The Friends Blog

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…

Each day as we count down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Poetry finalist Ray Gonzalez.   Poems on History, Home, and the Natural World Soul Over Lightning by Ray Gonzalez Published by: The University of Arizona Press Category sponsored by Wellington Management…

Each day as we count down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Novel and Short Story finalist Heather A. Slomski. Elegant Stories of Loss and Regret The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons by Heather A. Slomski Published by: University of Iowa Press Category…