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Book of the week
| Every now and then, a truly superb book drops into a literary crack and I somehow miss it.
I should’ve pounced on Maggie Shipstead’s “Great Circle” when it came out in the spring of 2021 because it envelops absolutely everything I love in historical fiction: a delightfully original central character in Marian Graves; a setting that sweeps from luxury ocean liners to 1920s Montana to Europe and Hollywood; and big searching questions that inquire about the pleasure of obsession, exploration and art.
But most of all this is one of those novels in which you can completely immerse yourself. When Marian is flying her Stearman biplane and realizes that “the world unfurls and unfurls and there is always more,” I’m soaring with her.
When her twin brother Jamie begins to truly inhabit his gift for painting, I can see what he’s attempting to capture on his easel.
And when Hadley, a young cynical star, fights for the role of Marian in an upcoming film, I cheer as her cynicism drops away and she falls in love again with her art.
By the way, why hasn’t Hollywood made a movie about this novel??
— Kerri Miller
Mystery character of the month answer: Captain Nemo.
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| | Talking Volumes returns in 2024 for 25th season |
MPR News and the Star Tribune proudly present the 25th season of Talking Volumes, hosted by Kerri Miller.
Join us at the Fitzgerald Theater for four special events with renowned authors, celebrating our anniversary with a special $25 ticket price for MPR members and Star Tribune subscribers. | |
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| | Climate scientist and mom addresses work-life balance in new book |
Finding balance in life can be a challenge for everyone. It can be especially hard to balance a life in climate work, politics and raising a family. That’s been Anna Farro Henderson’s experience, one she details in her new book “Core Samples: A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood.” | |
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