2021 Annual Minnesota Book Awards Winners Announced SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, April 29, 2021 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library has announced the winners of the 2021 Minnesota Book Awards, presented this year by sponsor Education Minnesota. In addition to winners in nine categories, The Friends presented the annual Kay Sexton Award to previously announced honoree, Alexs Pate.  The Ceremony was held virtually in a livestream event Thursday evening, April 29, emceed by readers…
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Read MoreCarolyn Holbrook, author of Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays Memoir & Creative Nonfiction category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with…
Read MoreKais Solveig Preus, author of The War Requiem Memoir & Creative Nonfiction category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. In…
Read MoreKao Kalia Yang, author of Somewhere in the Unknown World Memoir & Creative Nonfiction category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category…
Read MoreKawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel Novel & Short Story category, sponsored by College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Each week leading up to the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation…
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