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: Â Lerner Publishing Category Sponsor: Brainfuse In 2015, the…
Read MoreEach 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 Poetry finalist: Tula by Chris Santiago Published by: Milkweed Editions Category Sponsor: Wellington Management, Inc. Tula: a ruined Toltec capital; a Russian city known for its…
Read MoreEach 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…
Read MoreThis letter was sent to board members and staff of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library on March 16, 2017 in reaction to President Trump’s proposed budget. Dear Friends Board Member: President Trump released a partial outline of his 2018 budget today, and this budget includes spending cuts that will directly and severely…
Read MoreEach 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 Minnesota Nonfiction finalist: The Ford Century in Minnesota by Brian McMahon Published by: University of Minnesota Press Category Sponsor: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota In 1903,…
Read MoreEach 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 Middle Grade Literature finalist: Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson Published by: Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing Category Sponsor: Education Minnesota This striking work of…
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