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Review: 'Straying,' by Molly McCloskey
FICTION: A wrenching, precise novel about a young woman who cheats on her husband, and the sad aftermath.
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Review: 'Educated,' by Tara Westover
NONFICTION: Tara Westover's fascinating memoir tells of growing up an uneducated daughter of Idaho survivalists — and then getting out.
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New noir 'Sunburn' shadows a dark affair
REVIEW: Laura Lippman offers a sizzling salute to James M. Cain.
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Review: 'Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories,' by Kelly Barnhill
FICTION: Newbery winner Kelly Barnhill pens slyly humorous fiction for adults.
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Review: 'Leftover in China,' by Roseann Lake
NONFICTION: A journalist looks at the honor of success vs. the shame of being unmarried in modern Chinese society.
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Review: 'A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America,' by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong
NONFICTION: "A False Report" is an instant true-crime classic.
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Review: 'Some Hell,' by Patrick Nathan
FICTION: This debut novel by a Minneapolis writer zeroes in on a guilt-torn adolescent and his mother after a family suicide.
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Review: 'The Rending and the Nest,' by Kaethe Schwehn
FICTION: Northfield writer Kaethe Schwehn vividly portrays a hostile world in which survival depends on stories shared, accepted and believed.
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Chico Bon Bon goes Hollywood
The monkey with a tool belt, created by Duluth artist Chris Monroe, started out as a children's book but is moving to a Netflix series.
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Minneapolis writer Kelly Barnhill writes fairy tales for grown-ups
After writer Kelly Barnhill won the highest honor in children's literature, she came out with a new collection of stories — for adults.
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After dropping two books with racial slurs, a painful turning of the page in Duluth
The school district's move to drop two beloved books has raised questions and debate about who decides the canon of literature — and when it can change.
Home & Garden
REVIEWS: Five books to get your gardening juices flowing
Is it spring yet? Sadly, not outside the window. But it is spring in the pages of these five new books.
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