Books

Poem: Song for the Generations: December 26

11/29/2023

Song for the Generations: December 26 by Gwen Nell Westerman we…

When We Become Ours

10/25/2023

Storytelling matters. It can make us feel seen and connected,…

The Magical Root

09/27/2023

That’s what it used to be like in our very tiny, rural Minnesota town where everyone knew each other, they knew what you liked to drink, and they most likely knew a lot of your secrets too.

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A Life in Books

02/28/2022

The founder of Milkweed Editions reflects.

The Fire She Fights

01/27/2022

I decided women firefighters deserve to be seen as we are.

Holiday Reading Suggestions 2021

11/30/2021

New releases from Minnesota authors.

The Stone Tomahawk

10/27/2021

Excerpted from “The Stone Tomahawk” in Linda LeGarde Grover, "Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong" from the University of Minnesota Press, October 2021.

My Mother’s Salmon-Pink Dress

08/25/2021

Though it would be better not to carry any suitcase other than my body, which is — mostly anyway — vents, memories, and naked bones.

“Sparked”: Background Experiences (part 1)

08/15/2021

Reflections on the murder of George Floyd and the uprisings that followed, and on racism in Minnesota, as told by former residents of the state

“The Holly”: Community-based Development As a Solution to Violence (part 2)

07/29/2021

This is part 2 of our conversation on the roots and solutions to gang violence, based on "The Holly," a book about Denver issues similar to what we are seeing in the Twin Cities.

Expanding Conversation: Mother Tree (part 2)

07/22/2021

"Our success in coevolution — our success as a productive society — is only as good as the strength of these bonds with other individuals and species."

In her poignant memoir “Watershed”, Ranea Lenor Hanson points out that Minnesota is an apex whose rivers flow north to Hudson Bay, east through the Great Lakes, and south to the Gulf of Mexico. I rather enjoy the concept of our state being central to three directions. For me, it is a reminder that wherever you are in our state, there are three places you can flow.

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