REVIEW: 'A Most Beautiful Thing,' by Arshay Cooper
NONFICTION: An inspiring underdog tale set in a world that few readers have seen.
Review: 'A History of My Brief Body,' by Billy-Ray Belcourt
NONFICTION: Cree poet Billy-Ray Belcourt rewrites narratives of LGBTQ Indigenous life through images drawn from his own experiences.
Review: 'Crooked Hallelujah,' by Kelli Jo Ford
FICTION: A tale of four Cherokee women who hold down the world for each other.
Review: 'Promised Land,' by David Stebenne
NONFICTION: This examination covers a lot of well-trod ground.
REVIEW: 'The Case of the Vanishing Blonde,' by Mark Bowden
NONFICTION: Journalist Mark Bowden delves deep into the dark side with these six true stories about abuse and murder.
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New York Times bestsellers
FICTION 1. 28 Summers, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) A relationship that started in 1993 between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light…
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Quarantine Read: 'The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating'
“The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating,” by Elisabeth Tova Bailey This is as much a book on snails as it is a meditation…
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Review: 'Becoming Duchess Goldblatt,' by Anonymous
NONFICTION: A book by the creator of a beloved fictitious Twitter character is flawed but offers a hopeful message.
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Brooks: Young eyewitness to Floyd's killing is writing children's book
Judeah Reynolds, age 9, is going to tell her own story. The story of what happened that day she walked to the store, and in the days that followed.
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When will my library open again?
Hennepin County and Ramsey County public libraries remain closed for the time being. But some services are available.
Audiobooks: Tales that make you feel like you're on a vacation
It is said that there's nothing like travel to make one contemplate the joys of staying home — only this summer we will probably be…
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Review: "Cool for America: Stories," by Andrew Martin
FICTION: A smart and hilarious collection of short stories about young people with lives in disarray.
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Review: 'Of Bears and Ballots,' by Heather Lende
NONFICTION: Heather Lende weathered a nasty recall fight, advocating for the common good in all its messy glory.
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Review: 'The Party Upstairs,' by Lee Conell
FICTION: A dark comedy of class (un)consciousness unfolds in one fateful day.
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Review: 'Bright Precious Thing,' by Gail Caldwell
NONFICTION: Caldwell's fourth memoir celebrates the complicated, rich journey of a lifelong single woman.
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Review: 'Elizabeth I's Secret Lover,' by Robert Stedall
NONFICTION: The fascinating story of the complicated friendship and romance between a queen and an earl.
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Review: 'The Last Passenger,' by Charles Finch.
The Last Passenger By Charles Finch. (Minotaur Books, 296 pages, $27.99.) Devotees of Victorian nobleman/sleuth Charles Lenox, whose armchair exploits author Charles Finch has…
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'Game of Thrones' author reveals he's working on next book in series
But George R.R. Martin gives no hint of when he might be done.
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New York Times bestsellers
FICTION 1. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. (Putnam) In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman…
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Amid the pandemic, books have become even more precious
I never thought much about getting books — books were always just around. I fished them out of Little Free Libraries. Friends lent or gave…
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Quarantine Read: 'Losing Battles'
Eudora Welty (who, I’m sure, with true Southern graciousness was always called Miss Eudora in the Mississippi town in which she lived) has written the…
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Review: 'A Most Wicked Conspiracy,' by Paul Starobin
NONFICTION: The story of the North Dakota party boss who used his influence to line his own pockets with gold.
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Review: 'Friends and Strangers' by J. Courtney Sullivan
FICTION: J. Courtney Sullivan's fifth domestic drama examines the effect of money and social class on many relationships.
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Review: 'Notes on a Silencing,' by Lacy Crawford
NONFICTION: In writing about her assault as a teen, Lacy Crawford examines how one institution silenced victims.
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Review: 'Tokyo Ueno Station,' by Yu Miri
FICTION: A surreal yet powerful novel about a dead man who haunts the place where he was once homeless.
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