By Les Garner Willard L. ‘Sandy” Boyd is a remarkable man. He has lived a remarkable life and has now …
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By Les Garner Willard L. ‘Sandy” Boyd is a remarkable man. He has lived a remarkable life and has now …
By Katherine A. Powers, Newsday Books Jul. 15, 2019 2:02 am2276d ago
Jackson Brodie, former soldier and police inspector, now private detective, is novelist Kate Atkinson’s most popular character. Hero of four …
By Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Books Jul. 15, 2019 1:44 am2276d ago
Tiffy Moore has broken up with her boyfriend again, but this time it looks like it’s going to stick. (He …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 15, 2019 1:43 am2276d ago
Romance writer E.M. Shue writes the Securities International series, which launched in 2017 and now includes five full-length novels (with …
Michaela Ramm Community Jul. 8, 2019 10:30 am2283d ago
HIAWATHA – A local author hopes the impact of her children’s book will go beyond the lessons it teaches young …
By Jane Smiley, Washington Post
Books Jul. 7, 2019 3:01 am2284d ago
The first thing that struck me when I was reading Claire Lombardo’s novel, ‘The Most Fun We Ever Had” was …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent
Books Jul. 7, 2019 2:58 am2284d ago
Claire Lombardo, 30, called it surreal to be sitting in Prairie Lights talking about her debut novel, ‘The Most Fun …
News Jul. 3, 2019 5:03 pm2288d ago
When it comes to talking about controversial issues – guns, immigration, climate change – Craig Rood thinks Americans are at …
By Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Books Jun. 30, 2019 3:12 am2291d ago
The final word of the first chapter of ‘I Know Who You Are” is ‘gone.” The final sentence of the …
By Pamela Miller, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Books Jun. 30, 2019 1:57 am2291d ago
Rarely has Joyce Carol Oates created a protagonist as compelling as Violet Rue Kerrigan, the young woman who painfully comes …
By Rumaan Alam, Washington Post
Books Jun. 30, 2019 1:56 am2291d ago
It’s gospel in the publishing business that readers want light, enjoyable fare this time of year, and ‘Very Nice,” Marcy …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Jun. 30, 2019 1:55 am2291d ago
In ‘The Unpassing,” Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Chia-Chia Lin takes us to Alaska in the mid-1980s and introduces us to …
By Ron Charles, Washington Post
Books Jun. 23, 2019 1:53 am2298d ago
‘My role as a poet is as a healer,” says Joy Harjo. ‘Poetry is a healing force.” The 68-year-old Native …
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