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Review: 'The Mannequin Makers,' by Craig Cliff
FICTION: Competition between two window dressers in New Zealand leads to catastrophe.
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Readers say when it comes to book length, 'less is more'
Many long books are fine, of course, but folks don't like books that just go on and on.
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REVIEW: 'Hitler, My Neighbor,' by Edgar Feuchtwanger
NONFICTION: A fascinating account about Hitler's rise to power from the perspective of his young Jewish neighbor.
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Review: 'Mean,' by Myriam Gurba
NONFICTION: Myriam Gurba's blunt, timely coming-of-age memoir explores the brutality of sexual assault.
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Review: 'Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone,' by Juli Berwald
NONFICTION: The slow and stinging jellyfish, this new book suggests, is a hero of the ocean and the harbinger of change.
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Review: 'Catapult,' by Emily Fridlund
FICTION: Minnesota native's stories center on difficult characters in northern locales.
Stage & Arts
Minnesota Opera commissions kid-friendly opera based on Kate DiCamillo bestseller
"The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" will also be the company's first new work composed by a woman.
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New book festival will run over 2 days, bringing 100 authors to Minneapolis
The Loft Literary Center announces Wordplay, a new two-day book festival.
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A Minnesotan looks at China 'from the ground up'
NONFICTION: A Peace Corps volunteer offers an astute, engaging account of China.
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Joe Biden promotes book in Minneapolis about son's death
The former vice president took a few jabs at the current Russia-related investigation into the Trump administration.
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REVIEW: 'Don't Save Anything,' by James Salter
NONFICTION: A posthumous collection of journalism by the author of "A Sport and a Pastime."
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REVIEW: 'The World Goes On,' by László Krasznahorkai, translated from the Hungarian by John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet and George Szirtes
FICTION: A postmodern master's new collection of fiction cements his status as a difficult genius.
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- University of Minnesota professor wins $150,000 literary prize
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