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In his journey from jail to Yale Law, felon-turned-poet writes 'to remember who I am'
Felon-turned-lawyer/poet Reginald Dwayne Betts kicks off a Talking Volumes series about race.
Review: 'The Seed Keeper,' by Diane Wilson
FICTION: "The Seed Keeper" traverses the decades to tell the story of a Dakota family confronting oppression and preserving their heritage.
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Review: 'A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere,' by Todd Melby
NONFICTION: A look back at the filming of Joel and Ethan Coen's classic movie "Fargo."
'Essay on Reentry,' a poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts
A poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts:At two a.m., without enough spiritsspilling into my liver to knowto keep my mouth shut, my youngestlearned of years I…
Review: 'Brood,' by Jackie Polzin
FICTION: A woman grapples with the aftermath of a miscarriage in this debut novel by a St. Paul writer.
Review: 'The Lowering Days,' by Gregory Brown
FICTION: A painful history between whites and Natives underscores the rivalry at the heart of this debut novel.
Review: 'How Beautiful We Were,' by Imbolo Mbue
FICTION: Facing devastation a small African village seeks revenge and retribution.
Quarantine Read: Alexander McCall Smith
"Pianos and Flowers," by Alexander McCall SmithEvery picture tells a story, right? So when the Times of London asked Alexander McCall Smith to write…
New York Times bestsellers
"The Four Winds" tops nonfiction bestseller list.
Review: 'Half the Terrible Things,' by Paul Legler
FICTION: A North Dakota man meets a terrible death in a Florida labor camp.
3 graphic novels with something to say
Novels tackle German resistance, Black super heroes and child soldiers.
Review: 'The Growing Season,' by Sarah Frey
The Growing SeasonBy Sarah Frey. (Ballantine Books, 251 pages, $27.)Sarah Frey describes her inspiring climb from "brutally" impoverished Illinois farm girl to agribusiness titan in…
Minnesota children's author/illustrators team up on prize-winning books for early readers
Mike Wohnoutka and David LaRochelle are this year's Geisel Award winners.
Review: 'What's Mine and Yours,' by Naima Coster
FICTION: An openhanded, character-driven consideration of family ties and structural racism.
Review: 'The Committed,' by Viet Thanh Nguyen
FICTION: A nameless narrator haunts, and is haunted by, Paris.
Review: 'Klara and the Sun,' by Kazuo Ishiguro
FICTION: A solar-powered robot is groomed to replace a dying child in this dystopian novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Review: 'The Black Church,' by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
NONFICTION: A companion book to the PBS series "The Black Church" chronicles the intricate history of an institution at the heart of the American Experiment.