Recent content from Laura McCallum
With Peggy Flanagan in headlines, Minnesota's first elected woman lieutenant governor tells her story
LOCAL NONFICTION: In "Rise to the Challenge," Marlene M. Johnson writes about her two terms in office, decades ago — and caregiving for her spouse after he suffered a traumatic brain injury.
How the Star Tribune is covering the 2024 election
Our mission this election cycle is to provide the facts and context you need. Here's how we'll do that.
Book shows how 'True Believer' Hubert Humphrey made deals, fought injustice, skinny-dipped with JFK
NONFICTION: James Traub delivers a big biography of an exuberant champion of liberal causes.
Curious about the great Willa Cather? Start with 'Chasing Bright Medusas'
NONFICTION: This slim homage to one of the great American writers is an absorbing introduction.
Review: 'The Secret Gate,' by Mitchell Zuckoff
NONFICTION: The true story of an American diplomat, an Afghan writer and a dangerous escape from Taliban rule.
Review: 'Empress of the Nile,' by Lynne Olson
NONFICTION: Lynne Olson's ninth book of history profiles a fiery Egyptologist who led an international campaign.
Review: 'Cabin Fever,' by Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin
NONFICTION: "Cabin Fever" takes us inside the Zaandam, which had an unanticipated passenger — the coronavirus.
Review: 'Always Remember Your Name,' by Andra & Tatiana Bucci, translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein
The Bucci sisters were 4 and 6 when they were sent to Auschwitz.
Feds won't oppose Walz's request for deportation reprieve for Ethiopian woman who killed husband
The immigration court must still approve the request.
REVIEW: 'American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears,' by Farah Stockman
NONFICTION: Three union workers whose factory closes illustrate the challenges for America's blue-collar workforce.
Review: 'All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days,' by Rebecca Donner
NONFICTION: The riveting story of the only American to help lead a resistance group against the Nazis.
