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How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.

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Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

The Uruguayan writer Armonia Somers was part of a generation of talented artists -- but she stood out, so wild, surreal and uncompromising that she scared critics and other authors alike.
by Lily Meyer

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Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

He's been called China's Tolkien, its Martin, its Rowling -- all in one. With his adventure stories rooted in ancient China, Louis Cha gave life to decades' worth of martial arts films.
by Bill Chappell

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Talking Volumes with Sally Field

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with actress Sally Field about her new memoir "In Pieces."
by Kerri Miller and Jeyca Maldonado-Medina

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Ava DuVernay to make Prince documentary for Netflix

Ava DuVernay to make Prince documentary for Netflix

The director of "Selma" and this year's "A Wrinkle in Time" is working on a multipart documentary on Prince for Netflix with the support of the late musician's estate.
by Associated Press

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Garage rocker Ty Segall comes to the Turf Club

His latest album "Fudge Sandwich" -- his fifth release this year -- is a collection of cover songs, from War's classic "Lowrider" to "Class War" by The Dils.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Proposal' knocks it out of the park

'The Proposal' knocks it out of the park

Jasmine Guillory's new romance kicks off with her heroine rejecting an over-the-top public proposal at a ball game -- luckily, there's a hot, sensitive doctor on hand to help her with the backlash.
by Kamrun Nesa

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'Let the People See': It took courage to keep Emmett Till's memory alive

'Let the People See': It took courage to keep Emmett Till's memory alive

Historian Elliott J. Gorn's new book revisits the 1955 death and public funeral of the African-American teen. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it's a timely story about the fragility of collective memory.
by Maureen Corrigan

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