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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Minnesota novelist Julie Schumacher on 'The English Experience'

Minnesota novelist Julie Schumacher on 'The English Experience'

Cantankerous professor Jason Fitger returns to anchor Minnesota author Julie Schumacher’s latest novel and the last in his trilogy. This time, he is forced to chaperone a group of inept and needy students on a study abroad program.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Christian Cooper on what it means to be a Black man in the natural world

Christian Cooper on what it means to be a Black man in the natural world

Christian Cooper was birdwatching in Central Park in 2020 when a white woman falsely accused him of threatening her. That incident went viral, pushed his work as a Black birder into the public eye, and led to his fantastic memoir, “Better Living Through Birding: Notes From A Black Man In The Natural World.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance

In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance

Readers made Max Porter’s novel “Grief is the Thing with Feathers” a huge best-seller. His latest book, equally magical, tells the story of one wild night in the life of a disaffected boy who tries to escape from the Last Chance School.
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Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir is as beautifully complex as her life.

Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir is as beautifully complex as her life.

The award-winning author of “No Visible Bruises,” Rachel Louise Snyder returns to share her own story of childhood violence within within a fundamentalist evangelical sect.
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