The Friends Blog

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Novel & Short Story finalist: The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake by Rachel L. Coyne Published by New…

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Minnesota finalist:   Minnesota State of Wonders, photos by Brian Peterson, stories by Kerri Westenberg Published by Mark Hirsch…

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Memoir & Creative Fiction Finalist: The War Came Home with Him by Catherine Madison Published by: University of…

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Genre Fiction finalist: The Grave Soul by Ellen Hart Published by Minotaur Books Category Sponsor: Macalester College Synopsis by…

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 General Nonfiction finalist: John H. Howe, Architect: From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design, by Jane King Hession…

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Children’s Literature finalist: Dad’s First Day by Mike Wohnoutka Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books Category Sponsor: Books for Africa…