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24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer

A comfy chair, sunglasses, an Arnold Palmer and these 24 books — from S.A. Cosby, Rachel Joyce, “one of the best books of the year” and more — are your ticket to a great season.
June 6, 2025

4 novels of murder, set in the picturesque beauty of national parks

Fiction: From Alaska to Hawaii, backpacking characters must watch their backs in mysteries from Nicole Maggie, C.J. Box and more.
March 26, 2025
Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah.

The killers in these new mysteries include a serial killer who targets other serial killers

Local fiction: There’s also the latest from Minneapolis writer Jess Lourey, “The Reaping.”
December 19, 2024

Review: 4 new mysteries include a box of doom, a Black Man in peril and an eerie sanatorium

Fiction: From Iceland to Texas, they find peril around every corner.
October 16, 2024
photo of author Attica Locke

William Kent Krueger fans, you are in luck. His new mystery is terrific, and so is the new one from fellow Minnesota writer Mindy Mejia.

LOCAL FICTION: Stellar entries in two bestselling series have more in common than meets the eye.
August 13, 2024
photo of author William Kent Krueger

TEST: 24 books you’ll want to take to the cabin, the beach or your favorite chair this summer

From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer’s literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes.
July 18, 2024

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24 books you’ll want to take to the cabin, the beach or your favorite chair this summer

From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer’s literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes.
May 30, 2024

‘Year of the Locust’ is a bonkers gem from the writer of blockbuster ‘I Am Pilgrim’

FICTION: Terry Hayes’ espionage thriller crisscrosses the planet.
February 12, 2024
photo of author Terry Hayes

Three new novels offer horror for every palate, from ghostly to 'ewww'

FICTION: The trio suggests a real estate market flush with haunted houses.
October 24, 2023

Review: William Kent Krueger's 'The River We Remember' takes us back to 1958 Minnesota

FICTION: The latest from the Minnesota author may be his best work yet.
August 28, 2023

Minnesota writer's 'Under the Tamarind Tree' transports readers to another time/place

FICTION: Friends in Pakistan are bound together by the legacy of colonialism.
August 10, 2023

Review: A supernatural book traps sisters in its deadly spell

FICTION: Local writer Emma Törzs' "Ink Blood Sister Scribe" is "enthralling."
May 24, 2023
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