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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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'Behind the Red Velvet Curtain'

'Behind the Red Velvet Curtain'

Joy Womack is one of the few American ballet dancers to train and perform at Russia’s storied Bolshoi Academy. Her new memoir, as told to MPR News’ Elizabeth Shockman, is an intimate look at what it takes to become one of the best ballerinas in the world.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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In ‘Sleep,’ Honor Jones examines the paradox of parenthood

In ‘Sleep,’ Honor Jones examines the paradox of parenthood

Can childhood trauma, once suffered, be kept from the next generation? That’s one of the many psychological questions at the a heart of Honor Jones’ debut novel, “Sleep,” one of the must-read books of the summer.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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‘Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine’ talks about bars, the blues and belonging

‘Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine’ talks about bars, the blues and belonging

Callie Collins’ new novel is a blues song in literary form, set in a saloon in 1970s Austin, Texas. What happens when the need to belong collides with a world that just keeps moving on?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Shigehiro Oishi says a ‘psychologically rich life’ is important to consider in his new book

Shigehiro Oishi says a ‘psychologically rich life’ is important to consider in his new book

There are many ways to live well. In his new book, “Life in Three Dimensions,” psychology professor Shigehiro Oishi says we should consider a psychologically rich life just as important as happiness and meaning.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Talking Volumes: Peter Geye on ‘A Lesser Light’

Talking Volumes hit the road and headed to Duluth to talk with Minnesota author Peter Geye about his new novel, “A Lesser Light,” which is set along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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