The Friends Blog

Junauda Petrus, author of Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? Children’s Literature Category 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…

Ty Chapman, author of Looking for Happy Children’s Literature Category 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 in this book, but…

Chaun Webster, author of Wail Song: or wading in the water at the end of the world  Poetry Category, sponsored by Wellington Management, Inc. 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…

Claire Wahmanholm, author of Meltwater Poetry Category, sponsored by Wellington Management, Inc. 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 in this…

Jennifer Manthey, author of The Fight Poetry Category, sponsored by Wellington Management, Inc. 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 in…

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…