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Minnesota children's author/illustrators team up on prize-winning books for early readers
Mike Wohnoutka and David LaRochelle are this year's Geisel Award winners.
Review: 'What's Mine and Yours,' by Naima Coster
FICTION: An openhanded, character-driven consideration of family ties and structural racism.
Review: 'Klara and the Sun,' by Kazuo Ishiguro
FICTION: A solar-powered robot is groomed to replace a dying child in this dystopian novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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New York Times bestsellers
"The Four Winds" tops nonfiction bestseller list.
Review: 'Half the Terrible Things,' by Paul Legler
FICTION: A North Dakota man meets a terrible death in a Florida labor camp.
3 graphic novels with something to say
Novels tackle German resistance, Black super heroes and child soldiers.
Review: 'The Growing Season,' by Sarah Frey
The Growing SeasonBy Sarah Frey. (Ballantine Books, 251 pages, $27.)Sarah Frey describes her inspiring climb from "brutally" impoverished Illinois farm girl to agribusiness titan in…
Review: 'The Committed,' by Viet Thanh Nguyen
FICTION: A nameless narrator haunts, and is haunted by, Paris.
Review: 'The Black Church,' by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
NONFICTION: A companion book to the PBS series "The Black Church" chronicles the intricate history of an institution at the heart of the American Experiment.
Quarantine Read: Reader suggests 'Normal People'
"Normal People" by Sally RooneySally Rooney's complex novel of young love in modern times is an engrossing and, at times, heartbreaking story. The on-again off-again…
New York Times bestsellers
FICTION1. The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's) As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and…
Review: 'The Center of Everything,' by Jamie Harrison
FICTION: Following a head injury, a woman tries to plan for her great-aunt's 90th birthday.
3 great genre TV shows that fell apart at the end
"Game of Thrones" and other disappointing finishes.
Review: 'The Deep, Deep Snow,' by Brian Freeman
The Deep, Deep SnowBy Brian Freeman. (Blackstone Publishing, 354 pages. $16.99.)Things are usually pretty quiet in the small forested town of Avery Weir, a place…
These 10 exquisite picture books for children focus on family, friends and nature
It's the simple but crucial things that matter in these wise and beautiful picture books for young children.
Audiobooks: Tales of deception, suspense – and some history
"White Ivy," by Susie Yang. (Simon & Schuster, unabridged, 13 hours.)It's not surprising that Susie Yang's remarkable debut, a character study rich in plot twists…
Quarantine read: Reader recommends 'A Gentleman in Moscow'
"A Gentleman in Moscow," by Amor TowlesI know that "A Gentleman in Moscow" hasn't been out all that long but it's very timely. The main…
Review: 'Flight of the Diamond Smugglers,' by Matthew Gavin Frank
NONFICTION: Personal tragedy mixes with environmental and economic insight on South African trade.