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Review: 'I'm Possible,' by Richard Antoine White
In his memoir "I'm Possible," White tells the story of how he transformed his life.
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Review: 'Phenotypes,' by Paulo Scott, translated by Daniel Hahn
A riveting novel about the complications of racism and family.
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Review: 'Blank Pages and Other Stories,' by Bernard MacLaverty
Deceptively simple stories by a master of the form perfectly capture moments of reckoning and reflection, in life and in art.
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Review: 'The Sisters Mao,' by Gavin McCrea
Set in England and China, a smart, expansive novel considers the toll of extremist beliefs.
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Review: 'The Farmer's Lawyer,' by Sarah Vogel
Part memoir, part history by a lawyer who fought foreclosures on family farms in the 1980s.
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Bookmark: 10 books to look forward to in 2022
These titles will publish in the first quarter of the year.
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Looking for something fun to do in Minnesota in 2022? Check out these 13 picks
Our critics offer their picks for Minnesota's 13 hottest arts and entertainment events in the new year.
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Review: 'A Net For Small Fishes,' by Lucy Jago
Tuesday Read: Lucy Jago's story fittingly takes place in the corrupt, licentious court of England's James I.
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Review: 'Essays Two,' by Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis' second essay collection is an engaging and erudite exploration of the pleasure and pains of language and translation.
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Review: 'The Dawn of Everything,' by David Graeber and David Wengrow
"The Dawn of Everything" is a vibrant if uneven survey of inequity through the ages.
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Review: 'The Dickens Boy,' by Thomas Keneally
At 16, Charles Dickens' son immigrated to Australia. What became of him there will transfix readers in this novel by the author of "Schindler's List."
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Review: 'Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell,' by Steve Paul
Steve Paul's biography of Evan S. Connell parses a brilliant and hard-to-pin-down iconoclast.
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Review: 'A Guardian Angel Recalls,' by Willem Frederik Hermans, translated by David Colmer
A dark and provocative wartime novel about a guilty man and his guardian angel.
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2005 interview: Joan Didion on her 'Year of Magical Thinking'
The late Star Tribune writer Kristin Tillotson journeyed to New York in 2005 to interview the author, who died Thursday, about her book on grief.
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