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TD Mischke, author of Winter’s Song: A Hymn to the North Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 36th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category…

Timothy Cochrane, author of Making the Carry: The Lives of John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Annette and John Whaley Each week leading up to the 36th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with…

Liz Lee Heinecke, author of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist: Ecology for Kids Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 36th 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. What is…

Kate DiCamillo, author of The Puppets of Spelhorst Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 36th 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. What is one detail you wanted…

Alison McGhee, author of Dear Brother Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 36th 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. What is one detail you wanted to include…

Kalena Miller, author of Shannon in the Spotlight Middle Grade Literature Category, sponsored by Education Minnesota Each week leading up to the 36th 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. What is one detail you wanted…