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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Ogress and the Orphans' leaves you filled with hope

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Ogress and the Orphans' leaves you filled with hope

Katy Herbold of Sidekick Coffee & Books in Iowa City recommends “The Ogress and the Orphans” by Minneapolis writer Kelly Barnhill. Herbold called the middle-grade novel "a family read-aloud" that she predicts will be an instant classic.
by Emily Bright

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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday and they had just announced an arena tour to begin in the fall, their first tour together in over a decade.
by The Associated Press

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Aztec dance group hosts 'reimagined' May Day festival

The May Day celebration returns after a two-year hiatus. But it will look a little different from past years.
by Vicki Adame

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Art Hounds describe when art forms collide and complement each other

Art Hounds describe when art forms collide and complement each other

Autumn Cavender’s exhibit “Wowicakekage: Dakota Art Encoded” in Granite Falls finds the connections between Dakota quillwork and glitch art. The 21st annual Red Wing Poet Arts Collaboration asks artists to illustrate a poem. The Midwest Music Fest rocks multiple venues in Winona Friday and Saturday.
by Emily Bright

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Winners announced for 2022 Minnesota Book Awards

Winners announced for 2022 Minnesota Book Awards

Nine titles won Minnesota Book Awards on Tuesday night, in the awards' first in-person celebration in three years.
by MPR News Staff

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Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's Prize

Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's Prize

The 23rd novel by acclaimed American author Louise Erdrich and an adult fiction debut by Trinidadian stand-up comedian Lisa Allen-Agostini are among finalists for the $38,000 Women’s Prize for fiction. 
by The Associated Press

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From the archives: Theologian Jemar Tisby on how the American church should grapple with racism

From the archives: Theologian Jemar Tisby on how the American church should grapple with racism

Theologian Christena Cleveland’s new book, “God is a Black Woman,” explores how the Black, sacred feminine transformed her faith. A conversation about her pilgrimage is coming up on Friday. To whet your appetite, we’ve pulled a discussion MPR News host Kerri Miller had with Jemar Tisby in 2021. They talked about white American Christians’ complicity in racism.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Verifiers'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Verifiers'

Angela Schwesnedl of Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis recommends Jane Pek's novel "The Verifiers.” Schwesnedl says it raises questions about the people we meet online and the data that we may unknowingly share.
by Emily Bright

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