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Ask a bookseller: Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Mont.

Ask a bookseller: Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Mont.

Debut novelists don't always get the respect they deserve, but bookseller Carson Evans is a fan of first-timers. Her fall book pick is "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett.
by Tracy Mumford

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Cuba is a dream that doesn't let go in 'The Mortifications'

Cuba is a dream that doesn't let go in 'The Mortifications'

Derek Palacio's new novel follows a family who escape Cuba, leaving their political rebel patriarch behind after he refuses to go with them. When he reappears decades later, their lives come apart.
by Jason Sheehan

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A U.S. Senate candidate just dabbed at the end of a debate

A U.S. Senate candidate just dabbed at the end of a debate

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez ended her debate against California Attorney General Kamala Harris by doing a dance move called the dab.
by Meg Anderson

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Lizzo out with new album on new label

Lizzo out with new album on new label

Today's Morning Edition music is from Minneapolis-based hip hop star Lizzo with "Coconut Oil," the title track from her new album which comes out today.

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From mining to biking: How Minnesota's Cuyuna Range became an off-road cycling destination

From mining to biking: How Minnesota's Cuyuna Range became an off-road cycling destination

On Saturday, 500 mountain bikers are expected to roll into the tiny northern Minnesota towns of Crosby and Ironton. The race is the biggest event of the year for the region, once known as the Cuyuna Iron Range.
by Dan Kraker

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Talking Volumes: Gloria Steinem, 'My Life on the Road'

Talking Volumes: Gloria Steinem, 'My Life on the Road'

Activist, journalist and women's rights leader Gloria Steinem speaks about her new memoir, "My Life on the Road," at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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How film can grow to feature more black actors

How film can grow to feature more black actors

In the 88-year history of the Academy Awards only 14 black actors have won Oscars. Erika Howard and Gil Robertson discussed the ways film has evolved and where there is still room to grow.
by MPR News Staff

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Friday Roundtable: Rethinking the way we see design

Friday Roundtable: Rethinking the way we see design

Three experts discussed how they use design to solve problems at work, in neighborhoods and at NASA's jet propulsion laboratory.
by MPR News Staff

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Fringe Festival director is stepping down

Jeff Larson, executive director of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, has announced that he is leaving the theater and performing arts festival after 18 years as an employee and three years as its director.
by MPR News Staff

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First Paisley Park tours draw Prince fans from around the globe

First Paisley Park tours draw Prince fans from around the globe

People from as far away as Tokyo and Stockholm lined up Thursday at the late star's suburban Minneapolis compound, eager to get a glimpse of Prince's life there.
by Tim Nelson

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