Books
July 8, 2022
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Bookmark: New online journal will highlight kids

Minnesota students from K through 12 are welcome to submit.
Books
July 4, 2022

Review: 'The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym,' by Paula Byrne

TUESDAY READ: Pym's novels — witty tales of domestic life in British villages — have been compared to the works of Jane Austen.
Books
July 3, 2022
Clare Pooley

Review: 'Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting,' by Clare Pooley

Books in brief
Books
July 1, 2022
Jordan Crane

Review: 'The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere,' 'Keeping Two' and 'Acting Class'

GRAPHIC NOVELS: Families, friends and complications
Books
July 1, 2022
Morgan Talty

Review: 'Night of the Living Rez,' by Morgan Talty

FICTION: A triumphant debut collection about a Penobscot family forced to endure a string of terrible crises.
Books
July 1, 2022

Review: 'Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers,' by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein

Good read
Books
July 1, 2022
Aaron Foley

Review: 'Boys Come First,' by Aaron Foley

FICTION: This frank, funny debut novel follows three thirtysomething pals as they ride the ups and downs of relationships and careers over a few months in Detroit.
Books
July 1, 2022
Tom Fate.

Review: 'The Long Way Home,' by Tom Montgomery Fate

NONFICTION: One man's journey in search of a spiritual home.
Books
July 1, 2022
Ida Jessen shot by Miklos Szabo

Review: 'A Postcard for Annie,' by Ida Jessen, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken

FICTION: A collection of perceptive and engaging stories about women dealing with emotional turmoil in their lives.
Variety
June 28, 2022
The world was his oyster, but he chose Minnesota

The world was his oyster, but he chose Minnesota

Author Sequoia Nagamatsu came to love Minneapolis, embracing winter's long quiet and summer's vibrant energy.
Books
June 24, 2022
Corban Addison photo by Mark Meranata

Review: 'Wastelands,' by Corban Addison

NONFICTION: Corporate profits vs. doing the right thing. No contest, as "Wastelands" shows us once again.
Books
June 24, 2022
Victoria Romanoff, photo by Sarah Adams

Review: 'Mushroom Feasting and Foraging,' by Victoria Romanoff

Don't miss
Books
June 24, 2022
Miranda Seymour

Review: 'I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys,' by Miranda Seymour

NONFICTION: The author of "Wide Sargasso Sea" had a complicated and turbulent life.
Books
June 24, 2022
Ed Yong Author Photo_credit Urszula Soltys

Review: 'An Immense World,' by Ed Yong

NONFICTION: Ed Yong's luminous new book on animal senses expands our understanding of the web of life.
Books
June 24, 2022
Jess Walte photo by Rajah Bose

Review: 'The Angel of Rome,' by Jess Walter

FICTION: Jess Walter's new story collection features a return to Italy and a riotous take on climate change.
Books
June 19, 2022
Jill Kandel

Review: 'The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Continental Memoir,' by Jill Kandel

Books in brief
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June 17, 2022
Mark Clague. photo by. Laura Jackson

Review: 'O Say Can You Hear,' by Mark Clague

NONFICTION: A fascinating history of America's national anthem that examines the origins of the song and the many ways it has been used.
Books
June 17, 2022
April White

Review: 'The Divorce Colony,' by April White

NONFICTION: How a South Dakota town became a haven for divorce.
Books
June 17, 2022
Jonathan Franklin photo by Luciano Bacchi

Review: 'Cabin Fever,' by Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin

NONFICTION: "Cabin Fever" takes us inside the Zaandam, which had an unanticipated passenger — the coronavirus.
Books
June 17, 2022

Reader recommendation: 'The Van,' by Roddy Doyle

Good read

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