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Review: 'The Wonder,' by Emma Donoghue
FICTION: An English nurse is dispatched to Ireland to monitor a girl who is said to be living on air and the grace of God.
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Review: 'When in French,' by Lauren Collins
NONFICTION: A New Yorker writer marries a Frenchman without speaking his native language.
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Review: 'Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids,' by Nicholson Baker
NONFICTION: Renowned writer Nicholson Baker shares his experiences in the classroom as an on-call substitute teacher.
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Review: 'Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life,' by Ruth Franklin
NONFICTION: Impressive biography of Shirley Jackson sheds light on an underappreciated midcentury American writer known for her haunting short story "The Lottery."
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Duluth's Holy Cow! Press announces major new Midwest fiction prize
Lindquist & Vennum, which sponsors Milkweed Edition's poetry prize, will sponsor this new fiction award of $5,000.
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Review: 'The Chosen Ones,' by Steve Sem-Sandberg
FICTION: A chilling and deeply affecting novel set in a children's clinic in Vienna.
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Fall brings big books and big author events to the Twin Cities
Get hip to fall's biggest books, plus local readings by Jonathan Safran Foer, Michael Chabon and more.
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REVIEW: 'The Home Place,' by J. Drew Lanham
NONFICTION: A birder and naturalist embraces land and sky in this thoughtful memoir.
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Review: 'Little Nothing,' by Marisa Silver
FICTION: "Little Nothing" is the tale of a tiny girl born to elderly peasants who goes through many metamorphoses.
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Review: 'Here I Am,' by Jonathan Safran Foer
FICTION: A Jewish-American family is in crisis amid disaster and war.
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Review: 'Leave Me,' by Gayle Forman
FICTION: A woman starts over in implausible yet entertaining "Leave Me."
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Review: 'Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs,' by Robert Kanigel
NONFICTION: Robert Kanigel's magisterial biography of Jane Jacobs captures the woman behind the legend.
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REVIEW: 'Nutshell,' by Ian McEwan
FICTION: A clever, witty and allusive tale of murder and betrayal, narrated by an unborn baby.
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What, no Louise Erdrich? National Book Award long list for fiction ignores Minnesota star's 'LaRose'
Some notable writers are missing from the long list for the National Book Awards, including Minnesota's Louise Erdrich, whose novel, "LaRose," was critically acclaimed.
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National Book Award long list for nonfiction carries a serious tone
This year's Pulitzer winner for fiction, Viet Thanh Nguyen, is on the list for his new book about the legacy of the Vietnam War.
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