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Review: 'Territory of Light,' by Yuko Tsushima, translated from the Japanese by Geraldine Harcourt
FICTION: A mesmerizing novel about a young Japanese woman and her daughter.
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Review: 'Vacuum in the Dark,' by Jen Beagin
FICTION: A housecleaner has an imaginary friendship with NPR's Terry Gross in this piquant, funny tale.
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12 cheery books to bring you out of the winter doldrums
What books do you pick up when you're feeling blue?
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Review: 'The Polar Bear Expedition,' by James Carl Nelson
NONFICTION: James Carl Nelson ably tells the gruesome story of the invasion of Russia by a U.S. Army regiment.
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Principal shelves fine for library book returned nearly half-century later
The book about poetry was mailed into Cooper High School with a note of apology.
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Review: 'All the Lives We Ever Lived,' by Katharine Smyth
NONFICTION: Writer finds inspiration and parallels between her father's story and novelists' famous book.
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'Where Reasons End' ponders: What words can follow 'unspeakable' tragedy?
FICTION: Yiyun Li's profoundly sad but nearly perfect novel explores suicide and its aftermath.
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Louise Erdrich named one of Dartmouth College's 25 most influential graduates
The Minneapolis writer clocks in at No. 13--and she's one of just two women on the list.
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Review: 'Nobody's Looking at You,' by Janet Malcolm
NONFICTION: Janet Malcolm's wide-ranging new collection is a thoughtful delight.
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Need to find a writer? The new Minnesota Writers Directory can help
The searchable website, newly launched (and still in its infant stage) by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, gives you authors at your fingertips.
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Review: 'Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life,' by Beppe Severgnini
NONFICTION: An Italian writer offers entertaining accounts of his many trips by train.
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Review: 'Bangkok Wakes to Rain,' by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
FICTION: "Bangkok Wakes to Rain" tells a single story in international, intergenerational voices.
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Review: 'No Beast So Fierce,' by Dane Huckelbridge
NONFICTION: "No Beast So Fierce" chronicles the most prolific serial killer in recorded history — a tiger.
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After hitting bestseller list, Macalester's Marlon James was all smiles at Fitzgerald Theatre
The Man Booker-prize winner spoke onstage with Kerri Miller and autographed books in his return home as part of a national tour.
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Writer, teacher David Mura honored with Kay Sexton Award
The annual award goes to a person or institution who has devoted years to the world of writers, writing and books.
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