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'Great writing, great style, a nice long page turner'

'Great writing, great style, a nice long page turner'

"You kind of fall in love with the heroine," said bookseller Darryl Peck. "Which is always a nice way to make it through a summer read."
by Tracy Mumford

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'The Accident of Color' looks at the failure of Reconstruction

'The Accident of Color' looks at the failure of Reconstruction

Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way toward injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America but doesn't delve far enough into class conflict.
by Kamil Ahsan

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Carrie Underwood faces allegations of copyright infringement in Sunday Night Football theme

Carrie Underwood performs tonight at Target Center in Minneapolis. The concert comes amid news this week that Underwood is being sued for copyright infringement over her song "Game On."
by Cathy Wurzer

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A noir stalwart builds a new old world in 'The Grand Dark'

A noir stalwart builds a new old world in 'The Grand Dark'

Richard Kadrey-- known for his Sandman Slim series of supernatural noirs -- reinvents himself in grand fashion with 'The Grand Dark,' a diesel-punk fantasy set in a simulacrum of Weimar Germany.
by Jason Heller

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Shadowy exhibits added to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Shadowy exhibits added to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Artists Seitu Jones and Ta-coumba Aiken have installed a series of shadow representations in the sidewalks commemorating Minneapolitans the artists consider significant but overlooked.
by Euan Kerr

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Art Hounds: Peeling back the brick walls of Theatre in the Round

Art Hounds: Peeling back the brick walls of Theatre in the Round

This week on Art Hounds: a new mural fools the eye, a play takes a man's love for his dog to extremes and an art exhibition explores Rondo neighborhood's vibrant history.
by Marianne Combs

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This 'Spectral Hue' has a shimmering life of its own

This 'Spectral Hue' has a shimmering life of its own

Craig Laurance Gidney's debut adult novel is set in a marshy, mysterious rural town where a community of artists, students and townspeople are united by visions of a strange, pinkish-purple color.
by Jason Heller

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Will you love this book in all its 'Damaged Glory'? Maybe

Will you love this book in all its 'Damaged Glory'? Maybe

This debut story collection from Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of the TV show 'BoJack Horseman,' has some excellent, risk-taking work in it -- but stumbles sometimes over its higher concepts.
by Michael Schaub

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