books
REVIEW: 'The Undertaking,' by Audrey Magee
FICTION: A young German soldier and his wife become casualties of war in a powerful and poignant depiction of great... Updated Oct. 21, 2014
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Review: 'The Witch and Other Tales Re-Told,' by Jean Thompson
FICTION: Modern-day stories based on old fables reveal human nature.
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REVIEWS: 'Leaving the Pink House,' by Ladette Randolph, and 'In Search of the Perfect Loaf,' by Samuel Fromartz
LEAVING THE PINK HOUSEBy Ladette Randolph. (University of Iowa Press, 228 pages, $18.)Ladette Randolph’s lovely, moving “Leaving the Pink House”...
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Oppression U: 'Without You, There is No Us,' by Suki Kim
Over six months of teaching in the North Korea, a writer discovers the psychic and physical toll of tyranny.
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Review: 'The Birth of the Pill,' by Jonathan Eig
NONFICTION: From the joy of sex to population control, Jonathan Eig recounts the four people behind the creation of the...
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Macalester's Marlon James writes Jamaican epic
The writer, who lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Macalester, is the toast of fall for his sweeping tale of politics, violence and reggae superstar Bob Marley.
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Review: 'The Paying Guests,' by Sarah Waters
FICTION: A woman’s life is upended by two lodgers in an entrancing love story that’s also a crime drama.
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Amazon and Simon & Schuster reach multiyear deal
Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group remain in a months-long standoff, but the online retailer has reached a multiyear agreement with another major New York publisher, Simon & Schuster.
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Review: 'The Republic of Imagination,' by Azar Nafisi
NONFICTION: A passionate tribute to literature’s place in a free and enlightened society.
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Lost Truman Capote stories published
A Swiss publisher was searching for chapters of Truman Capote’s unfinished final novel last year when he stumbled upon a...
Updated Oct. 20, 2014
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- Review: 'The Empire of Night,' by Robert Olen Butler
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Review: 'Neverhome,' by Laird Hunt
FICTION: A farmer’s wife disguises herself as a man to fight as a soldier in the Union Army.
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New book on abortion rights raises issues of women's well-being
In her new book about abortion rights, Nation columnist Katha Pollitt argues that access improves women’s lives.
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Author James McBride finds humor in pain and pain in humor
The bestselling author doesn't find everything funny. Humor, he notes, depends on context. He will speak Wednesday night at the University of Minnesota.
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Living in a state of grace
In the third of Robinson’s Gilead novels, a pregnant woman looks back on her childhood.
Full story Full story Updated Oct. 4, 2014
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