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'Passing' — the original 1929 novel — is disturbingly brilliant

'Passing' — the original 1929 novel — is disturbingly brilliant

The movie adaptation of Nella Larsen's “Passing” is out now, and if you're less familiar with the book, critic Carole Bell describes it as a "decades-early precursor to a Patricia Highsmith novel."
by Carole V. Bell

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Minnesota poet Anthony Ceballos on his inspirations

Minnesota poet Anthony Ceballos on his inspirations

Anthony Ceballos is a Minneapolis-based writer, performance poet and first-generation descendant of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He told host Cathy Wurzer about his artistic inspirations and read her a favorite poem of his.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ariana Rosas

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As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

Anne Helen Petersen is the co-author of a new book on the future of remote work. She says companies need to clearly know what goal they are pursuing when asking remote workers to come back in person.
by Rachel Martin, Lisa Weiner, Catherine Whelan and James Doubek

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Louise Erdrich's disquieting new novel will keep you on your toes

Louise Erdrich's disquieting new novel will keep you on your toes

Set in a haunted Minneapolis bookshop over the course of one very momentous year, “The Sentence” is an ambitious novel, featuring a sinister ghost, a country in tumult and Erdrich's own shifting style.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Want a good, therapeutic cry? Pick up 'You've Reached Sam'

Want a good, therapeutic cry? Pick up 'You've Reached Sam'

The heartbreak starts right away in Dustin Thao's debut novel: 17-year-old Julie's boyfriend Sam is killed in a car crash — but then she calls his phone, just to hear his voice again. And he answers.
by Alethea Kontis

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Artist and curator on new installation at Wall of Forgotten Natives

Artist and curator on new installation at Wall of Forgotten Natives

There's a new art installation in Minneapolis at the former site of the Wall of Forgotten Natives, a homeless encampment so named because many of the people staying there in 2018 were Native American. The artist and the curator behind the installation sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the project.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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