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Each day as we down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Award winners we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Memoir and Creative Nonfiction writer Kaethe Schwehn.   Navigating the Space between Who We Are and Who We Would Like to Become Tailings: A Memoir by Kaethe Schwehn Published…

Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Genre Fiction finalist Larry Millett.   A Uniquely Crafted Courtroom Novel Strongwood: A Crime Dossier by Larry Millett Published by: University of Minnesota Press Category sponsored by Macalester College Set in 1903 Minneapolis,…

Each day leading up to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 General Nonfiction finalist R.W. Holmen. A Journey Toward Acceptance Queer Clergy: A History of Gay and Lesbian Ministry in American Protestantism by R.W. Holmen Published by: The Pilgrim Press Category sponsored by…

Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Young People’s Literature finalist Margi Preus.   Norwegian history, fiction and folklore in West of the Moon West of the Moon by Margi Preus Published by: Amulet Books/Abrams Category sponsored by The Creative Writing…