The Friends Blog

Each day we highlight one of the 36 finalists leading up to the April 8 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, presented by Education Minnesota. Today we feature 2017 Genre Fiction finalist:   The Born and the Made by Robert Spande Self-published Category Sponsor: Macalester College Hand-sewn, illustrated, and crafted by the author, The Born…

Each day we highlight one of the 36 finalists leading up to the April 8 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, presented by Education Minnesota. Today we feature 2017 General Nonfiction finalist:   Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin Percy Published by: Graywolf Press Category sponsor: College of Saint Benedict Literary Arts Institute and…

Each day we highlight one of the 36 finalists leading up to the April 8 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, presented by Education Minnesota. Today we feature 2017 Children’s Literature finalist: Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian, illustrated by Mike Curato Published by: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Publishers Category Sponsor: Books For Africa When a…

Each day we highlight one of the 36 finalists leading up to the April 8 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, presented by Education Minnesota. Today we feature 2017 Young Adult Literature finalist:   LGBTQ+ Athletes Take the Field: Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-Mills Published by:  Lerner Publishing Category Sponsor: Brainfuse In 2015, the…

Each day we highlight one of the 36 finalists leading up to the April 8 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, presented by Education Minnesota. Today we feature 2017 Novel & Short Story finalist: Do Not Find Me by Kathleen Novak Published by: The Permanent Press Category Sponsor: Fitzgerald in Saint Paul Do Not Find…