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Arts and Culture

MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

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Neal Shusterman and Sy Montgomery on the human mind and the animal mind

Neal Shusterman and Sy Montgomery on the human mind and the animal mind

A "National Book Awards at Concordia College" event in Moorhead, featuring Neal Shusterman, author of "Challenger Deep," and Sy Montgomery, author of "The Soul of an Octopus." Shusterman's award-winning book explores the human mind and mental illness, Montgomery's book explores the animal mind. NPR's John Ydstie was the moderator at Concordia College in Moorhead.

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After tragedy, two families find their own justice in Louise Erdrich's 'LaRose'

After tragedy, two families find their own justice in Louise Erdrich's 'LaRose'

When an Ojibwe hunter accidentally kills his friend's child, he sends his own son to live with the grieving family. Erdrich says tribal family ties are "extremely close" and "much more fluid."

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A dying coal town falls in to a 'fracking frenzy' in 'Heat & Light'

A dying coal town falls in to a 'fracking frenzy' in 'Heat & Light'

Jennifer Haigh's new novel explores the fallout of the natural gas boom in a small Pennsylvania town. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls "Heat & Light" an "exquisitely designed, semi-satirical social novel."
by Maureen Corrigan

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