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Four Centuries of Forceful Land Tenure

April 12, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Minnesota finalist: Warrior Nation by Anton Treuer Published by Minnesota Historical Society Press Category Sponsor: Saint Mary’s University of…

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Embracing illness, loss, and death for a full and meaningful life

April 11, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Memoir & Creative Fiction Finalist: We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying by Bruce H. Kramer with…

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As sultry and dangerous as a tropical storm

April 10, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Genre Fiction finalist: Season of Fear by Brian Freeman Publisher: Quercus Category Sponsor: Macalester College Summary: While the shelves…

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Debunking the Many Diet Myths

April 9, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 General Nonfiction finalist: Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why…

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Countdown to Clean with "Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure"

April 8, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Children’s Literature finalist: Ten Pigs by Derek Anderson Published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Category Sponsor:…

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Dads just don’t die… like that

April 7, 2016

Each day leading up to the April 16 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, and in collaboration with community editors from the award-winning Saint Paul Almanac, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2016 Young People’s Literature finalist: Isabelle Day Refuses to Die of a Broken Heart by Jane St. Anthony Published…

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