books
Review: 'A Most Beautiful Thing,' by Arshay Cooper
NONFICTION: An inspiring underdog tale set in a world that few readers have seen.
Bookmark: When you're stuck at home, books can transport you
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.
Redemption
"Redemption's Run": Chapter 25, the end of the story
"Redemption's Run": Chapter 24 closes
"Redemption's Run": Chapter 24 continues
"Redemption's Run": Chapter 24 begins
More Stories
Review: 'Death in Her Hands,' by Ottessa Moshfegh
FICTION: Ottessa Moshfegh's "Death in Her Hands" starts like a murder mystery. But the missing body is beside the point.
Review: 'Now We Shall Be Entirely Free,' by Andrew Miller
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free By Andrew Miller. (Europa Editions, 416 pages, $19.)British author Andrew Miller takes readers back to simpler times, 1809, the…
Early Louisa May Alcott story published
"Little Women" author hand-wrote the piece as a teenager.
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.
Review: 'Promised Land,' by David Stebenne
NONFICTION: This examination covers a lot of well-trod ground.
Quarantine Read: 'Notes From a Small Island'
“Notes From a Small Island,” by Bill Bryson Like many people, I had planned on being abroad this summer but have to travel vicariously.…
Review: 'Crooked Hallelujah,' by Kelli Jo Ford
FICTION: A tale of four Cherokee women who hold down the world for each other.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
Review: "Cool for America: Stories," by Andrew Martin
FICTION: A smart and hilarious collection of short stories about young people with lives in disarray.
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.