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Local fiction: Walks with his pups, Gaston and Baudelaire, were a great way to research the novel, which is sometimes told from a pooch’s perspective.
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Review: You might think a history of tax havens would be dull but ‘The Hidden Globe’ is ‘luminous’
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"Murder, They Wrote": New books from Alexander McCall Smith and others look to detectives of a certain age.
FICTION: But they take their clues from old favorites like Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and a few aging others.
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From a dirt road outside Duluth, Sharon McMahon expands her media empire with new book
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Vacuum cleaners, dish soap and ‘idiocy’ - Louise Erdrich talks about the elements of love in new book
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The original ‘Great British Baking Show’ winner is betting on small batches
Social media darling Edd Kimber believes in the power of therapy baking and sharing that joy at home. He’ll be in Minneapolis next week.
September 26, 2024
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From a boy and his dog to a detective in St. Paul, these are the books we can't wait to read in October.
New books by Minnesota authors Pete Hautman and Larry Millett are among this month’s most eagerly awaited titles.
September 25, 2024
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Review: Minneapolis writer Kate DiCamillo is back with ‘The Hotel Balzaar,’ and it may be her best book yet
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Expect this history of trail-blazing Black communities to be in the hunt for big prizes
NONFICTION: “The Black Utopians” weaves dazzling memoir with little-known political history.
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Review: Louise Erdrich’s latest, ‘The Mighty Red,’ ranks among her very best
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With new novel about Anne Frank, author Alice Hoffman honors her 12-year-old self
At Talking Volumes event, the prolific author will discuss “When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary,” a lifetime in the making.
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