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'The Nest': What happens when the family money runs dry

'The Nest': What happens when the family money runs dry

"The Nest" follows a set of adult siblings poised to gain access to their trust fund, until the eldest brother puts everything in jeopardy.
by MPR News Staff

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Who is reading romance novels?

Who is reading romance novels?

A new breakdown from Nielsen shows who is devouring romance novels, which make up nearly 30 percent of fiction sales.
by Tracy Mumford

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Bobak Ferdowsi on what drives us to explore

Bobak Ferdowsi on what drives us to explore

Bobak Ferdowsi, and his hair, found fame when he helped land a rover on Mars. He shares how legendary sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke shaped his thinking.
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What if Romeo and Juliet didn't have to die?

What if Romeo and Juliet didn't have to die?

What if Romeo and Juliet had lived? In Ryan North's new "chooseable-path adventure" about Romeo and Juliet, you can make sure the two never meet -- or have them take over Verona in giant robot suits.

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The future of Cuban sci-fi is 'Super Extra Grande'

The future of Cuban sci-fi is 'Super Extra Grande'

In "Super Extra Grande," Cuban sci-fi author Yoss imagines a world where faster-than-light travel has brought humanity into contact with a vast array of strange and marvelous intergalactic creatures.
by Juan Vidal

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Annie Proulx's bloody new novel 'Barkskins' is about more deforestation

Annie Proulx's bloody new novel 'Barkskins' is about more deforestation

"Barkskins" follows two loggers' stories over three centuries. Proulx says the forest is the hero of her book, but it's also "one facet of larger things, like climate change and the melting of the ice."

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A wry, warm look at the indignities of aging

A wry, warm look at the indignities of aging

Cathleen Schine's new novel stars that literary rarity: a functional family. But matriarch Joy is struggling; her husband is ailing and her worried children don't like seeing their parents' decline.
by Heller McAlpin

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'Smarter Faster Better': Understanding productivity

'Smarter Faster Better': Understanding productivity

The bestselling author of 'The Power of Habit' returns with new insights on the way we get things done.
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