Books
July 27, 2016

REVIEWS: 'The Woman in Cabin 10,' by Ruth Ware and 'The Blue Bath,' by Mary Waters-Sayer

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July 26, 2016
Dave Eggers.

Dave Eggers sends family on madcap trip in 'Heroes of the Frontier'

FICTION: In Dave Eggers' new novel, a mom and two children flee their Ohio home.
Books
July 25, 2016
Evan Ratliff

Review: 'Love and Ruin: Writing From the Atavist,' edited by Evan Ratliff

NONFICTION: Ten long-form "tales of obsession, danger and heartbreak," originally published online, are repackaged as a book.
Books
July 25, 2016

Stone Lake: part 43

Books
July 25, 2016

Stone Lake: part 57

Books
July 25, 2016

Stone Lake: part 58

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July 24, 2016
Jensen Beach.

Review: 'Swallowed by the Cold,' by Jensen Beach

FICTION: Stories reflect a world of detached folks who ache for empathy in contemporary Sweden.
Books
July 24, 2016

Review: 'Home Field,' by Hannah Gersen

FICTION: In a Clinton-era small town, a football coach and his three children struggle to go on in this tender debut.
Books
July 22, 2016
Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards have been announced

Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards have been announced

"Locally Laid" and "North Woods Girl" among the winners.
Books
July 22, 2016
Heather Young.

Review: 'The Lost Girls,' by Heather Young

FICTION: A woman flees to her lake house and revisits a decades-old tragedy in this haunting debut.
Books
July 22, 2016

Review: 'Among Strange Victims' by Daniel Saldana Paris

FICTION: An indolent husband finds his path intersecting with that of a Spanish academic.
Books
July 22, 2016

Review: 'The Hatred of Poetry,' by Ben Lerner

NONFICTION: Poet and novelist Ben Lerner tries to explain the widespread dislike of poetry.
Books
July 22, 2016
Is she reading "Suite Francaise"? Or "A Moveable Feast"?

Nothing prepares you for a trip – or helps you relive it later – more than a book

Books
July 22, 2016
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune. Scott LeDoux, the Anoka County Commissioner and heavy-weight boxer, trained for his final appearance in the ring for a cha

Review: 'The Fighting Frenchman: Minnesota's Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux,' by Paul Levy

NONFICTION: The "Fighting Frenchman" took on boxing's big stars — and bums.
Books
July 21, 2016
Wisconsin libraries honor Minneapolis writer John Coy

Wisconsin libraries honor Minneapolis writer John Coy

His picture book, "Game Changer," has won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award
Books
July 20, 2016
U of M to bring in Claudia Rankine and Marilynne Robinson this fall

U of M to bring in Claudia Rankine and Marilynne Robinson this fall

The Fall UMN English Writers Series, which begins Sept. 28 with Nami Mun, will bring in five authors this fall.
Books
July 19, 2016
Salman Rushdie, 2012 file photo.

Writer Salman Rushdie to speak at Macalester College

Books
July 19, 2016
From Micawber's to Milkweed (via Sea Salt)

From Micawber's to Milkweed (via Sea Salt)

Bookseller Hans Weyandt will manage the new bookstore in Open Book, which will open Sept. 6.
Books
July 19, 2016

New York Times bestsellers

Books
July 18, 2016

Review: 'The Enigma of Iris Murphy,' by Maureen Millea Smith

FICTION: Graceful short stories by Minnesota Book Award winner Maureen Millea Smith reveal a dying public defender.

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