The Friends Blog

Teresa Wilhelm Waldof, author of Wilhelm’s Way: The Inspiring Story of the Iowa Chemist Who Saved The Manhattan Project    General Nonfiction Category, sponsored by The Duchess Harris Collection 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…

Maya Washington, author of Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team That Changed the Game  General Nonfiction Category, sponsored by The Duchess Harris Collection 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…

Carolyn Chalmers, author of They Don’t Want Her There: Fighting Sexual and Racial Harassment in the American University  General Nonfiction Category, sponsored by The Duchess Harris Collection 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…

Ayaan Adan, author of Daughters of Arraweelo: Stories of Somali Women  General Nonfiction Category, sponsored by The Duchess Harris Collection 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…

Damone Bester, author of Mendel Young Adult Literature Category, sponsored by Expedition Credit Union 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 or two things…

Simon Hargreaves, author of Maxwell Cooper and the Legend of Inini-Makwa  Young Adult Literature Category, sponsored by Expedition Credit Union 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…