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April 27, 2017
Julie Schumacher.

Minn. prof deemed funniest person in America debuts adult coloring book

Julie Schumacher's new coloring book (yes, you read that right) skewers the world of academe.
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April 26, 2017

REVIEWS: 'Golden Prey,' by John Sandford, and 'The Evening Road,' by Laird Hunt

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April 25, 2017

New York Times bestsellers

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April 24, 2017

Artist's painstaking line work puts new 'Hellboy' comic book at sea

Co-writer and artist Gary Gianni is known for "MonsterMen" collection.
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April 22, 2017

Booksellers recommend books: McNally-Jackson on 'Citizen'

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April 21, 2017
A memorial service in 2008 for the first anniversary of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse inspired Todd Boss' collection, "Tough Luck." Star Tribune

6 new books by Minnesota poets explore heartbreak, paradoxes and more

POETRY: Six new books by Minnesota poets examine technology, war, loss, rebirth and the natural world.
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April 21, 2017
Genre-bending fantasy writer Neil Gaiman's latest book is "Norse Mythology."

3 great new audiobooks: George Saunders, Douglas Preston, Neil Gaiman

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April 21, 2017
Drew Philp on the porch of his dilapidated Queen Anne in Detroit's inner city.
Photo by Garrett MacLean

Review: 'A $500 House in Detroit,' by Drew Philp

NONFICTION: A young man bought an abandoned house in Detroit to rehab it — and became part of a community.
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April 21, 2017

Review: 'I'd Die for You,' stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

FICTION: This collection of 18 previously unpublished works is a mixed curiosity.
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April 20, 2017
St. Paul memoirist Kao Kalia Yang a finalist for prestigious Chautauqua Award

St. Paul memoirist Kao Kalia Yang a finalist for prestigious Chautauqua Award

Yang is a finalist for her latest memoir, "The Song Poet."
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April 19, 2017
Caitlin Bailey

St. Paul writer Caitlin Bailey wins Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry

The author will receive $10,000 and a publishing contract with Milkweed Editions.
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April 19, 2017
Writer Lesley Nneka Arimah, who lives in St. Louis Park, has been drawn to “the surreal and the magical” ever since she was a child.

Debut book catapults Minnesota author to literary stardom

Before it was even published, Twin Cities writer Lesley Nneka Arimah's first book was all the buzz.
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April 19, 2017

Excerpt from 'What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky'

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April 19, 2017

New York Times bestsellers

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April 18, 2017
Midwest Book Award finalists are announced

Midwest Book Award finalists are announced

Nearly 80 finalists in 30 categories. Winners will be announced in May.
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April 17, 2017

Review: 'No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America' by Ron Powers

NONFICTION: Journalist shares his family's story after both his sons struggled with schizophrenia.
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April 17, 2017

Scooby and crew meet 'real' monsters in DC Comics' new 'Scooby Apocalypse'

The gang does battle in the new DC series "Scooby Apocalypse."
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April 17, 2017

Reviews: 'Quicksand,' by Malin Persson Giolito, and 'The Valley of the Shadow of Death,' by Kermit Alexander

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April 15, 2017

Bookstores recommend books: Subtext on 'The Brother'

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April 14, 2017
Sara Baume

Review: 'A Line Made by Walking,' by Sara Baume

FICTION: An artist moves into her grandmother's crumbling home in rural Ireland after a breakdown.

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