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The nuns in 'Agatha of Little Neon' don't fly or sing, but they will stay with you

The nuns in 'Agatha of Little Neon' don't fly or sing, but they will stay with you

You don't have to be Catholic to connect with Claire Luchette's vivid story of a lonely young woman yearning for community — and also for everything she gave up to be part of that community.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Hola Papi' offers comical memoir in essays

Ask a Bookseller: 'Hola Papi' offers comical memoir in essays

Katharine Otis of House of Books in Kent, Conn., recommends the comical memoir-in-essays “Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons” by John Paul Brammer.
by Emily Bright

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Neal Conan, longtime host of NPR's 'Talk Of The Nation,' dies at 71

Neal Conan, longtime host of NPR's 'Talk Of The Nation,' dies at 71

Conan's voice graced this network for many years in many ways, always in the name of wonderful radio. Former NPR host Robert Siegel, a longtime colleague of Conan, remembers his friend.
by Robert Siegel

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5 hit men board a 'Bullet Train' in this fast and fun Japanese thriller

5 hit men board a 'Bullet Train' in this fast and fun Japanese thriller

No fewer than five assassins are on the high speed train at the center of Kotaro Isaka outlandish and virtuoso novel — and within pages, they're going after each other.
by John Powers

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All the moving parts fit together in this smart, emotional debut novel

All the moving parts fit together in this smart, emotional debut novel

YZ Chin's “Edge Case” follows a Malaysian immigrant working at a lousy, sexist startup, worried about her marriage and the thought of having to move back home — all topics it handles beautifully.
by Michael Schaub

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State Fair officials debating masks, other precautions as COVID cases rise

State Fair officials debating masks, other precautions as COVID cases rise

With a scheduled open on Aug. 26, fair officials have not yet made decisions on restrictions or mask requirements, but there's growing concern among health experts about gatherings of large groups of people, even outdoors.
by Tim Nelson

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In this memoir, prison is a place — and a state of mind

In this memoir, prison is a place — and a state of mind

Novelist Hwang Sok-yong spent years in prison — a disruption that's reflected in the structure of his new memoir. It's a cinematic, riveting story that captures the struggles of his life and career.
by Thúy Đinh

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Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd cancels season due to COVID

The music festival, which returned this summer in Brainerd, Minn., with live in-person performances, has canceled its season and all related activities after two artists tested positive for COVID-19. The concerts had been scheduled to run through Aug. 22.

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All might not end too well in Mona Awad's new novel

All might not end too well in Mona Awad's new novel

In “All's Well,” a theater professor in chronic pain, ignored by doctors, believes putting on one of Shakespeare's least popular plays will renew her — and then three mystery men offer her a cure.
by Kristen Martin

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New Native-led grant program targets philanthropy inequity

New Native-led grant program targets philanthropy inequity

Nationwide, less than 0.3 percent of philanthropy goes to Native American groups. A Duluth-based foundation is taking aim at that inequity with a new project that's designed to support the work of Native people who are already working to help their communities.
by Dan Kraker

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