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'Until Justice Be Done' examines northern free states' so-called black laws

'Until Justice Be Done' examines northern free states' so-called black laws

The South practiced slavery before the Civil War — but Northern states like Ohio and Indiana had Black laws, restrictive codes that criminalized and constrained the lives of free Black residents
by Steve Inskeep

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Oprah picked it, so did Obama — why this novel is THE summer book

Oprah picked it, so did Obama — why this novel is THE summer book

Nathan Harris's debut, set in a small Southern town just after Appomattox, has captured American readersthis summer by asking a question we haven't yet answered: How do you make peace after civil war?
by Carole V. Bell

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In 'Goldenrod,' a poet finds lessons in the good, the bad and the unexpected

In 'Goldenrod,' a poet finds lessons in the good, the bad and the unexpected

Maggie Smith's new poetry collection considers the human tendency to search for universal truths — but she looks for those truths in things we can see every day, as ordinary as rosebushes and rocks.
by Jeevika Verma

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First Avenue requires vaccination or negative test for all shows

First Avenue requires vaccination or negative test for all shows

The policy — effective immediately — applies to shows at First Avenue’s Mainroom and 7th St Entry, the Palace Theatre, the Fitzgerald Theater, the Fine Line and the Turf Club.
by Jay Gabler

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Talking Volumes 2021 season guide

Talking Volumes 2021 season guide

Join host Kerri Miller as she welcomes — in person! — an amazing lineup of writers to the stage. From deeply loved Minnesota novelists to huge New York Times bestsellers, you won’t want to miss this lineup.
by MPR News Staff

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Skunk and Badger'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Skunk and Badger'

Bookseller Linda Crowder recommends the kids’ chapter book “Skunk and Badger,” written by Amy Timberlake and illustrated by Jon Klassen. "This book will be a classic someday," predicts Crowder.
by Emily Bright

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