Nation
Julie Powell, food writer known for 'Julie & Julia,' dies at 49
In a blog for Salon.com that she called the Julie/Julia Project, she wrote long updates, punctuated by vodka gimlets and filled with profane tirades.
Local
Medcalf: The anti-racism book club meets Thursday in Minneapolis. Join us!
It will be the first in-person gathering since the Mary Ann Key Book Club began in the wake of George Floyd's murder.
Music
Review: Bob Dylan's new book about songwriting is fascinating, amusing and not what was expected
The Minnesota icon riffs about 66 songs and his philosophies on war, marriage and money.
Books
Books
Review: 'Foster,' by Claire Keegan
FICTION: An impoverished young girl is sent to live with relatives and begins to learn what love is.
Books
Review: 'Cheap Land Colorado,' by Ted Conover
NONFICTION: Journalist Ted Conover immerses himself in life off the grid in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.
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Review: 'Curing Season,' by Kristine Langley Mahler
NONFICTION: An exquisite, aching memoir of adolescent girlhood.
Books
Review: 'The Slowworm's Song,' by Andrew Miller
FICTION: A struggling British ex-soldier tries to come to terms with a terrible incident in his past, and with the daughter he barely knows.
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Review: 'Sister Novelists,' by Devoney Looser
NONFICTION: A fascinating biography of two hugely popular — but now forgotten — authors of the 19th century.
Writer Ross Gay's new book is about finding joy in the face of loss
The poet and essayist will discuss his works in St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater Nov. 2.
Books
Review: 'The Unfolding,' by A.M. Homes
FICTION: After Obama wins the presidency in 2008, a group of Republicans — led by "The Big Guy" — vow to retake the country.
Books
Review: 'Suspect,' by Scott Turow
Tuesday read: Scott Turow's new book displays the longtime Chicago author in ferocious form.
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Review: 'The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams,' by Stacy Schiff
NONFICTION: A superb portrait of the businessman-turned-activist, who shrouded his actions in secrecy.
Books
Is it wrong not to finish a book?
Do you give a book a certain amount of time, or a certain number of pages, before giving up? Do you never give up? How do you decide?
Books
Review: 'Sugar Street,' by Jonathan Dee
FICTION: Jonathan Dee's latest novel follows an acerbic narrator into isolation, delusion and violence.
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Reviews: 'The Passenger' and 'Stella Maris,' by Cormac McCarthy
FICTION: Cormac McCarthy's electrifying twin novels are a tour de force in a singular career.
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Review: 'Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions,' by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
FICTION: A Nigerian writer spotlights transatlantic immigrant themes in these linked short stories.
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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
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- 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
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- 'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
- Spring's hot gift book features gorgeous found-nature photos
- Jane Smiley hits again with 'Lucky' but what the what is that ending?
- 'Magpie Murders' creator Anthony Horowitz wrote 'Close to Death' and is a (dopey) character in it
Books
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