Debra J. Stone, author of The House on Rondo
Fiction
Wednesday, January 21 | 6:30 p.m.
New location! Rondo Community Library at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
270 North Kent Street, Saint Paul

Or via Zoom | REGISTER HERE for Zoom event

About the Book 

Thirteen-year-old Zenobia’s grandparents’ house on Rondo Ave. is targeted for demolition. She joins her no-nonsense neighbor in protests. Even though they do not stop the demolition, she learns about the persistence of love, community, and joy in the face of loss.  

About the Author 

Debra J. Stone writes essays, poetry, and fiction. She received a 2023-2025 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship and the 2023 Loft Mirrors and Windows Fellowship. She lives in Minneapolis.  

About the Fireside Reading Series

Great authors by the fireside.

FREE
Wednesdays | January 7 – January 28, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Rondo Community Library at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
270 N Kent Street, Saint Paul

or via Zoom
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Cozy up for four weeks of readings with great writers. In partnership with Saint Paul Public Library, Fireside Reading Series highlights some of Minnesota’s finest writers who have published new work.

Captioning will be provided for all four livestreamed events. ASL interpretation is available upon request with at least seven days’ notice. Contact [email protected] or 651-222-3242.

These programs are made possible in part through the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Minnesota Center for the Book.  

All Fireside Events

Wednesday, January 7th 
Mindy Mejia, The Whisper Place
Fiction 

Wednesday, January 14th
Ricardo Levins Morales, The Land Knows the Way: Eco-Social Insights for Liberation
Memoir/Nonfiction 

Wednesday, January 21st  
Debra J. Stone, The House on Rondo
Fiction 

Wednesday, January 28th 
Greg Gaut, The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914 – 1920 
Nonfiction