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Virginia Wright-Peterson, author of A Woman’s War, Too: Women at Work During World War II Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction, sponsored by Bookmobile Craft Digital 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…

Sue Leaf, author of Minnesota’s Geologist: The Life of Newton Horace Winchell  Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction, sponsored by Bookmobile Craft Digital 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…

Jane King Hession, author of Elizabeth Scheu Close: A Life in Modern Architecture Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction, sponsored by Bookmobile Craft Digital 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…

Anton Treuer, author of The Language Warrior’s Manifesto: How to Keep Our Languages Alive No Matter the Odds General Nonfiction category 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…

Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl  General Nonfiction category 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…

Yelena Bailey, author of How the Streets Were Made: Housing Segregation and Black Life in America  General Nonfiction category 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…