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Chris Hewitt

@hewittstrib

Star Tribune books writer, floaty pen enthusiast, re-read every Agatha Christie mystery in order and wrote about them at chrisandchristie.tumblr.com

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Caroline Fraser's new "Murderland" is bursting with interesting ideas, gruesome stories and lots of Ted Bundy. From Penguin Books USA startribune.com/ever-wonder-wh…

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You're a "Broadchurch" fan, right (season one, at least)? Its creator has a debut mystery novel, and word is it's good: startribune.com/death-at-the-w…

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New stuff in the book room includes the latest from Gish Jen and the latest book in the series that has become the brilliant TV show "Slow Horses."

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Kate DiCamillo fans: She and Red Balloon Bookshop are partnering on a screening of "Because of Winn-Dixie," based on her book, which is celebrating its 25th birthday. It'll be Riverview Theater in August: startribune.com/kate-dicamillo…

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Our Strib coverage of the targeted shootings in Minnesota is outside the paywall. Please consider sticking with a local source for your information on these attacks. startribune.com/brooklyn-park-…

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Marine life prominently in "The Place of Tides," so I kinda love it that James Rebanks' new one is published by Mariner Books . Laurie Hertzel reviews for Star Tribune Going Out startribune.com/james-rebanks-…

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Did it seem like the great Agatha Christie knew a suspicious amount about poisons? New nonfiction book from Bloomsbury U.S. explains why she did (totally legit). Reviewed in Star Tribune Going Out startribune.com/v-is-for-venom…

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Actor/publisher Sarah Jessica Parker posted her summer reading plans (lotsa books packed in a suitcase). Included: marcie rendon 's "Where They Last Saw Her," which the Minneapolis writer chatted about with us here: startribune.com/new-book-by-mi…

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I chatted with St. Paul writer Christopher Tradowsky about his sexy, queer novel "Midnight at the Cinema Palace," from Simon & Schuster startribune.com/st-paul-writer…

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Variety is reporting that "Nuremberg," the Rami Malek/Russell Crowe movie based on "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai , will be released Nov. 7 by Sony Pictures Classics. I chatted with Jack about the movie when he visited the set in Budapest: startribune.com/minneapolis-wr…

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For "Food Person," from Alfred A. Knopf and podcaster Adam Roberts, think "The Devil Wears Prada," except with truffles instead of florals-for-spring. Reviewed in Star Tribune Going Out startribune.com/adam-roberts-f…

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We get a lot of books at the Star Tribune, and we'd like to write about many more of them than we have room for. Here's a glimpse at how we decide: startribune.com/star-tribune-b…

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She's the real star of the "Hamilton" musical, and now Angelica Schuyler gets her own absorbing biography. Insightful review of Molly Beer's book for Star Tribune Going Out by Laura McCallum startribune.com/hamilton-siste…

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I really liked "The Original," about truth, authenticity, art and family. And look at that gorgeous cover, which gets right to heart of its main character, a woman who copies masterworks at a time when women couldn't make their own art. From W. W. Norton & Company : startribune.com/the-original-n…