TV & Media
December 21, 2021
THE OFFICE — "Chair Model" Episode 10 — Aired 04/17/2008 — Pictured: Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone (Photo by Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NB

Former Minnesotan gets 'meta' about his beloved 'The Office' character Kevin

Former Minnesotan Brian Baumgartner looks back at the NBC sitcom's legacy.
Books
December 20, 2021

Review: 'Sex Cult Nun,' by Faith Jones

Jones, who escaped the Children of God cult, found a different kind of faith, in books and, later, the law — and herself.
Books
December 18, 2021
Fr. Columba Stewart held a 14th century book of hours from France at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., on Friday, December 1, 2017. Stewar

Bookmark: In praise of physical books

All kinds of books are good, but physical books can have a magical beauty.
Books
December 17, 2021

Review: 'A Season for Second Chances,' by Jenny Bayliss

Books in brief
Books
December 17, 2021
Alan Cumming

Review: 'Baggage,' by Alan Cumming

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Books
December 17, 2021
Siri Hustvedt photo by Spencer Ostrander

Review: 'Mothers, Fathers, and Others,' by Siri Hustvedt

Sparkling essays on a wide range of topics from a self-described "intellectual vagabond."
Books
December 17, 2021
Nadifa Mohamed photo by Sean and Seng

Review: 'The Fortune Men,' by Nadifa Mohamed

The wrong man: Inside the world of a Somali sailor hanged for murder.
Books
December 17, 2021
Lisa Harding photo by Francesca Mantovani - Editions Gallimard

Review: 'Bright Burning Things,' by Lisa Harding

A probing character study with insightful perspectives on addiction and single parenthood.
Books
December 17, 2021
Neel Patel photo by Bradford Rogne

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.
Books
December 17, 2021
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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.
Books
December 13, 2021

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.
Nation
December 12, 2021
Carrie Damon, a middle school librarian, in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2021. She celebrated national ÒBanned Books WeekÓ with her students by t

In Texas, a battle over what can be taught, and what books can be read

Books
December 11, 2021

Holiday books: Picture books for children

History, stories, laughter and a few tears in these spectacular picture books with Minnesota ties.
Books
December 11, 2021

Holiday books: Critics' choice

December 11, 2021

Holiday books: Nonfiction

Histories, memoirs and biographies to give
Books
December 11, 2021

Holiday books: Fiction

December 11, 2021

Holiday books: Young adult

Books
December 10, 2021

Review: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors,' by Alice Feeney

Books in brief
Books
December 10, 2021
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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.
Books
December 10, 2021

Reviews: Poetry

Four collections of poetry face hard and beautiful truths.

Books

Book news and book reviews of Minnesota and national authors.