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Literary calendar for week of Sept. 13
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (324+ words) PHIL ADAMO: Discusses his novel “Kill Ahab,” a contemporary retelling of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” as seen from the viewpoint of the great white whale. In conversation with Robert Cowgill. The author divides his time between a ranch in Texas…...
Literary picks for week of Sept. 13
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (297+ words) What a great dilemma. Which of two book-oriented events will your family go to next weekend? Both offer authors and entertainment. The 24th annual Minnesota Children’s Book Festival, one of the largest gatherings of the state’s authors and illustrators of books…...
Readers and writers: A Pulitzer winner releases ‘Partita;’ a North Dakota press launches new series
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (566+ words) Have you been anticipating Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel? Of course you have. Kingsolver is not a Minnesotan but we’ll make her an honorary one since she and her daughter wrote a book for Edina-based Gryphon Press. That children’s picture book…...
Please Judge the Book by Its Cover
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (674+ words) The App Store spent two years turning a childhood warning into an operating principle. Most ASO advice hasn’t caught up. There’s a version of this essay that …...
New York Times Bestselling Author Paul Tremblay and Co Author Becky Siegel Spratford Appearing At The Library Center
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (123+ words) OzarksFirst.com New York Times bestselling author Paul Tremblay has been called one of fiction's most groundbreaking voices He and Bram Stoker award winning author Becky Siegel Spratford, author of "Why I love Horror," will discuss Temblay's connection to the…...
Juggle by Adrienne Gruber | CBC Books
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (403+ words) Adrienne Gruber has made the 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for Juggle. Gruber described Juggle as "cognitive decline, commuting and elder care." The longlist was selected from nearly 1,900 submissions. A team of 12 writers and editors from across Canada compiled the longlist....
Wiper by Steen Starr | CBC Books
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (342+ words) Steen Starr has made the 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for Wiper. Starr described Wiper as "an accidentally queer traffic infraction." The longlist was selected from nearly 1,900 submissions. A team of 12 writers and editors from across Canada compiled the longlist. "Another…...
Rochester Author J. L. Long Releases Horror Novella, Book Launch and Live Reading Scheduled on 10/7
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (332+ words) J. L. Long, established Rochester author and the host of the monthly Rochester Writers Night literary salon, has just released his second novella, The Ghost in the Green House, a haunted house story perfect for the Halloween season. When New York transplant…...
Emily Dunlay 'The Library of Leaving"
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (178+ words) Emily Dunlay, acclaimed author of "Teddy," will discuss and sign her new book, "The Library of Leaving," in conversation with host of "The Premise" podcast, Jeniffer Thompson. This event is free and open to the public; free seating is subject…...
Q&A: Go Big Read author wanders through complicated histories in 10 nonfiction stories
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (282+ words) “Custodians of Wonder,” by Eliot Stein, senior journalist and editor at the BBC, leads readers through 10 chapters exploring traditions full of love for various crafts and traditions, personal stories and fascination where readers can travel to 10 different countries. Stein said…...