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Review: 'Here Comes the Sun,' by Nicole Dennis-Benn
FICTION: The debut novel "Here Comes the Sun" is a searing indictment of the ongoing trauma inflicted by colonial conquest.
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Book healing: What writers of color say we all should read now
In the wake of the recent shooting death in Falcon Heights of Philando Castile, Twin Cities writers, artists and teachers of color have suggestions for books that might help bridge the gap between our cultures.
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Simon & Schuster to market Hazelden books
The agreement, which begins on Jan. 1, is an attempt by the Center City-based Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation to get its print and digital books into the hands of more consumers.
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Review: 'The Bones of Grace,' by Tahmima Anam
FICTION: In the last volume of Tahmima Anam's Bengal trilogy, a Harvard-educated woman searches for identity.
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Review: 'Brightfellow,' by Rikki Ducornet
FICTION: A mysterious and isolated young man has a series of strange encounters on a college campus.
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Review: 'Eve of a Hundred Midnights,' by Bill Lascher
NONFICTION: An affectionate look at the adventures of a World War II correspondent.
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Review: 'The Tyrannosaur Chronicles,' by David Hone
NONFICTION: Dinosaur expert David Hones takes a thoughtful and engaging look at T. rex – teeth, feathers (yes, feathers) and all.
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Review: 'The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between,' by Hisham Matar
NONFICTION: Hisham Matar relates a harrowing tale of life under totalitarian rule while exploring the power of art.
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Review: 'We Are Not Such Things,' by Justine van der Leun
NONFICTION: A new look at a young woman's killing by a mob leads to deeper truths about post-apartheid life.
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Claudia Rankine, Kao Kalia Yang and others added to NEA Big Read list
Thirteen new titles add to the "makeover" of the list.
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REVIEW: 'Pond,' by Claire-Louise Bennett
FICTION: An elegant and intoxicating debut novel explores a woman's quiet life and busy mind.
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Review: 'Villa Triste,' by Patrick Modiano, translated from the French by John Cullen
FICTION: A French Nobel laureate's beguiling 1975 novel about an elusive young man's memory of love and friendship.
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Review: 'Goodnight, Beautiful Women,' by Anna Noyes
REVIEW: A debut collection set in coastal Maine, narrated largely by locals struggling to make ends meet.
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Review: 'So Much for That Winter,' by Dorthe Nors, translated from the Danish by Misha Hoekstra
FICTION: Dorthe Nors' spare, experimental novellas illuminate life's tedium.
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Review: 'The Voyeur's Motel,' by Gay Talese
NONFICTION: Gay Talese's reportage on a Colorado man's years spying on guests makes the reader uncomfortably complicit.
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