Chris Hewitt
Critic / Editor
BooksArmed with a degree in the lucrative field of history, Chris has written for publications that vary from a small-town newspaper to a city magazine to national sites. He's probably reading a good book right this minute.
Latest from Chris Hewitt
Review: Read about a nice London apartment, except for the bodies in the walls, in ‘The Peepshow’
Nonfiction: Kate Summerscale’s book about John Christie’s 1950s murders makes sense of bizarre behavior.
April 30, 2025
Review: Alternate names lead to very different lives for characters in insightful ‘The Names’
Fiction: Florence Knapp’s debut novel opens with a woman deciding what to name her newborn son.
April 29, 2025
Review: In Minneapolis writer Kate DiCamillo’s ‘Orris and Timble,’ an owl and a rat are pals
Local fiction: “Lost and Found” is a sequel to “Orris and Timble: The Beginning.”
April 23, 2025
Star Tribune artist of the year Kao Kalia Yang wins a record three Minnesota Book Awards
Marcie Rendon and Danez Smith are among the other winners.
April 23, 2025
Five books we can’t wait to read in May
From western Minnesota to northern Wisconsin to murderous England, these upcoming titles have us buzzing.
April 22, 2025
A St. Paul teenager’s fan letter led to friendship with William F. Buckley
Local nonfiction: “American Impresario” is a story of music and friendship.
April 22, 2025
What’s so independent about these Minnesota bookstores? Plenty.
For Independent Bookstore Day on April 26, four stores tell us what makes them tick.
April 19, 2025
‘Unstoppable’ independent Minneapolis publisher Harry Lerner dies at 93
A keen observation in a doctor’s waiting room led to a company that’s still thriving after more than 65 years.
April 16, 2025
Minneapolis writer turned broken heart into graphic novel ‘The Flip Side’
Fiction: The book compares grief to living in an upside-down world.
April 16, 2025
Minneapolis novelist Peter Geye will discuss ‘A Lesser Light’ with Kerri Miller for Talking Volumes
The Duluth event, co-sponsored by MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune, will introduce readers to characters who manage a lighthouse on the North Shore in 1910.
April 10, 2025
Review: A neurodivergent man tries to help solve a murder in ’The Sideways Life of Denny Voss'
Fiction: Yes, it may remind you of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
April 10, 2025
Transgender man to speak about masculinity. In fact, he wrote the book on it.
Local nonfiction: Former Twin Cities resident Shannon T. L. Kearns’ self-help book rethinks manhood.
April 8, 2025
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