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Review: 'On Animals,' by Susan Orlean
NONFICTION: A quarter-century of essays about animals and their humans from one of America's most noted animal lovers.
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Review: 'Oscar Wilde: A Life,' by Matthew Sturgis
NONFICTION: The many contradictions of Oscar Wilde are captured in this captivating biography.
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Review: 'The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy,' by Anne Ursu
MIDDLE-GRADE: Minneapolis author Anne Ursu tackles questions of privilege and power in this feminist fairy tale.
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How Twin Cities-bound bestselling author Amor Towles built 'The Lincoln Highway'
The author of "A Gentleman in Moscow" talks about how he set the stage for his new 1950s-set adventure.
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Review: 'The Stolen Hours,' by Allen Esken
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Review: 'Sankofa,' by Chibundu Onuzo
FICTION: A discovery in an old trunk leads to a life-changing trip.
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Meet Gwen Westerman, the new state poet laureate
First Native to hold role hopes to shine a spotlight on the state's many poets and encourage young people to write.
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Review: 'The Book of Form and Emptiness,' by Ruth Ozeki
FICTION: Inanimate objects speak in this thought-provoking novel.
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Review: 'The Lincoln Highway,' by Amor Towles
FICTION: Brothers take to the road in the latest novel from Amor Towles.
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Review: 'Crossroads,' by Jonathan Franzen
FICTION: Religious idealism confronts a fractured family in Jonathan Franzen's sprawling new novel.
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REVIEW: 'Born Under the Sign of Odin,' by Mark Gustafson
NONFICTION: Mark Gustafson's exhaustive nonfiction study examines the literary life and legacy of Minnesota poet Robert Bly.
Local
Kevin FitzPatrick, St. Paul poet who lifted up the work of other writers, dies at 71
He knew making a living as a poet would be tough, and he went on to become a public servant and longtime employee of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
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Review: 'Graceland, At Last,' by Margaret Renkl
NONFICTION: This luminous collection of essays by Margaret Renkl explores American culture, politics and history.
Politics
Stephanie Grisham's book details Trump's 'terrifying' temper
After serving as press secretary, she worked in Melania Trump's office.
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Review: 'The Madness of Crowds,' by Louise Penny
FICTION: Louise Penny's latest mystery imagines a post-COVID world.
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The bench from Kao Kalia Yang's 'A Map into the World' has a new home
St Paul author Kao Kalia Yang's poignant picture book tells the story of her neighbor, Bob. His bench has a new home at the East Side Freedom Library.
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Review: 'The Man Who Died Twice,' by Richard Osman
FICTION: The four amateur sleuths from the "Thursday Murder Club" return to solve another mystery.
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Most Read
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- 'Lovely, forbidding' Lake Superior inspires Minnesota novelist Leif Enger
- Review: 'Notes on a Silencing,' by Lacy Crawford
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