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July 9, 2019
A man waved a U.S. flag from atop a car at the Narrows roadblock, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, near Burns, Ore.

Review: 'Shadowlands: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff,' by Anthony McCann

NONFICTION: "Shadowlands" shows a fringe movement determined to end U.S. as we know it.
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July 9, 2019

New York Times bestsellers

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July 7, 2019

Reviews: 'The Elephant in the Room,' by Tommy Tomlinson, and 'Paris, 7 a.m.,' by Liza Wieland

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July 7, 2019
Dr. Ayaz Virji and his daughter, Maya, made a stop at a popcorn stand after his lecture on Islam at the Granite Falls, Minn., City Hall.

Review: 'Love Thy Neighbor,' by Ayaz Virji

NONFICTION: When a Muslim doctor moved to small-town Minnesota he received a warm welcome. And then Trump was elected, and things changed.
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July 5, 2019

Twin Cities area book events July 7-14

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July 5, 2019
Christopher Benfey

Review: 'If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years,' by Christopher Benfey

NONFICTION: Professor analyzes imprint left by U.S. sojourn on the author's complex literary legacy.
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July 5, 2019
Marcy Dermansky
Photo by Michael Lionstar

Review: 'Very Nice,' by Marcy Dermansky

FICTION: One-percenters mix with the authors they love in a swiftly plotted multiple narrative.
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July 5, 2019
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Do you finish every book you begin?

Do you continue reading books you don't like? Or do you abandon them to find something better?
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July 5, 2019

Review: 'Say Say Say,' by Lila Savage

FICTION: "Say Say Say" explores the charged dynamic between a paid companion and the couple she serves.
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July 5, 2019

Don't Miss: 'Seasons: Desert Sketches' by Ellen Meloy

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July 5, 2019

Review: 'Late Migrations,' by Margaret Renkl

NONFICTION: Observations from the natural world help a thoughtful writer navigate grief.
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July 2, 2019

New York Times bestsellers

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July 2, 2019
Rick Atkinson

Review: 'The British Are Coming,' by Rick Atkinson.

NONFICTION: A historian examines crucial first two years of the Revolutionary War.
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June 30, 2019

Reviews: 'The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic,' edited by Catherine Burns, and 'An Innocent Bystander,' by Julie Salamon

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June 28, 2019
T Fleischmann
Photo by May Allen

Review: 'Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through," by T Fleischmann

NONFICTION: T Fleischmann's new book explores art and relationships with a perceptive eye and beautiful prose.
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June 28, 2019

Bookmark: Three audiobooks to start your summer

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June 28, 2019
A girl wears a hat with a Soviet-era insignia.

Review: 'Disappearing Earth,' by Julia Phillips

FICTION: Two little girls' decisions affect an entire Russian city in a riveting debut.
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June 28, 2019

Don't Miss: 'Good Talk,' by Mira Jacob

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June 28, 2019

Review: 'The Lines Between Us,' by Lawrence Lanahan

NONFICTION: A journalist deconstructs the policies that keep black Baltimoreans in blighted neighborhoods.
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June 28, 2019
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Review: 'Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II," by Svetlana Alexievich

NONFICTION: In their own words, survivors of World War II — children when the war began — recall their harrowing experiences.

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