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6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images

6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images

Six Dr. Seuss books — including "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo" — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Ep. 12: Bourbon, burgers and... Yoga! (Trust us, it works.)

Ep. 12: Bourbon, burgers and... Yoga! (Trust us, it works.)

We have found the only other thing besides the weather that Minnesotans love, love, love to talk about: Burgers! Join us as we launch the first rounds of voting in The Great Minnesota Burger Bracket. You’ll also hear from Handsome Hog’s executive chef about operating during the pandemic and learn some neat trivia with yoga teachers.
by Nina Moini, Sean McPherson and Tiffany Hanssen

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600 Highwaymen create theater with two audience members and a phone

600 Highwaymen create theater with two audience members and a phone

The Walker Art Center is presenting “A Thousand Ways,” which provides an experience many people have missed during the pandemic: a meaningful encounter with a stranger.
by Euan Kerr

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'It's hard to leave him': 'Sympathizer' spy story continues in 'The Committed'

'It's hard to leave him': 'Sympathizer' spy story continues in 'The Committed'

Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning spy novel “The Sympathizer” told the story of a communist double agent just after the Vietnam War — his quest for revolution resumes in “The Committed.”
by Scott Simon

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Saint X' is not your typical thriller

Ask a Bookseller: 'Saint X' is not your typical thriller

Maya Aurichio of Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colo., recommends "Saint X" by Alexis Schaitkin. She called the novel a thoughtful twist on a “classic beautiful dead white girl thriller.” 
by Emily Bright

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Love may be 'for losers,' but this book is for everyone

Love may be 'for losers,' but this book is for everyone

Wibke Brueggemann's charmingly snarky YA novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she recovers from the Worst New Year's Ever and learns that not all of life's answers can be found via Google.
by Alethea Kontis

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