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Read a poem from the new U.S. poet laureate, who is published by local Milkweed Editions
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s Note: In honor of Ada Limon’s new position as U.S. Poet Laureate, and in celebration of Minneapolis-based Milkweed Editions’ publication of her most recent collection, “The Hurting ...
Literary pick for week of April 9
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpecial guest birds from the Raptor Center are sure to liven Priyanka Kumar’s discussion about her book “Conversations with Birds” with Daniel Slager, publisher and chief executive of Minneapolis-based ...
Read This Essay from “Conversations with Birds,” by Priyanka Kumar
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuthor Priyanka Kumar's new book, "Conversations with Birds," is a lively collection of essays,...
Literary calendar for the week of Oct. 23
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKASIM ALI: Professor of literature at the University of California, San Diego, reads selections from his recent publication “Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water” (Milkweed Editions ...
Wanna see two titans of American fiction? They're coming to Minneapolis Central Library
Tribune via AOL· 3 months agoHot on the heels of their books being named in the "100 best fiction" titles of the last century, two writers have announced a "conversation" at Minneapolis Central Library. Pulitzer Prize and ...
Literary pick for April 28: A fundraiser for Rain Taxi Review
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRain Taxi Review hosts an evening titled BANneD Books on May 3, its second annual event at Granada Theater in Minneapolis. This fundraiser for the nationally circulated literary journal will ...
Gail See, force in Twin Cities books community, dies
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGail See, a strong influencer in the Twin Cities and national literary communities in the 1980s and ’90s, died Friday night at her home in Wayzata after a brief illness, according to her friends ...
Readers and writers: Former St. Paulite’s debut novel is now a Penguin Classic
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust in time for Black History Month comes news that a 30th anniversary edition of David Haynes’ debut novel, “Right By My Side,” will go on sale Tuesday as a Penguin Classic. This is an honor ...
Fall books: There’s a lot of good reading coming our way
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s a lot of good reading coming our way, and this list is just the tip of the iceberg, with new books from Buzz Bissinger, John Sandford, Brian Freeman, Pete Hautman, Lorna Landvik, Nick ...
Readers & Writers: Six readings to add to your calendar
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome of the fall season’s most interesting fiction and non-fiction is here this week with six authors reading at two separate events. Literature Lovers’ Night Out hosts novelists Peter Geye, ...
