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50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists
Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.
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Law professor's book on inclusive leadership outlines steps for promoting diverse, equitable workplaces
The director of St. Thomas' Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice defines a new approach to DEI.
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Minneapolis printmaker Cathy Ryan wins Book Artist Award for her work about the pandemic
The printmaker will be honored in April at Minnesota Book Awards ceremony.
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Review: 'Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom,' by Nora Guthrie and Robert Santelli
This lovingly curated volume of Woody Guthrie's song lyrics, photos and other ephemera will introduce the singer to a whole new generation.
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Good read: 'The Uninvited,' by Dorothy Macardle
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Review: 'The Last Bookseller,' by Gary Goodman
NONFICTION: An adventure of a lifetime in a trade nearly killed by the internet — bookselling.
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Review: 'We Are Meant to Rise,' edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura
A collection of essays from a wide-ranging group of Minnesota writers exploring life during COVID and the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
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Review: 'Small Things Like These,' by Claire Keegan
A father of daughters wrestles with what to do about abuses he discovers at a Magdalen laundry in 1950s Ireland.
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Review: 'Wish You Were Here,' by Jodi Picoult
Alone and out of touch on the Galapagos during the COVID-19 lockdown, a young woman reconsiders her life.
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'For now you are the standing one': So many of us owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Bly
A tribute from his longtime assistant, poet Thomas R. Smith.
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Best-selling Minnesota author, poet Robert Bly dies at 94
He started out writing bucolic poems about rural Minnesota and became a best-selling author teaching men how to be in touch with their feelings. He was 94.
From Minnesota's prairie to the best-seller list, renowned poet Robert Bly challenged the status quo
He started out writing bucolic poems about rural Minnesota and became a best-selling author teaching men how to be in touch with their feelings. He was 94.
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Review: 'Galloway,' by Patrick Laurie
A love story to Galloway and its cattle — a quixotic tale of determination and wonder.
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Review: 'These Precious Days,' by Ann Patchett
A warm, funny collection of essays about life, writing, friendship and dogs.
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Bookmark: Bookstore browsing offers new worlds
I went to a bookstore. I did not go to get something — I went to see what was there.
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Good Read: 'Carville's Cure,' by Pam Fessler
"Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice," by Pam Fessler
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Review: 'A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America,' By James Horn.
An informative and engaging — but largely speculative — account of the role of a mostly forgotten Native leader of the first Anglo-Indian Wars in Virginia.
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