Books

Twenty years ago, the main characters — Ojibwe cousins Sher and Kris — emerged during a short writing exercise. It

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

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

“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.

Book discussion guide: “Finding the Mother Tree,” by Suzanne Simard

“They had warned that poor workers must not be allowed to vote because, given the chance, they would insist on a redistribution of wealth.”

Black history is vast and we have only begun to scratch its surface.

Place is defined by the stories we tell, and each place has a story that must be told.

In my fear, I was convinced that if I could amass a group of Black women, the sight of us would bring this dangerously behaving man to his senses.

If this new format elicits reactions, we will continue with this book in subsequent discussion guides, and apply this concept to other books in the future.

During the pandemic I began seeing even more potential in fragments, particularly as they reflect the innately feminist act of finding the whole in the part.