April 28, 2020, SAINT PAUL, MN – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library has announced the winners of the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards, sponsored by Education Minnesota. In addition to winners in nine categories, The Friends presented the Book Artist, Hognander Minnesota History, and Kay Sexton Awards to previously announced honorees. The Ceremony…
Read MoreThe finalists for the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards talk about their work and inspiration in online panel discussions. Instead of an in-person event, this year we held online video discussions with the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards finalists from each category so you can get to know them and their work. Winners will be announced…
Read MoreEach day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Natasha D’Schommer, author (with Marguerite Ragnow) of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk: Celebrating 65 Years of the James Ford Bell Library, part of the Minnesota Nonfiction category How does it…
Read MoreEach day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Andy Sturdevant, author (with Bill Lindeke) of Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities, part of the Minnesota Nonfiction category How does it feel…
Read MoreEach day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Junauda Petrus, author of The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, part of the Young Adult Literature category, sponsored by United Educators Credit Union How does it feel to…
Read MoreEach day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Steve Healey, author of Safe Houses I Have Known, part of the Poetry category, sponsored by Wellington Management, Inc. How does it feel to be a Minnesota Book Award…
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