Augsburg history professor William D. Green wins the 2016 Hognander Minnesota History Award for his book, “Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912”
Read MoreWe’re pleased to announce the finalists in all eight categories for the 28th Annual Minnesota Book Awards, chosen on Saturday, January 30, by 24 judges from around the state.
Read MoreJim Sitter, advocate for literary nonprofit organizations and founding executive director of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, announced as the winner of the 2016 Kay Sexton Award.
Read MoreThe Friends and the Minnesota Book Awards announce Wendy Fernstrum as the 2016 Minnesota Book Artist. Fernstrum writes, designs, prints, and binds artist books under the press name of Fernwerks. Her work is exhibited and collected nationally.
Read MoreThe Friends, Minnesota Center for the Book: Letters About Literature national essay contest invites all Minnesota students in grades 4-12 to “Read. Be Inspired. Write Back.”
Read MoreThe Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the home of the Minnesota Center for the Book, announces the state-level winners of the 2015 Letters About Literature essay contest, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English and Common Good Books.
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