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“Meet” the Finalists

April 25, 2020

The 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…

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36 Finalists Blog: Natasha D’Schommer

April 6, 2020

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, weโ€™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…

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36 Finalists Blog: Andy Sturdevant

April 5, 2020

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, weโ€™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…

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36 Finalists Blog: Junauda Petrus

April 4, 2020

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, weโ€™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…

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36 Finalists Blog: Steve Healey

April 3, 2020

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, weโ€™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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36 Finalists Blog 2020: William Kent Krueger

April 2, 2020

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards announcement, weโ€™ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land, part of the Novel & Short Story category, sponsored by College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University How does it feel to…

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