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Review: 'Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill,' by Candice Millard
NONFICTION: A page-turning tale of the life of a young Winston Churchill during the Boer War.
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Review: 'Today Will Be Different,' by Maria Semple
FICTION: A Seattle mother learns that her best intentions stand no chance against forces beyond her control in the latest comic adventure by the author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?"
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So many books, so little time: How do you choose what to read next?
There are millions of books out there, and new ones publish every week. What's your method?
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Milkweed to publish memoir of Minn. couple who spent year in Boundary Waters
Dave and Amy Freeman will turn their year-long adventure into a book.
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Review: 'All That Man Is,' by David Szalay
FICTION: Man Booker Prize-shortlisted tales focus on European contemporary life.
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Review: 'The Risen,' by Ron Rash
FICTION: Two small-town brothers are forced to deal with the past and a woman they knew 40 years earlier.
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Review: 'Moscow Nights,' by Nigel Cliff
NONFICTION: An affectionate, entertaining biography of American pianist Van Cliburn, whose passion for Russian music briefly paused the Cold War.
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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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