and reporting that urges readers to seek out new experiences and unfamiliar viewpoints.
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May 1, 2016
Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Ariz. New York Times

Review: 'Zero K,' by Don DeLillo

FICTION: In the latest novel by Don DeLillo, a billionaire funds death-defying technology.
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April 29, 2016
E-books are no match for physical books. And a recent survey of university students agrees.

Bookmark: Reading e-books just isn't a 'tactile' experience

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April 29, 2016
Robert Morgan Photo by Randi Anglin

Review: 'Chasing the North Star,' by Robert Morgan

FICTION: An imaginative story set during a bleak time in U.S. history reveals the kindness (and meanness) of strangers.
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April 29, 2016

Review: 'Heat and Light,' by Jennifer Haigh

FICTION: A Pennsylvania coal town in decline hopes for a new future in natural gas fracking.
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April 29, 2016

Review: 'The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes,' by Frank Bures

NONFICTION: Ambitious and exhaustively reported, this thoughtful book examines culture, beliefs and madness.
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April 29, 2016

Readers recommendation: 'The Little Paris Bookshop' by Nina George

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April 28, 2016
Cynan Jones Photo by Alice Fiorilli

REVIEW: 'Everything I Found on the Beach,' by Cynan Jones

FICTION: Three desperate lives collide in this gripping story of murder, vengeance and making ends meet.
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April 27, 2016
Erdrich and Grover to be featured at Library of Congress event

Erdrich and Grover to be featured at Library of Congress event

The event highlights Native American writers
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April 27, 2016
Associated Press
Library at Sutton Place Tudor Manor House in Surrey, England.

Review: 'Mothering Sunday,' by Graham Swift

FICTION: Graham Swift's latest is a brief but deep novella centered on the life-changing last day of a romance between an English maid and an heir.
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April 26, 2016

REVIEW: 'City of Secrets,' by Stewart O'Nan

FICTION: Femme fatales and double-crossers abound as a Jewish refugee finds his way in post-World War II Jerusalem.
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April 24, 2016

REVIEWS: 'Walking the Nile,' by Levison Wood, and 'Extreme Prey,' by John Sandford

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April 24, 2016
Maggie Nelson Photo by Harry Dodge

REVIEW: 'The Red Parts,' by Maggie Nelson

NONFICTION: The 1969 murder of Maggie Nelson's aunt went unsolved for 35 years. This memoir describes the trial after DNA evidence came to light.
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April 22, 2016

Readers recommend: 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' by Bruce Chatwin and many more

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