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Star Tribune Books If you've ever been curious about what it's like to be a newspaper books editor (and who hasn't been?), hop on over to the Reading Minnesota blog. I'll tell you all you want to know.

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Featuring adult and children's books written by Minnesota authors/illustrators and celebrating Minnesota bookstores, reviewers, publishers and libraries.
Kim Randall Cox
Kim Randall Cox
So, does "pub month" mean you get to read all your books at the pub for a month? No? Dadgummit.
8 hours ago
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Kim, I like the way you think! Suggest this to my boss!
7 hours ago
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Star Tribune Books And--how could I forget?--also coming Sunday, a review of Garrison Keillor's latest book, "A Christmas Blizzard." His fourth this year; what energy that man has.

Yesterday at 2:03pm
Katy Read
Katy Read
He must not be connected to the internet.
Yesterday at 5:51pm
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Star Tribune Books
katy, he's all over facebook. friend him!
Yesterday at 7:23pm
Janet
Janet
No wonder he had a stroke.
4 hours ago
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Star Tribune Books Also coming Sunday: A new bio of Molly Ivins, that rabblerouser. And Paul Auster. And Mary Karr (who is coming to town next week). And Masha Hamilton (ditto). Oh, such literary riches.

Yesterday at 8:11am
Dick Parker
Dick Parker
The late Mike Cooney and I helped Molly Ivins in trying to finish a keg of beer in Al Sicherman's kitchen at my first Mpls. Tribune staff party, maybe a year after the self-portrait at left was taken (in other words, 1970). Among us we came up with a solution to the Vietnam quagmire, but unfortunately none of us took notes, and by the time dawn came, it had evaporated.
Yesterday at 8:36pm
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ah, those were the days, Doc!
15 hours ago
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Star Tribune Books So where are the great women writers of 2009? Ppublishers Weekly's list of the top ten books of the year includes only male authors. A reader forwarded me this piece in the Guardian, about the outrage. What writers are missing? Lorrie Moore? Hiltary Mantel? Alice Munro? Or do you agree with the PW list?

Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Campaigners incensed after Publishers Weekly's top 10 titles of 2009 ignores female authors
Joseph Peschel
Joseph Peschel
Would that make too much sense? :-)
Yesterday at 12:18pm
Ann Klefstad
Ann Klefstad
there does seem to be a kind of creeping paternalism around, in general. Is it our "constant war" status? Is it exhaustion on the part of women? Somehow a kind of, "Well, we tried, but it didn't work." A longing for the unambiguous self, which, given the world and its histories, is always male?
Yesterday at 3:59pm
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Star Tribune Books Coming Sunday: Stephen King's "Under the Dome." A pity that the Talking Volumes appearance is sold out. But you can still read the book, which, according to our reviewer, is ...... oh, wait til Sunday.

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Star Tribune Books Sarah Palin apparently bringing her book tour to the Mall of America on Dec. 7. Will you go?

Wed at 11:51am
Kit
Kit
Hell no, I won't go.
Wed at 8:36pm
Lynn
Lynn
"i bet the MOA rotunda will be packed that evening."..sure..with about four ROTUND, toothless, redneck teabaggers....
Thu at 5:23am
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Star Tribune Books Stephanie Wilbur Ash on Nick Hornby's new book, "Juliet, Naked":

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Remove your headphones and hear this: The opening scene of Nick Hornby's latest book, "Juliet, Naked," has the characters standing over a clogged toilet in a Minneapolis rock club -- ...
Patricia L Hagen
Patricia L Hagen
Heard an interview with him about this book. Now the review. I have to add it to my list, which stretches to infinity and beyond.
Wed at 5:35pm
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Star Tribune Books
fortunately, it's a fast read.
Thu at 8:38am
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Star Tribune Books Katy Read reviewed Ayelet Waldman's book for us earlier this year, so she was a natural to write about Michael Chabon's new book, too. (The two, of course, are married.)

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Despite its title, Michael Chabon's "Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son" isn't really, of course, a how-to manual
Kim Randall Cox
Kim Randall Cox
Of course they are! (No, I did not know that.)
November 3 at 10:08am
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Star Tribune Books Michael Greenberg was a Talking Volumes guest last year. Elizabeth Larsen found his new collection, "Beg, Borrow, Steal," shot through with humility and good humor.

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Writing, especially memoir, is a complicated kind of theft
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Star Tribune Books Dont' forget: We're looking for your favorite books to read during the winter months. "Dr. Zhivago"? Or maybe you want warmth in the cold--"Telex from Cuba"? Send me an email and we'll run your recommendations on Nov. 22.

November 2 at 9:36am
Mary
Mary
"Walking across Egypt" By Clyde Edgerton - the book makes me feel warm and happy!
November 2 at 2:43pm
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Star Tribune Books Star Tribune Books "The cry of the Sloth" by Sam Savage and published by Coffee House Press of Minneapolis and "Chronic," a collection of poetry by D. A. Powell and published by Graywolf Press of Mnneapolis are among the best books of 2009, as chosen by Publishers Weekly.

November 2 at 8:08am
Mary
Mary
Great to see authors that have been published by local book presses recognized by the likes of Publishers Weekly, pats on the back to all!
November 2 at 8:27am
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Some other very lovely books that were positively reviewed in the strib: "Tinkers," by Paul Harding; and "Once the Shore" by Paul Yoon. Not local presses, but smaller books. Nice to have them recognized by PW.
November 2 at 8:38am
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Star Tribune Books Louise Erdrich makes the long list for the Impac Dublin literary prize. And it is a very long list...but it carries a nice award: 100,000 euros.

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Yes! "So Brave Young and Handsome."
November 2 at 8:51am
Dale Seitzer
Dale Seitzer
I just sent in my book for the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Book competition.
November 2 at 6:52pm
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Star Tribune Books Didn't get much reading done last night, what with the doorbell constantly ringing and small clownish children staring up at me expectantly. But I have higher hopes for chilly today. And you? Or will the Vikings-Packers game consume your day?

November 1 at 6:11am
Kit
Kit
Some suspect that Steig Larsson's death was not entirely due to natural causes (check out his website). Am finishing "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest" this afternoon. Had to order it from Amazon UK, as it won't be out in this country until June. Great read. Such a loss. Did you know you can "friend" Lisbeth Salander on FB?
November 1 at 9:55am
Linda White
Linda White
THAT is awesome. I was just on NaNoWriMo site last night and someone suggested making FB profiles for your characters as a good way to figure them out, and then friending each other's characters, which would be a hoot. But I would love to see Lisbeth's profile! And yes, I can see where they think Steig was in danger, I saw repeated mentions of why he didn't get married, it was a 'security risk.' obviously when you have strong opinions about people with power that can be a problem.
November 1 at 5:42pm
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Star Tribune Books Kevin Kling will be the Talk of the Stacks speaker later this month. Here's the Strib review of his latest book, "Holiday Inn."

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There's Otto with the freshly replaced kneecaps, who picks up our ice-fishing storyteller hitchhiking near Bemidji and shares an eelpout recipe on a herky-jerky ride
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Star Tribune Books Pamela Miller gives two enthusiastic thumbs up to Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, "The Lacuna."

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There is some compensation for the enthralled reader sailing reluctantly into the final pages of "The Lacuna," Barbara Kingsolver's first novel in nine years -- and her best
Paul Zerby
Paul Zerby
I look forward to reading it. "Her best yet" is saying a lot.
November 1 at 10:39am
Laurel Christianson
Laurel Christianson
I was so looking forward to this. And it's offered on Kindle!
November 1 at 2:05pm