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Boy meets space-alien girl: An intergalactic love story

Boy meets space-alien girl: An intergalactic love story

Twin Cities author Andrew DeYoung has written a tale of teen romance, with an interplanetary twist.
by Euan Kerr

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Wonder women: A history of female characters in comic books

Wonder women: A history of female characters in comic books

Bookseller Aja Martin is excited about a new collection that covers the history of female comic book characters. Ever heard of the Man-Huntin' Minnie of Delta Pu?
by Tracy Mumford

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Harry Potter and the burgled prequel: Rare, handwritten copy stolen in U.K.

Harry Potter and the burgled prequel: Rare, handwritten copy stolen in U.K.

The 800-word prequel, which was scrawled on a postcard by J.K. Rowling herself, went missing from a property after a burglary in mid-April. Now, Rowling and the police are calling on fans to help.
by Colin Dwyer

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'Based on a True Story' may not be true -- but it's still scary

'Based on a True Story' may not be true -- but it's still scary

French novelist Delphine De Vigan follows up her tell-all 2012 memoir with a creepy tale of a blocked novelist -- also named Delphine -- who falls under the sway of an elegant, menacing ghostwriter.
by Bethanne Patrick

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DNR mulls fate of celebrated author's Minnesota prairie home

DNR mulls fate of celebrated author's Minnesota prairie home

Novelist Frederick Manfred found inspiration in the landscape around the home he built within southwestern Minnesota's Blue Mounds State Park. But the house, now the park's visitor center, is crumbling and may face demolition.
by Mark Steil

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'House of Names' is a violent page-turner, and a surprising departure

'House of Names' is a violent page-turner, and a surprising departure

Colm Toibin ventures far afield -- in time and place -- for this heart-stopping take on the tragedy of Clytemnestra and her family, reanimated with suffering the ancient Greeks never imagined.
by Heller McAlpin

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Thread Book Hour: Kao Kalia Yang

Thread Book Hour: Kao Kalia Yang

Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang speaks about her books and the Hmong experience in Minnesota. Her book, "The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father" won a 2017 Minnesota Book Award and was a 2017 National Book Award finalist.
by MPR News Staff

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'Pantsuit Nation' serves up nostalgia, uplift, heartbreak. But why?

'Pantsuit Nation' serves up nostalgia, uplift, heartbreak. But why?

For Hillary Clinton's staunchest supporters, reading "Pantsuit Nation" may be like reading an ex's love letters just after a breakup: a flood of memories, a little too soon, and with no clear purpose.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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