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Meet the guy who has been a hero, a pirate, a 'mountain of molten lust'

Meet the guy who has been a hero, a pirate, a 'mountain of molten lust'

Model Jason Aaron Baca has appeared on 475 romance book covers. By his tally, that's more than even Fabio. His is a story of hard work and luck in the swashbuckling, bodice-ripping world of romance.

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'Schumer' writer Jessi Klein on Barbies, ageism and pumping at the Emmys

'Schumer' writer Jessi Klein on Barbies, ageism and pumping at the Emmys

Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on 'Inside Amy Schumer.' Her new book, 'You'll Grow Out of It,' is a collection of humorous personal essays.

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From private collection to lending library: Quatrefoil grows as resource for LGBT community

From private collection to lending library: Quatrefoil grows as resource for LGBT community

A new exhibition opens at the Hennepin History Museum in Minneapolis Thursday night on the Quatrefoil Library, one of just a few LGBT lending libraries in the nation. Over the past 30 years, it's grown into a research center and community space.
by Marianne Combs

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Sanders has book deal; will reflect on campaign

Sanders has book deal; will reflect on campaign

The book is scheduled to come out Nov. 15, a week after Election Day, and will include both his policy ideas for the future and reflections on his surprisingly strong run in the primaries.
by The Associated Press

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After shootings and protests, stores can't keep these books in stock

After shootings and protests, stores can't keep these books in stock

Three Twin Cities bookstores have sold out of Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, "Between the World and Me," in just the last week, and other titles are flying off the shelves.
by Tracy Mumford

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Wild, free and freezing: Blair Braverman's life in the north

Wild, free and freezing: Blair Braverman's life in the north

Blair Braverman's memoir about life in the Arctic and her path to sled dog racing has earned her the title of a "21st-century feminist reincarnation of Jack London."
by Tracy Mumford

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'Lab Girl': An illuminating memoir of a woman in science

'Lab Girl': An illuminating memoir of a woman in science

Hope Jahren was raised in Austin, Minn., where she escaped to the cornfields as a teenager. Her fascination with plants has continued ever since, to her current role as a geobiology professor at the University of Hawaii.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Dream Life of Astronauts' is a journey to emotional deep space

'The Dream Life of Astronauts' is a journey to emotional deep space

Patrick Ryan's book of short stories is set around Cape Canaveral, Fla., during the 1960s and '70s. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it's the best new short story collection she's read in light years.
by Maureen Corrigan

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In search of the truth of a kidnapped father

In search of the truth of a kidnapped father

After the fall of Qaddafi, Hisham Matar returned to his Libyan homeland after more than two decades to see if he could find his father.
by MPR News Staff

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