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Minnesota novelist Louise Erdrich wins Pulitzer for personal story of 'persistence and survival'
"The Night Watchman" is based on Erdrich's grandfather and his efforts to preserve the Turtle Mountain band.
Review: 'The Passenger,' by Chaney Kwak
NONFICTION: A travel writer takes stock of his life while trapped on a foundering cruise ship.
Don't Miss: Poet Jericho Brown in Minneapolis
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She brought a Minnesota man's 250-year-old family Bible back to life
How a book conservator breathed new life into an ancient family heirloom.
New York Times bestsellers
FICTION1. Legacy, by Nora Roberts. (St. Martin's) Threats put in rhymes and sent from shifting locations escalate as the daughter of a successful fitness celebrity's…
Stacey Abrams says she writes 'because I need to'
"While Justice Sleeps" is the first novel published under her name.
Don't miss these 3 summer comic book 'events'
It's summertime, and the comics are busy. Here are three current summer "events" worth noting:'Heroes Reborn'This event began on May 5 with "Heroes Reborn" No.…
Review: 'Exit,' by Belinda Bauer
ExitBy Belinda Bauer. (Atlantic Monthly Press, 336 pages, $26.)Belinda Bauer's mystery is surprising, mordantly funny and it has a happy ending. For what more could…
Review: 'The Cape Doctor,' by E.J. Levy
FICTION: Based on the true story of a 19th-century doctor, this novel examines transformation, gender and identity.
Bookmark: A marked-up book reveals a shared love of reading
I'm a complete slob when it comes to books — at least, to books that I own.I use anything at hand to mark my page…
Review: 'Ivory Shoals,' by John Brandon
FICTION: Brimming with peril and natural splendor, "Ivory Shoals" takes readers on an old-fashioned adventure.
Review: 'Phase Six,' by Jim Shepard
FICTION: The novel "Phase Six" anticipates a world that learned nothing from the current crisis.
Review: 'Strange Flowers,' by Donal Ryan
FICTION: This poignant novel traces one unhappy family through three generations.
New York Times bestsellers
FICTION1. Sooley, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) Samuel Sooleymon receives a basketball scholarship to North Carolina Central and determines to bring his family over from a…
Prizewinning St. Paul poet reflects on fatherhood, police violence and being Black in America
Poetry is having a moment. And a St. Paul poet's prizewinning collection speaks to the times.
Review: 'Rock Me on the Water,' by Ronald Brownstein
Rock Me on the WaterBy Ronald Brownstein. (Harper, 439 pages, $29.99.)You might imagine that a book focused primarily on the pop-culture scene in 1974 Los…
Review: 'Diary of a Young Naturalist,' by Dara McAnulty
NONFICTION: This brilliant, heartfelt memoir tells the story of a remarkable teenage naturalist.
Bookmark: Quatrefoil Library reopens and is now free for all
Thirty-five years ago, the Quatrefoil Library opened in a storefront along W. Broadway in north Minneapolis. Dedicated to works by and about gay, lesbian and…