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Reviews: Poetry by Michael Kleber-Diggs, Matt Mauch, torrin a. greathouse and Moheb Soliman
POETRY: Four astonishing new books by Minnesota poets.
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Review: 'Antiquities,' by Cynthia Ozick
FICTION: An old man tells the story of a remarkable childhood friend in Ozick's new novella.
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Review: 'Standoff,' by Jacqueline Keeler
NONFICTION: Jacqueline Keeler's thoughtful book compares the 2016 events at Standing Rock with a white standoff that same year in Oregon.
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Review: 'Waterfall,' by Mary Casanova
FICTION: A young woman breaks free from societal norms and expectations.
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Review: 'Farthest South,' by Ethan Rutherford
FICTION: Everyday vulnerability and eerie occurrences merge in a new collection of short stories.
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Eastern Carver County schools working to diversify library books
East Carver County schools striving for better diversity in library offerings.
Local
Scott King, founder of Red Dragonfly Press, dies at 56
He was an engineer early in his career, as well as a naturalist who documented his encounters with camera and pen, and the author of several books on insects.
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Review: 'The Bookseller of Florence,' by Ross King
NONFICTION: Ross King's delightful, immersive history of books and bookselling in the heart of the Renaissance.
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Review: 'The City of Good Death,' by Priyanka Champaneri
FICTION: The winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing explores a cousin's death.
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Review: 'The Youngest Boy,' by Jim Heynen
FICTION: Jim Heynen's collection of short-short stories offers flashes of the beauty and solitude of a rural childhood.
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Review: 'The Souvenir Museum,' by Elizabeth McCracken
FICTION: These stories by the author of "The Giant's House" examine truths about love, loss and family.
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Review: 'The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock,' by Edward White
NONFICTION: Book documents Alfred Hitchcock's lechery and complex artistry.
Books
Minneapolis writers win PEN America literary awards
Jonathan Slaght won for "Owls of the Eastern Ice," Kawai Strong Washburn for "Sharks in the Time of Saviors."
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A new exhibit argues for the timeliness of famed Minnesota author Sinclair Lewis
New exhibit focuses on life and timeliness of Sinclair Lewis.
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