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'Rich and Pretty': A summer read with wit and bite

'Rich and Pretty': A summer read with wit and bite

Rumaan Alam's debut novel about the intricacies and envies of a longtime friendship comes from years of observation and eavesdropping.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul author takes home the highest award in sci-fi

St. Paul author takes home the highest award in sci-fi

Naomi Kritzer won a Hugo this weekend for her story, "Cat Pictures Please," about an artificial intelligence who is just trying to help -- but is also wreaking havoc.
by Tracy Mumford

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Newly American 'Dreamers' are torn between love and disappointment

Newly American 'Dreamers' are torn between love and disappointment

Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It's the story of a Cameroonian immigrant couple and the rich, troubled Americans they work for.
by Michael Schaub

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Mysterious, encrypted medieval manuscript set to be published in replica

Mysterious, encrypted medieval manuscript set to be published in replica

Want to try to crack the code of the Voynich Manuscript, written in an unknown language with unrecognizable illustrations? You might soon be able to buy a precise copy of the book ... for some $8,000.

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New bookstore on the horizon for downtown Minneapolis

New bookstore on the horizon for downtown Minneapolis

Publisher Milkweed Editions says it will open a nonprofit store this fall in Open Book, a big literary center downtown.

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How the man created the brand in 'Trump Revealed'

How the man created the brand in 'Trump Revealed'

Authors Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish discuss their book "Trump Revealed," which explores Donald Trump's rise as a businessman, political candidate and above all, a brand.

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The best in sci-fi: The 2016 Hugo Award winners

The best in sci-fi: The 2016 Hugo Award winners

Women won big with the Hugo Awards, one of the most prestigious honors in the sc-fi genre. The controversy which has surrounded the Hugos in previous years was mostly drowned out.
by Tracy Mumford

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'The Hike' turns traditional fairy tales inside out

'The Hike' turns traditional fairy tales inside out

Drew Magary's new novel is the strange story of average guy Ben, whose business meeting at a old country hotel turns into a bizarre odyssey through the woods, full of giant crickets and talking crabs.
by Jason Sheehan

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Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Ask a bookseller: Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee

Every week, we ask booksellers around the country about the books they can't put down. This week, a Milwaukee bookseller has the perfect book for every TV lover.
by Tracy Mumford

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