Patrick Condon

FICTION: Eskor David Johnson's novel is "strange, clever and mysterious."

FICTION: Eskor David Johnson’s novel is “strange, clever and mysterious.”

Al Quie, who represented southern Minnesota in Congress for two decades before returning home to serve a single term as governor, has died at age 99.

FICTION: Ford's everyman Frank Bascombe is back for one more brush with existence.

The Anti-Monopoly alternative to America's most successful board game took off in the 1970s. But a gaming giant with Minnesota ties sought its destruction.

FICTION: Poet Anna Moschovakis experiments with language and form in her novel about a woman who belongs to two reading clubs during a time of climate disaster.

FICTION: A witty, possibly insane billionaire is out for revenge in the latest satire from this Pulitzer finalist.

French-Canadian voyageurs were key to Great Lakes fur trade, and were among first Europeans to blend with Native tribes.

French-Canadian voyageurs were key to Great Lakes fur trade, and were among first Europeans to blend with Native tribes.

FICTION: This frank, funny debut novel follows three thirtysomething pals as they ride the ups and downs of relationships and careers over a few months in Detroit.

FICTION: This frank, funny debut novel follows three thirtysomething pals as they ride the ups and downs of relationships and careers over a few months in Detroit.