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'Legacy of Ashes' writer Tim Weiner uncovers 'The Mission' at the CIA
The modern day CIA - and its potential future - are discussed with named sources in the National Book Award winner's new novel.
July 7, 2025
Review: Book asks what really went down in ‘Charlottesville’
Nonfiction: A perceptive analysis of a 2017 white nationalist rally — and what it means for the U.S. now.
May 26, 2025
Review: When ’Minnesota’s Most Notorious Gangster' bootlegged his way to the (seedy) top
Local nonfiction: A rich biography of the man behind some of the state’s most notorious criminal enterprises.
April 8, 2025
Review: Two gripping books show how churches responded after George Floyd and Philando Castile killings
Nonfiction: Things get complicated for churches that confront racism.
October 4, 2024
University of Minnesota grad’s debut novel is sweeping ‘A Thousand Times Before’
LOCAL FICTION: A moving novel weaves together storylines about art and love in India and Minnesota.
July 3, 2024
U of Minnesota alum Tiya Miles explores the spirituality of Harriet Tubman in ‘Night Flyer’
NONFICTION: The “All That She Carried” writer’s new book is about the inspiration that fueled a heroic life.
June 12, 2024
‘Where Rivers Part’ solidifies St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang as one of our very best
NONFICTION: A Minnesotan continues a sweeping, multi-part portrait of her remarkable family.
March 11, 2024
Find insight into the words and music of Jeff Tweedy and Johnny Cash in new books
NONFICTION: Two books starring famed musicians look at fandom and songwriting.
November 9, 2023
University of Minnesota grad’s debut novel is sweeping ‘A Thousand Times Before’
LOCAL FICTION: A moving novel weaves together storylines about art and love in India and Minnesota.
July 3, 2024
U of Minnesota alum Tiya Miles explores the spirituality of Harriet Tubman in ‘Night Flyer’
NONFICTION: The “All That She Carried” writer’s new book is about the inspiration that fueled a heroic life.
June 12, 2024
‘Where Rivers Part’ solidifies St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang as one of our very best
NONFICTION: A Minnesotan continues a sweeping, multi-part portrait of her remarkable family.
March 11, 2024
Find insight into the words and music of Jeff Tweedy and Johnny Cash in new books
NONFICTION: Two books starring famed musicians look at fandom and songwriting.
November 9, 2023