Maren Longbella
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Books
A small rabbit carries the hopes of a grieving family in ‘The Burrow’
Fiction: Melanie Cheng’s novel nods to Kafka and bunny blockbuster “Watership Down.”
November 11, 2024
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What’s that thing in the attic? Oh, just an AI robot that will probably take over your life.
FICTION: Contemporary novel “William” takes inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic “Frankenstein.”
September 3, 2024
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Horror comes to the suburbs in ‘We Came to Welcome You’
FICTION: ... but Vincent Tirado’s novel tells more than it shows.
August 27, 2024
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Selling your house? Just hope the would-be buyer in ‘The House Hunt’ doesn’t show up
FICTION: C.M. Ewan’s novel capitalizes on the paranoia of having to open our homes to strangers.
August 20, 2024
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There’s rom, com and more in Minnesota writer’s ‘Four Weekends and a Funeral’
LOCAL FICTION: Two people could fall in love while cleaning out a North Shore cabin in Ellie Palmer’s novel.
July 31, 2024
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She’s not even invited but ‘The Wedding People’ change her life, just the same
FICTION: Emerging from trauma, a woman finds a stranger’s celebration is just the ticket in Alison Espach’s novel.
July 24, 2024
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Falling for a murderer? What could go wrong? A St. Paul novelist says plenty in "Love Letters to a Serial Killer"
FICTION: “You have to promise not to kill me,” writes Tasha Coryell in debut novel “Love Letters to a Serial Killer.”
June 18, 2024
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A bunch of London seniors learn ‘How to Age Disgracefully’ when they join a rambunctious club
FICTION: Clare Pooley’s characters form a group you might wish you could join.
June 17, 2024
Books
There’s rom, com and more in Minnesota writer’s ‘Four Weekends and a Funeral’
LOCAL FICTION: Two people could fall in love while cleaning out a North Shore cabin in Ellie Palmer’s novel.
July 31, 2024
Books
She’s not even invited but ‘The Wedding People’ change her life, just the same
FICTION: Emerging from trauma, a woman finds a stranger’s celebration is just the ticket in Alison Espach’s novel.
July 24, 2024
Books
Falling for a murderer? What could go wrong? A St. Paul novelist says plenty in "Love Letters to a Serial Killer"
FICTION: “You have to promise not to kill me,” writes Tasha Coryell in debut novel “Love Letters to a Serial Killer.”
June 18, 2024
Books
A bunch of London seniors learn ‘How to Age Disgracefully’ when they join a rambunctious club
FICTION: Clare Pooley’s characters form a group you might wish you could join.
June 17, 2024