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Review: 'Tell Me How to Be,' by Neel Patel
A mother and son hiding decades-old secrets struggle to harmonize in Neel Patel's first novel.
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Review: 'The Transcendentalists and their World,' by Robert Gross
A social history of Concord in the 19th century examines the ways changes in the town influenced Emerson and Thoreau.
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Review: 'Our Stories Carried Us Here,' edited by Julie Vang, Tea Rozman and Tom Kaczynski
Compelling stories of immigrants — many of whom settled in Minnesota — are told in powerful words and illustrations in this graphic novel.
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Holiday books: Picture books for children
History, stories, laughter and a few tears in these spectacular picture books with Minnesota ties.
Holiday books: Nonfiction
Histories, memoirs and biographies to give
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Review: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors,' by Alice Feeney
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Review: 'It's Getting Dark,' by Peter Stamm
Stories that slip from the ordinary to the strange by a renowned Swiss writer.
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Review: 'White on White,' by Aysegul Savas
A lyrically spare, thematically lush look at how we tell each other's stories.
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Review: 'Magritte: A Life,' by Alex Danchev
A superb new biography illuminates the life and art of a leading Surrealist.
Variety
What pet people are reading and giving this holiday season
From dog detectives to understanding how cats think, here are some books for pet lovers.
Outdoors
A glide through Minnesota's deep Nordic skiing history is full of grit and moxie
Through people and place, a new book courses through an activity that has had a profound influence.
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Arleta Little named executive director of the Loft Literary Center
Former head of the McKnight Artist Fellowships will replace Britt Udesen, who left in May.
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Review: 'The Return of the Pharaoh,' by Nicholas Meyer
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Review: "Still Life," by Sarah Winman
"Still Life" is that rare, affectionate novel that makes one feel grateful to have been carried along.
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Around the Region
- Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
- Top publisher teams with top maker of bilingual materials
- Nothing compares: Sinead O'Connor memoir coming out in June
- For Japan's star poet Tanikawa, it's fun, not work, at 90
- Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
- Chris Hillman's musical life from Byrds to Burritos and more
- Apple Books-Top-10
- Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear
- Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
- Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
Most Read
- Minnesota crime novelist David Housewright took a 'no pressure' route to success
- Pulitzer Prize-winning Minneapolis author Louise Erdrich announces new book
- Review: 'Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land,' by N. Scott Momaday
- New Minneapolis romance-only bookstore is the first of its kind in the Upper Midwest
- REVIEW: 'Murder on the Red River,' by Marcie R. Rendon
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