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Mankato writer turned fascination with Minnesota revolutionary into a book
Part biography, part memoir, "Not the Camilla We Knew" explores the life of a woman who joined Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Review: 'Lucy by the Sea,' by Elizabeth Strout
FICTION: In the third novel narrated by Lucy Barton, COVID hits and Lucy heads for Maine with her ex-husband, William.
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Bookmark: Three new audiobooks for your playlist
"Be My Baby," by Ronnie Spector. (Macmillan, unabridged, 10 1/2 hours.)Ronnie Spector's memoir — written with Vince Waldron and completed just before Spector's death in…
Review: 'Natural History,' by Andrea Barrett
FICTION: A 19th-century teacher and amateur scientist studies the mysteries of the natural world — and the human heart.
Review: 'Shrines of Gaiety,' by Kate Atkinson
FICTION: Set in post-World War I London, Atkinson's latest follows a nightclub owner and her nefarious enterprises.
Review: 'The Unfolding,' by A.M. Homes
FICTION: After Obama wins the presidency in 2008, a group of Republicans — led by "The Big Guy" — vow to retake the country.
Review: 'The Furrows,' by Namwali Serpell
FICTION: Namwali Serpell's luminous new novel about a missing child bends and blends genre in a searching exploration of grief.
Review: 'Mother Tongue,' by Joyce Kornblatt
FICTION: A deathbed confession sends a woman on a search for the truth about her identity — and about the very nature of identity.
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Baby boomers fondly remember the traveling libraries.
Reviews: 'Billy Summers' by Stephen King and 'Nightwork' by Nora Roberts
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Over time, McEwan just gets better
Bookmark: The Booker Prize-winning novelist is an explorer at heart.
Review: 'Less Is Lost,' by Andrew Sean Greer
FICTION: Andrew Sean Greer's accomplished sequel to "Less" maps a cross-country odyssey filled with hijinks.
Review: 'Painting Beyond Walls,' by David Rhodes
FICTION: A biochemist returns to his Wisconsin hometown in this book set in the near future.
Review: 'Dinners With Ruth,' by Nina Totenberg
NONFICTION: An ode to friendship between an NPR correspondent and a Supreme Court justice.
Review: 'The Bullet That Missed,' by Richard Osman
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Review: 'The Book of Goose,' by Yiyun Li
FICTION: From the author of prizewinning novels and nonfiction, an unsettling portrait of a noxious friendship in postwar France.