The Friends Blog

Drew Brockington, author of CatStronauts: Digital Disaster Middle Grade Literature category, sponsored by Education Minnesota 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 a year defined by…

Kurtis Scaletta, author of Lukezilla Beats the Game Middle Grade Literature category, sponsored by Education Minnesota 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 a year defined…

Margi Preus, author of The Littlest Voyageur Middle Grade Literature category, sponsored by Education Minnesota 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 a year defined by…

Alan and Kamie Page, authors of Bee Love (Can Be Hard), and illustrator David Geister Children’s Literature category, sponsored by Books for Africa 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…

Daniel Bernstrom, author of Big Papa and the Time Machine Children’s Literature category, sponsored by Books for Africa Each week leading up to the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we’re featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. In a year…

Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Most Beautiful Thing Children’s Literature category, sponsored by Books for Africa 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 a year…