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10 books to read to learn about women's plight in Iran

10 books to read to learn about women's plight in Iran

The latest uprising in Iran is about much more than mandatory hijab. We've complied a list of books that offer insight into the lives of Iranian women and what is happening in their country.
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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'Shutter' author was inspired by her own work as a crime scene photographer

'Shutter' author was inspired by her own work as a crime scene photographer

Ramona Emerson's novel is about a police department photographer, who, like Emerson, grew up in the Navajo Nation. The protagonist is haunted by the ghosts of victims from scenes she's photographed.
by Sam Briger

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Franny Choi's latest poetry finds hope for the future in our past apocalypses

Franny Choi's latest poetry finds hope for the future in our past apocalypses

Poet Franny Choi believes that for marginalized people, the apocalypse has already happened. In ‘The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On,’ she explores what it means to live in this dystopia.
by Julie Depenbrock

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Art Hounds: Minnesota children’s book authors divert airport audiences

Art Hounds: Minnesota children’s book authors divert airport audiences

The Picture Book Parade displays a rotating series of art by Minnesota authors at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s concourse C. All 100 of Carolyn Sue Olson’s “Essential Worker” portraits are on display for the first time in Duluth and Annmarie Geniusz’ multimedia art show opens Thursday at Wussow’s Concert Cafe in Duluth, with ska band Woodblind performing.
by Emily Bright

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St. Paul artist is behind Google doodle of Indigenous stickball game

St. Paul artist is behind Google doodle of Indigenous stickball game

On the first day of Native American heritage month, Google is honoring the North American Indigenous game of stickball with a doodle by Saint Paul-based artist Marlena Myles.
by Halisia Hubbard

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Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

When the Vijay Iyer Trio plays the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis this week the band will draw on several hours of material to build the set live. However, Iyer says it’s likely they will play one particular piece from the album “Uneasy” due to the proximity to the site of George Floyd’s death.
by Euan Kerr

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Ask a Bookseller: An inventive novel maps our spectacular bodies

Aubrey Roemmich of Ferguson Books & More in Grand Forks couldn’t put down “Maps of our Spectacular Bodies” by Maddie Mortimer.
by Emily Bright

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From the archives: Dani Shaprio ponders marriage in 'Hourglass'

From the archives: Dani Shaprio ponders marriage in 'Hourglass'

This Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas will feature last week’s Talking Volumes conversation between host Kerri Miller and author Dani Shapiro, where they ponder family secrets, shame and regret. While you wait, enjoy this archive discussion between Miller and Shapiro after the release of “Hourglass,” Shapiro’s memoir about marriage.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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