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Transfixing novel explores the repercussions of 'One Day' of violence
FICTION: Abigail Dean writes about the secrets, lies and conspiracies surrounding a horrific tragedy.
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Minneapolis' Glenn Miller, from 'Days of Our Lives' and public TV to 'Doorman'
FICTION: The former TV exec makes his fiction debut with comic novel "Doorman Wanted."
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Augsburg professor's thriller asks why we need 'Monsters' and says they endanger us, for real
FICTION: Lindsay Starck's second novel is part family drama, part mystery.
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Wanna see two titans of American fiction? They're coming to Minneapolis Central Library
Louise Erdrich and Debra Magpie Earling will discuss their work May 9.
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Forget Huck Finn. Novel 'James' tells us what Jim thought on the Mississippi
FICTION: Revisiting a controversial classic, Percival Everett aims to right some egregious wrongs of slavery, one word at a time.
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A Diana Spencer impersonator gets in a casino full of trouble in 'Princess of Las Vegas'
FICTION: Chris Bohjalian's latest thriller features another screw-up who's in over her head.
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'The Tiger's Wife' author Téa Obreht is back with 'magical' 'The Morningside'
FICTION: In this climate fiction novel, Silvia and her mother immigrate to an inundated city and try to uncover its secrets.
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This novel's heroine enjoys a 'no-holds-barred' fling with 'The Tree Doctor'
FICTION: Pulled in too many directions, she grabs some randy "me time."
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'Where Rivers Part' solidifies St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang as one of our very best
NONFICTION: A Minnesotan continues a sweeping, multi-part portrait of her remarkable family.
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Writer Steve Almond wants you to know your story is important. He'll also teach you to tell it
NONFICTION: In "Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow" and in classes at the Loft, he gets to get to the root of storytelling.
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Two Minnesotans are among the 19 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Composer Libby Larsen and author Charles Baxter have earned international reputations from their Minneapolis homes.
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With debt under control, this gay, Black writer 'Finally Bought Some Jordans'
NONFICTION: Michael Arceneaux's essays about family are the best in his new collection.
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Novel shows how Panama Canal created a 'Great Divide' even as it joined oceans
FICTION: Cristina Henríquez writes about the people affected by the canal's construction.
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Cheeky humor enlivens 'Wild Houses,' a tale of desperate Irish gangsters
FICTION: Colin Barrett's wondrous first novel delivers on the promise of his acclaimed short fiction.
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'Until August' is the final novel from one of the all-time greats
FICTION: Gabriel García Márquez's final novella is short but as fully realized as his masterworks.
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Will this year add to the beefs and screw-ups detailed in 'Oscar Wars?' Of course it will
NONFICTION: Now in paperback, it's a fun, informative look at the awards' rough history.
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Minnesota writer Kate DiCamillo changes course to celebrate a family's love in her new book
She's built a wildly successful career writing about overcoming obstacles and dealing with loss. But "Ferris" is about a "happy, complete family."
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Novel 'Wandering Stars' is a fiery followup to Pulitzer finalist 'There There'
FICTION: Tommy Orange maps the historical trauma and addiction an Indigenous family grapples with.
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Before upcoming Walker exhibit, biography 'Radiant' shows Keith Haring was a charmer and tyrant
NONFICTION: Brad Gooch's biography illuminates an iconoclastic life devoted to art.
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'3 Shades' shows how Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans made the biggest jazz album ever
NONFICTION: James Kaplan's book asks whether the success of "Kind of Blue" corresponded with the death of jazz.
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