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Talking Volumes 2018 season

Talking Volumes 2018 season

The 2018 season will feature interviews with Dessa, Leif Enger, Rebecca Traister, Sally Field and Alexander McCall Smith.
by MPR News Staff

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Rome's subway expansion reveals artifacts from the ancient past

Rome's subway expansion reveals artifacts from the ancient past

Construction on a new subway line has uncovered marble busts, frescoes, mosaics, even ancient peach pits, dating back nearly 2,000 years. Archaeologists have also found an ancient military barracks.
by Christopher Livesay

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Beowulf in the suburbs? 'The Mere Wife' is an epic retelling

Beowulf in the suburbs? 'The Mere Wife' is an epic retelling

For too long the Old English poem has long been perceived as a "masculine text," says Maria Dahvana Headley. Her new adaptation is told from the perspective of Grendel's mother.
by Korva Coleman

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Muscle and bone meet machinery in 'Hullmetal Girls'

Muscle and bone meet machinery in 'Hullmetal Girls'

In Emily Skrutskie's new book, two girls make the choice to give up part of their humanity and become bionic super-soldiers in service to the great fleet of spaceships they live among.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Songwriting program helps military veterans find a voice

Songwriting program helps military veterans find a voice

Veterans have found peace and newfound hope with the program and singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier, who released an album this year exclusively featuring songs co-written with veterans and their family members.
by Associated Press

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Twist alert: Here's the 'perfect mystery for summer'

Twist alert: Here's the 'perfect mystery for summer'

Bookseller Aubrey Restifo recommends a young adult page-turner about a teenage girl who goes missing — and her best friend who won't stop looking.
by Tracy Mumford

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Orchestra tribute to Mandela previews South African trip

Orchestra tribute to Mandela previews South African trip

"Music for Mandela" marks both the centennial of the leader's birth and the beginning of a challenging tour for Minnesota musicians.
by Euan Kerr

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