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Raising kids who want to read -- even during the summer

Raising kids who want to read -- even during the summer

Long summer days leave lots of time for books. What's the best way to encourage kids to take advantage of that time?
by Cory Turner

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In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

Nearly 100 years after the publication of "Main Street," some residents are working to preserve Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis' place in the town's history.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In 'Summerland,' spies take secrets to the grave -- and beyond

In 'Summerland,' spies take secrets to the grave -- and beyond

Hannu Rajaniemi's new book imagines an alternate 1930s in which ghosts are real, the afterlife is real -- and the disembodied mind of V.I. Lenin is trying to expand Communism from beyond the grave.
by Jason Sheehan

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Harlan Ellison, award-winning science fiction author, dies at 84

Harlan Ellison, award-winning science fiction author, dies at 84

The famous, and famously cantankerous, science fiction writer Harlan Ellison has died. Over a 6-decade career, he won multiple awards for his fiction and television writing.
by Linda Holmes

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Thread Book Hour: Gordon Marino on 'The Existentialist's Survival Guide'

Gordon Marino, author of "The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age."

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On the 'Bad Blood' of Theranos

On the 'Bad Blood' of Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the supposedly revolutionary blood-testing company Theranos, has been indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy. Reporter John Carreyrou tells the story in his new book.

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David Lynch's memoir charms -- but doesn't demystify

David Lynch's memoir charms -- but doesn't demystify

The book -- which Lynch wrote with journalist Kristine McKenna -- is intimate and honest about the filmmaker's quirks and flaws, but doesn't dislodge the air of mystery that's settled around his work.
by Tasha Robinson

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