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15 books NPR critics can't wait for this summer

15 books NPR critics can't wait for this summer

A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.
by Meghan Collins Sullivan

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Author Laurie Hertzel revisits the ghosts of her Duluth childhood

Author Laurie Hertzel revisits the ghosts of her Duluth childhood

What happens when a family doesn’t talk about a tragic death? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with former Minnesota Star Tribune book review editor Laurie Hertzel about her new memoir, “Ghosts of Fourth Street.”
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Sonny Rollins, colossus of the saxophone, has died at 95

Sonny Rollins, colossus of the saxophone, has died at 95

The legendary jazz saxophonist, who revolutionized the art of improvisation, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y.
by Howard Mandel

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Tuj lub players want more Minnesotans to give the Hmong sport a whirl

Tuj lub players want more Minnesotans to give the Hmong sport a whirl

Keller Regional Park in Maplewood recently hosted a weekend tuj lub tournament on renovated courts. Tuj lub, a time-honored sport in Hmong culture, dates back thousands of years.
by Phineas Pope

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'Long Leif' siblings go indoors as Detroit Lakes troll artist stages first museum exhibit 

'Long Leif' siblings go indoors as Detroit Lakes troll artist stages first museum exhibit 

For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries. Now the poet and former hip-hop artist is now bringing a collection of fairy tale-inspired creations in from the cold for his first-ever museum exhibit.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Scarlet Morning’ by ND Stevenson

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Scarlet Morning’ by ND Stevenson

Allie Cesmat of Changing Hands Bookshop in Tempe, Ariz., recommends the middle grade fantasy novel “Scarlet Morning,” by ND Stevenson — an adventure story perfect for summer reading.
by Emily Bright

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Duluth's iconic foam dome 'Flintstone House' hits the market

Duluth's iconic foam dome 'Flintstone House' hits the market

The foam-shell triple dome home, known locally as the “Flintstone House” or “Mushroom House” is for sale $369,999. Built in 1970, it was last for sale five years ago.
by Dan Kraker

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Kelly Yang's 'The Take' is an anti-aging thriller

Kelly Yang's 'The Take' is an anti-aging thriller

When a Hollywood producer embarks on a medical experiment and a movie script with an ambitious young writer, her beliefs about ambition and aging are tested.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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