Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Memoir and Creative Nonfiction finalist James P. Lenfestey. A Poet’s Pilgrimage Seeking the Cave: A Pilgrimage to Cold Mountain by James P. Lenfestey Published by: Milkweed Editions Category sponsored by Northwestern Mutual: This…
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Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Fiction finalist Julie Klassen. A Mystery in an Abandoned Manor The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen Published by Bethany House Publishers Category sponsored by Macalester College Facing financial ruin…
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Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 General Nonfiction finalist: The Best of North Shore Cuisine New Scenic Café: The Cookbook by Scott Graden with Arlene Anderson Published by New Scenic Café, Inc. Category Sponsor: Minnesota AFL-CIO The New…
Read More“The Art and Life of George Morrison” Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. on tpt 2 SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, April 1, 2015 – “The Art and Life of George Morrison” is the first in an exciting new documentary series about Minnesota Book Award-winning books, entitled “Beyond the Book.” Airing Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. on…
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Each day as we count down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Young People’s Literature finalist Laura Purdie Salas. The Wonders of Water Water Can Be… by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Violeta Dabija Published by: Millbrook Press/Lerner Publishing Group…
Read MoreNew program offers loans of Wi-Fi hotspots with free, high-speed Internet service SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, APRIL 1, 2015 – Saint Paul Public Library has launched a new “Borrow the Internet” program to increase Internet access among city residents. The library will lend Wi-Fi hotspots, which provide free, high-speed Internet service, at two libraries: Rondo Library,…
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