Books
Review: 'The Discomfort of Evening,' by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated by Michele Hutchison
FICTION: A 10-year-old girl tries to come to grips with her brother's death in a family of dysfunction and pain.
Books
Review: 'What Are You Going Through,' by Sigrid Nunez
FICTION: Melancholy vigil is lightened by witty rapport between friends.
Books
Review: 'The Killings at Kingfisher Hill,' by Sophie Hannah
FICTION: Another elaborate and enjoyable murder mystery featuring the legendary detective Hercule Poirot.
Books
Review: Yaa Gyasi's new novel 'Transcendent Kingdom'
FICTION: In Yaa Gyasi's second novel, a graduate student embraces the complexities at the heart of her African immigrant family.
Books
Review: 'Love, Zac,' by Reid Forgrave
NONFICTION: The tragic, true story about a young athlete who suffered repeated concussions.
Books
Review: 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,' by Deesha Philyaw
FICTION: Nine stories explore the lives of Black women defying churchly convention.
Books
Review: 'Dear Ann,' by Bobbie Ann Mason
FICTION: In Bobbie Ann Mason's spectacular new novel, a woman looks back on her life, her first love and the choices she made.
Books
Review: 'Just Us: An American Conversation,' by Claudia Rankine
NONFICTION: In imaginative and personal essays, the author of "Citizen" makes the case for difficult conversations.
Books
Review: 'Monogamy,' by Sue Miller
FICTION: A widow struggles with her late husband's secrets.
Books
Author Yaa Gyasi cancels appearance in Talking Volumes series
A fourth writer will be added to the series soon.
Books
Review: 'The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals,' by Becky Mandelbaum
FICTION: In a nuanced first novel, a fractured family is drawn together after a bigot attacks their animal shelter.
Books
Review: 'Mill Town: Reckoning With What Remains,' by Kerri Arsenault
NONFICTION: A disturbing look at the fragile existence of small-town Maine weaves personal history and environmental alarm.
Browse Variety Sections
Around the Region
- Top publisher teams with top maker of bilingual materials
- Nothing compares: Sinead O'Connor memoir coming out in June
- For Japan's star poet Tanikawa, it's fun, not work, at 90
- Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
- Chris Hillman's musical life from Byrds to Burritos and more
- Apple Books-Top-10
- Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear
- Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
- Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
- US-Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
Most Read
- 'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
- Review: 'The Great Pretender,' by Susannah Cahalan
- Mayo Clinic employee became main character in new James Patterson novel
- Minneapolis author says visiting set of movie starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek was 'surreal'
- Review: 'Ali: A Life,' by Jonathan Eig
Books
Book news and book reviews of Minnesota and national authors.
