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Inks and colors rescue 'Blue In Green' from plodding plotting

Inks and colors rescue 'Blue In Green' from plodding plotting

Writer Ram V takes on a classic music-biz myth in his new graphic novel: The devilish crossroads deal. But it's illustrator Anand RK's loose, jazzy, clever art that really makes this book sing.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Ask a bookseller, Halloween edition: An apocalyptic read keeps you asking 'what else could happen?'

Ask a bookseller, Halloween edition: An apocalyptic read keeps you asking 'what else could happen?'

This Halloween, Gretchen West of Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, Minn., recommends the novel “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam, which came out earlier this month. 
by Emily Bright

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with Isabel Wilkerson

Talking Volumes: A conversation with Isabel Wilkerson

Kerri Miller hosts a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson about her new book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.”
by Kerri Miller

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Art Hounds: Spaces for beauty and joy

Art Hounds: Spaces for beauty and joy

Bold colors liven landscapes of a St. Paul painter, meditations on why art matters and a livestream concert with a folk singer who spent time in the open mic scene in western Minnesota.
by Emily Bright

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Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

 A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” revealed himself Wednesday as a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.
by The Associated Press

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The 'Rainflower Project' helps people talk through tragedy

The 'Rainflower Project' helps people talk through tragedy

A huge collection of individually made ceramic flowers lights up a suburban Twin Cities yard with its beauty. However, the “Rainflower Project” also serves as a way to spur conversations about mental health and suicide.
by Myah Christenson

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Echoes of today's unrest run through 'The Cold Millions'

Echoes of today's unrest run through 'The Cold Millions'

Jess Walter's new novel an adventure tale based on actual events in the early days of the last century's labor movement — which was much wilder and bloodier than most people remember.
by Ari Shapiro

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Biography traces political mistakes and personal scars that shaped Joe Biden

Biography traces political mistakes and personal scars that shaped Joe Biden

The New Yorker's Evan Osnos writes about the candidate's enduring quest to become president. He says Joe Biden has a different mindset today than he once had: "He's a man who is at peace."
by Terry Gross

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Diane di Prima, beat poet and activist, dead at 86

Diane di Prima, beat poet and activist, dead at 86

Di Prima wrote over 40 books of poetry and memoir, including her collection the radical and political “Revolutionary Letters.”
by Andrew Limbong

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