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Steven McCarthy wins Minn. Book Artist Award
The University of Minnesota professor will be honored in April for his Wee Go Library project.
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Review: 'The Marches: A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland,' by Rory Stewart
NONFICTION: Two treks across England reveal new truths about old countries and limn the father-son bond.
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'Mayor of Mogadishu' traces turbulent modern history of Somalia
The book is a striking portrait of modern Somalia — told through the job and life of Mogadishu's mayor.
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Review: 'The Whole Town's Talking,' by Fannie Flagg
FICTION: Fannie Flaggs' latest novel explores the origins of a fictitious Missouri town.
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Review: 'Him, Me, Muhammad Ali,' by Randa Jarrar
FICTION: Randa Jarrar explores questions of identity and familial connections in an interconnected world.
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Review: 'Kelly: The Cartoonist America Turns To,' edited by Ward Sutton
NONFICTION: In this collection of cartoons by the mythical cartoonist of the Onion, no cliche goes unexplored.
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Review: 'The Voynich Manuscript,' edited by Raymond Clemens
NONFICTION: This annotated facsimile of a 15th-century manuscript explores the mystery of its provenance, its language, and its meaning — but finds no real answers.
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Review: 'Shakespeare and Company: A History of the Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart,' edited by Krista Halverson
NONFICTION: An affectionate, gossipy history of the legendary Parisian bookstore Shakespeare and Co.
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Graywolf Press's "Grief is the Thing With Feathers" a finalist for John Leonard Prize
The annual award, given by members of the National Book Critics Circle, is for the best debut book in any genre.
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Review: 'The Next,' by Stephanie Gangi: Vengeance (and texts) from beyond the grave
FICTION: Comic debut novel "The Next" is narrated by the ghost of a woman scorned.
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Heid Erdrich's new collection named the 2016 Winter Book
The collection of poetry and prose, "every-blest-thing-seeing-eye," will be celebrated on Dec. 10.
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The 50 best books for holiday giving
Our annual holiday books guide highlights a dozen novels and a dozen books of nonfiction, as well as a liberal sprinkling of glowing picture books; important young-adult fiction; bold, gorgeous graphic novels, and regional books steeped in sense of place.
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