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'Miss Burma' based on truth stranger than fiction

'Miss Burma' based on truth stranger than fiction

Setting out to tell her mother's story, Charmaine Craig found a beauty queen who became a warrior.
by Euan Kerr

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Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. on what it means to be American

Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. on what it means to be American

Part 2: Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. explores that it means to be American, in conversation with MPR's Kerri Miller for the "Thread" book series. He's the author of "Democracy in Black."
by MPR News Staff

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Four suspenseful thrillers for summer

Four suspenseful thrillers for summer

Dive into four well-plotted thrillers that will keep you hooked as the temperatures rise.
by Kerri Miller

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Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. explores what it means to be American

Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. explores what it means to be American

Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. explores that it means to be American, in conversation with MPR's Kerri Miller for the "Thread" book series. He's the author of "Democracy in Black."
by MPR News Staff

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A man learns the truth about his adoption in 'Everybody's Son'

A man learns the truth about his adoption in 'Everybody's Son'

As a boy, Anton was adopted by a loving, prominent couple. He grows up to be a man of distinction. Then he learns that his adopted dad manipulated his biological mom into giving him up.

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This big book could carry you through the summer

This big book could carry you through the summer

English professor Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn't seen his mother since he was a child. Then one day, he gets a call: She's been arrested in a political protest, and she needs a character witness.
by Tracy Mumford

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'White Fur' is a fable of love, class, money and death

'White Fur' is a fable of love, class, money and death

Jardine Libaire's novel -- more a series of vignettes -- follows two kids from very opposite sides of the tracks who fall hard in love in 1980s New York, and what happens when reality intrudes.
by Jason Sheehan

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'The Dispatcher' is a short stroll in a strange neighborhood

'The Dispatcher' is a short stroll in a strange neighborhood

John Scalzi's new novel imagines the implications of a world where 999 out of 1,000 murder victims pop back into existence, naked, confused and safe in their own beds.
by Jason Sheehan

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