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Fifty years since Judy Garland performed her last live show

The show was in Copenhagen, Denmark. Three months later, the Grand Rapids, Minnesota native died from an overdose of barbiturates. She was 47 years old.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Author Don Winslow on the war on drugs and 'The Border'

Author Don Winslow on the war on drugs and 'The Border'

Novelist Don Winslow has written at length about America's war on drugs. He joins MPR host Kerri Miller to discuss his latest novel, "The Border."
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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'Sing to It' is worth the wait

'Sing to It' is worth the wait

Amy Hempel's first book of new material in 14 years showcases her immense talents as a fiction writer. It's a powerful collection of stories about uneasy, unmoored, even desperate people.
by Michael Schaub

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'Miranda in Milan:' No woman is an island

'Miranda in Milan:' No woman is an island

Katharine Duckett's new novel picks up where Shakespeare's Tempest left off, following sorceror's daughter Miranda to her new life as a court lady -- a life which proves darker than she'd hoped.
by Elizabeth Graham

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9 first-person perspectives give voice to 'The Other Americans'

9 first-person perspectives give voice to 'The Other Americans'

The narrators in Laila Lalami's new novel have one thing in common: They've all "had the experience of dislocation," Lalami says. Together, they form a mosaic of race and class in America.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Coming up: A return to America's Eden

He was personal physician to both Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, a brilliant professor and the creator of America's first botanical garden. But the fascinating story of David Hosack has largely been lost to history -- until now.
by Stephanie Curtis and Kelly Gordon

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Coming up: A return to America's Eden

He was the personal doctor of both Hamilton and Burr, and the surgeon behind America's first botanical garden, which he planted for medicinal purposes. But most people have never heard of David Hosack.
by Stephanie Curtis and Kelly Gordon

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