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27th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Finalists Announced

January 31, 2015

Chosen on Saturday, January 31, by 24 judges from around the state – writers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and others from the literary community – the finalists for each category are…

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Mary François Rockcastle announced as the 2015 Kay Sexton Honoree

January 15, 2015

The Minnesota Book Awards is pleased to announce Mary François Rockcastle, Director of The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University, as the recipient of the 2015 Kay Sexton Award. A visionary force…

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2015 KAY SEXTON HONOREE: MARY FRANÇOIS ROCKCASTLE

January 14, 2015

The Minnesota Book Awards is pleased to announce Mary François Rockcastle, Director of The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University, as the recipient of the 2015 Kay Sexton Award. Sponsored by Common Good Books, the Sexton Award is presented annually to an individual or organization in recognition of long-standing dedication and outstanding work in fostering…

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Minnesota Book Awards Announces Recipients of the 2015 Book Artist Award

November 20, 2014

The Minnesota Book Awards is pleased to announce Harriet Bart and her longtime collaborative partners, printer Philip Gallo and binder Jill Jevne, as the winners of the 2015 Minnesota Book Artist Award for a new piece entitled “Ghost Maps”.

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Western Great Lakes: Land of 10,000 Presses

November 5, 2014

From Publisher’s Weekly By Claire Kirch  Minnesota license plates proclaim that the state is the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It could just as well be called the land of 10,000 presses. Many consider the Twin Cities, with their concentration and variety of publishers, literary organizations, and related businesses, second only to New York City in…

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Obituary: Kay Sexton knew what Twin Cities – and America – wanted to read

October 20, 2014

From the Pioneer Press By Mary Ann Grossmann [email protected] Kay Sexton, a former vice president of B. Dalton Bookseller whose reading recommendations were nationally influential, died Friday, October 17, at her home in Arden Hills. She was 91 and had been in declining health for several years, according to her niece, Leslie Walters. Sexton, who…

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