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St. Paul writer wins Edgar Award for her YA book
Naomi Kritzer's "Catfishing on CatNet" just won a Minnesota Book Award, too.
5 Minnesota writers receive McKnight grants
This year's awards went to three poets, a spoken-word artist and a writer of children's books.
Reminder: Minnesota Book Awards will be live-streamed Tuesday
The show begins at 7 p.m. on the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library website.
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Debate over whether to divest from Israel dominates University of Minnesota regents meeting
Body camera footage shows woman pointing gun at St. Paul officers before they return fire
Tattoo artist inks 'Naz Reid' on dozens of Timberwolves fans ahead of Game 3
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Read the Game 3 recap: Defending NBA champion Nuggets rout Timberwolves
McCarthy loses bet, learns from his coach's mistake all in first Vikings practice
Souhan: Wolves fall from pedestal, now face a fight
Twins hang on to beat Blue Jays 3-2 after Ryan goes seven innings
Business
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A tale of two Lake Streets: One recovering, one frozen in 2020
Target limits Pride merchandise to select stores after last year's backlash
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Editorial cartoon: Graduations overshadowed
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Politics
Minnesota Supreme Court: Legal Marijuana Now failed to meet requirements to remain a major party
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Donald Trump's Minnesota GOP dinner is on the same day as son Barron's graduation
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Nation
Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory just captured ominous signals about the planet's health
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims
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World
US announces a new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances
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Laurie Hertzel is senior editor for books at the Star Tribune, where she has worked since 1996.