Cameron Crowe’s new memoir “The Uncool” is a backstage pass to a bygone era of music. The writer/director shares his amazing beginnings as music journalist in this entertaining and touching book.

Bemidji writer Mike Herbert’s new book “They Answered the Call” tells the often-overlooked histories of 102 brave and determined women from Beltrami County who served in the U.S. military in WWII.

Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa shares her recommendations on new children’s books by Indigenous authors including Jen Moudahi, Maria DesJarlait, Michaela Goade, and more. Also, new books by Kate DiCamillo and Kate Messner.

Minnesota novelist Will Weaver reunites us with the Haugen family in his new book, the sequel to his 2023 novel "Power & Light." This compelling and satisfying novel follows the family through a span of 40 years on the prairies of North Dakota and Minnesota.

Tracy Kampa, children's librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library recommends new books from Jashar Awan, Megan Maynor, Tiffany D. Jackson and Maryrose Wood. Plus a surprise collaboration between Stephen King and Maurice Sendak.

Bestselling author Alix E. Harrow’s new novel “The Everlasting” is a beautiful, inventive and genre-defying story.

Children's Librarian Tracy Kampa reviews new books by Darcy Whitecrow and Heather M. O’ Connor, Philip C. Stead, Jen Calonita and Aubrey Hartman.

Two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation of “Northanger Abbey” accidentally travel back in time to the Regency era in Madeline Bell’s clever adult debut “The Austen Affair.”

Minnesota writer Tasha Coryell brings her dark and thrill-seeking sensibilities to her newest novel "Matchmaking for Psychopaths."

Stereogum editor Chris DeVille’s debut book "Such Great Heights" combines popular culture and nostalgia to tell how the indie rock genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a generation.