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Best fiction picks of fall

Best fiction picks of fall

Outer space. Isolated woods. Alternate worlds. Go somewhere new with our fall fiction picks.
by MPR News Staff and Tracy Mumford

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Thread Book Hour: How Amy Tan's book on writing became a memoir

Thread Book Hour: How Amy Tan's book on writing became a memoir

On this installment of The Thread Book Hour, author Amy Tan speaks with Kerri Miller about her new memoir, "Where the Past Begins."
by MPR News Staff

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'I Can't Breathe' examines modern policing and the life and death of Eric Garner

'I Can't Breathe' examines modern policing and the life and death of Eric Garner

"The reality is that Eric Garner died at the hands of a police force and a criminal justice system that were designed entirely by white people, for the most part," says journalist Matt Taibbi.
by Terry Gross

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Photographer's new book offers 'glimpse into the human side of Prince'

Photographer's new book offers 'glimpse into the human side of Prince'

Afshin Shahidi was Prince's personal photographer from 2001 to 2011. "Prince: A Private View" is a collection of photographs and recollections from Shahidi.
by MPR News Staff

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In 'Vacationland,' John Hodgman turns his pen on himself

In 'Vacationland,' John Hodgman turns his pen on himself

John Hodgman's past few books have been jokey compendiums of fake knowledge, but with Vacationland he's getting a little realer with an achingly funny chronicle of his metamorphosis into middle age.
by Jason Heller

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Khizr Khan says his faith in America is stronger than ever

Khizr Khan says his faith in America is stronger than ever

The Gold Star father who made headlines last year after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention has a new memoir, "An American Family," about growing up in Pakistan and coming to America.
by Steve Inskeep

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Pablo Neruda didn't die of cancer, experts say. So what killed the poet?

Pablo Neruda didn't die of cancer, experts say. So what killed the poet?

Official documents say the Nobel laureate died of prostate cancer in 1973. But 16 forensics experts have unanimously concluded that isn't true, stoking suspicions again that he was actually poisoned.
by Colin Dwyer

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'Beautiful Darkness': A dark story, gorgeously illustrated

'Beautiful Darkness': A dark story, gorgeously illustrated

People think working as a bookseller means you get to read at work. Not so much. Ronald Davis picked up "Beautiful Darkness" just to page through it, and ended up devouring the whole thing.
by Tracy Mumford

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