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REVIEW: 'How to Walk on Water,' by Rachel Swearingen
FICTION: Author collects nine vivid stories about off-kilter people and malign forces.
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REVIEW: 'Missionaries,' by Phil Klay
FICTION: Debut novel considers how violence affects four characters in war-torn Colombia.
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REVIEW: 'Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck,' by William Souder
NONFICTION: In this vivid biography, Minnesota writer William Souder brings John Steinbeck to great, prickly, tormented life.
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REVIEW: 'The Land,' by Thomas Maltman
FICTION: A damaged man is obsessed with finding a missing woman in northern Minnesota.
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Poet Louise Glück reacts to Nobel Prize win
She is also one of the few women honored - the 16th female Nobel Literature laureate.
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REVIEW: 'Fix What You Can,' by Mindy Greiling
NONFICTION: A former legislator shares the compelling story of her son's schizophrenia.
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When Prince met the rabbi: Singer's spiritual awakening detailed in 'This Thing Called Life'
The singer's spiritual awakening is detailed in a new book out Tuesday.
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Reviews: 'Little Big Bully,' by Heid E. Erdrich; 'An Incomplete List of Names,' by Michael Torres; 'The Century' by Éireann Lorsung; 'Island of the Innocent,' by Diane Glancy
POETRY: Four new collections of poetry by writers with ties to Minnesota address the problems of the world.
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Meet beloved nature writer Helen Macdonald – and her pet parrot
Interviewed via Zoom from her English cottage, the author introduced Talking Volumes guests to her housemate.
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Review: 'Eleanor,' by David Michaelis
NONFICTION: This biography is filled with fascinating information but doesn't quite get at the heart of who she was.
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Review: 'Leave the World Behind,' by Rumaan Alam
FICTION: Two couples and two teenagers hunker down in Long Island during a mysterious, frightening national emergency.
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Review: 'The Searcher,' by Tana French
FICTION: An American cop runs into a wall of secrets in this new mystery from Tana French.
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Famed author Claudia Rankine brings her conversation about race to Minnesotans via Zoom
Watch the writer's appearance as she opened our Talking Volumes book series.
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