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.
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.
Review: 'Half the Terrible Things,' by Paul Legler
FICTION: A North Dakota man meets a terrible death in a Florida labor camp.
Review: 'The Committed,' by Viet Thanh Nguyen
FICTION: A nameless narrator haunts, and is haunted by, Paris.
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3 graphic novels with something to say
Novels tackle German resistance, Black super heroes and child soldiers.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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3 great genre TV shows that fell apart at the end
"Game of Thrones" and other disappointing finishes.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Review: 'Flight of the Diamond Smugglers,' by Matthew Gavin Frank
NONFICTION: Personal tragedy mixes with environmental and economic insight on South African trade.
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Review: 'First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time,' by Emma Chapman
NONFICTION: An in-depth look at the ongoing search for the universe's first stars.
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Review: 'No One Is Talking About This,' by Patricia Lockwood
FICTION: This debut novel by the author of the memoir "Priestdaddy" engages in loss.
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Review: 'An Extravagant Death,' by Charles Finch
FICTION: Charles Finch's latest Victorian mystery moves from London to a tony town in Rhode Island.
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Review: 'Three Ordinary Girls,' by Tim Brady
NONFICTION: The true story of three Dutch teenagers who boldly fought the Nazis through subversion and violence.
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Kate DiCamillo's award-winning book will soon be a movie on Disney Plus
Minneapolis writer's "Flora & Ulysses" is now a movie, and she loves it.
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New York Times bestsellers
FICTION1. The Russian, by James Patterson and James O. Born. (Little, Brown) The 13th book in the Michael Bennett series. An assassin killing a number…
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Club Book to bring in a cool dozen writers for spring
The spring lineup for the free, now-virtual writers series includes 12 renowned authors.
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Answering all your questions about Marvel's 'WandaVision'
After "WandaVision" Episode 5, Agent Jimmy Woo is gonna need a bigger whiteboard for all the new questions. Here's a Q&A exploring those issues. (Spoilers…
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Review: 'This Is Not My Memoir,' by Andre Gregory and Todd London
This Is Not My MemoirBy Andre Gregory and Todd London. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 224 pages, $27.)Andre Gregory's look back on his life — and…
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Special spring Talking Volumes series to focus on race
Four writers of color will discuss their work in the context of race in America.
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