The Friends Blog

Each 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 Kao Kalia Yang, author of A Map Into the World, part of the Children’s Literature category, sponsored by Books for Africa How does it feel to be a Minnesota…

Each 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 Geoff Herbach, author of Cracking the Bell, part of the Young Adult Literature category, sponsored by United Educators Credit Union How does it feel to be a Minnesota Book…

Each 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 Nancy J. Hedin, author of Stray, part of the Novel & Short Story category, sponsored by College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University How does it feel to be a…

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards, we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Christopher P. Lehman, author of Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State, part of the Minnesota Nonfiction category How does it feel to be a Minnesota Book Award…

Each day leading up to the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with one of our 36 finalists. Interview with Anne Ursu, author of The Lost Girl, part of the Middle Grade Literature category, sponsored by Education Minnesota How does it feel to be a Minnesota Book Award finalist? It…