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Brad Zellar, author of Till the Wheels Fall Off  Novel & Short Story Category, sponsored by Jeff Janisch Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. Would you tell us…

Kurt and Ellie Johnson, authors of The Barrens  Novel & Short Story Category, sponsored by Jeff Janisch Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. Would you tell us one…

Karen E. Cooper, author of When Minnehaha Flowed With Whiskey: A Spirited History of the Falls  Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in…

Will Steger and Rita Mae Steger with Beth Dooley, authors of The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can…

Virginia Wright-Peterson, author of Rochester: An Urban Biography  Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. Would…

Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin, authors of A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum  Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 35th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also…