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36 Finalists Blog 2025: Ben Westlie

March 26, 2025

Ben Westlie, author of Run From Your Now Poetry Category, sponsored by Wellington Management, Inc. Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Alison McGhee

March 25, 2025

Alison McGhee, author of Telephone of the Tree Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Nina Hamza

March 25, 2025

Nina Hamza, author of Samira’s Worst Best Summer Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Anne Ursu

March 25, 2025

Anne Ursu, author of Not Quite a Ghost Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Kao Kalia Yang

March 25, 2025

Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Diamond Explorer Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring…

2025 Kay Sexton Award Winner: Ann Regan

March 25, 2025

Ann Regan Named 2025 Kay Sexton Award Recipient SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, March 25, 2025 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announced today that editor Ann Regan is…

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