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The next statewide book club pick is Minneapolis writer Pete Hautman's 'Slider'
E-book available as free download for Minnesotans and author will appear in online chat in April.
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Review: 'Later,' by Stephen King
FICTION: A teen who sees dead people narrates the latest by Stephen King.
Attuned to the Earth's moods, revered Native writer N. Scott Momaday sounds an alarm
"The Earth is getting angry with us," says the Pulitzer winner, part of a special Talking Volumes series on race in America.
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Review: 'What Sammy Knew,' by David Laskin
FICTION: An engaging coming-of-age novel about a young man caught up in the turmoil of New York City in 1970.
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Review: 'The Code Breaker,' by Walter Isaacson
NONFICTION: A biography of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, and a cogent examination of the moral implications of her work.
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Review: 'Festival Days,' by Jo Ann Beard
NONFICTION: There are aging dogs, fire survivors, straying husbands and lots of cancer in this terrific new collection.
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Review: 'Are We There Yet?' by Kathleen West
FICTION: The Minneapolis author offers more tales of parent-child relationships gone wrong.
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Review: "Foregone," by Russell Banks
FICTION: Russell Banks' new novel explores morality and mortality.
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Review: 'Trio,' by William Boyd
FICTION: William Boyd's "Trio" is a rollicking escape from today's political turmoil.
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How the DC comic book universe was destroyed and reborn – again
"Infinite Frontier" No. 0 is a good place to get an overview of the current DC Universe.
In his journey from jail to Yale Law, felon-turned-poet writes 'to remember who I am'
Felon-turned-lawyer/poet Reginald Dwayne Betts kicks off a Talking Volumes series about race.
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Review: 'A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere,' by Todd Melby
NONFICTION: A look back at the filming of Joel and Ethan Coen's classic movie "Fargo."
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Review: 'Brood,' by Jackie Polzin
FICTION: A woman grapples with the aftermath of a miscarriage in this debut novel by a St. Paul writer.
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