We can all stop feeling like our inability to focus is a character flaw. While writing Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—and How to Think...
Book Club
How One Local Author Pursues Her Passion
Lake Elmo author Stephanie Landsem talks writing and pursuing your passions. In 2007, Lake Elmo resident Stephanie Landsem found herself at a...
New Guidebook Explores the Twin Cities’ Oldest Sites
Plymouth author Julie Jo Severson releases Oldest Twin Cities: A Guide to Historic Treasures. Julie Jo Severson's latest guidebook highlights some...
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
While supper clubs may be gradually vanishing relics, we’re lucky those that remain are largely concentrated in the upper Midwest. We’re also lucky...
Collisions of Earth and Sky Book Review
This book is so lovely. Part autobiography, part manifesto on how important nature is for our human spirits, local author Heidi Barr describes how...
‘The Winners’ Book Review
Author Fredrik Backman blesses us again with the eagerly anticipated third installment of the Beartown Trilogy. Be prepared to lose yourself in this...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Book Review
A surprising friendship between a widow and an octopus. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is the beautifully woven story of the...
Black History Month Reads
Book recommendations to celebrate Black health and wellness. The Washington County library has gathered three book recommendations in honor of Black...
The Genome Defense
In 2013, the U.S. Patent Office sent a memo to its patent examiners instructing them to cease and desist examining all patent claims related to...
The People Remember
Add this children’s book to your family’s reading list. Please share this gorgeous book with the children in your life. Author Ibi Zoboi’s first...
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These Precious Days by Ann Patchett You can never go wrong with beloved and bestselling author Ann Patchett. In this collection of essays, which...
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Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman I’ve fallen in love with Fredrik Backman’s writing the same way he states in this...
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The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier by Ken Martens This is the first book I recommend when customers ask for a historical account of...
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The Midwest Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden by Alan Branhagen This is the perfect book for environmentally conscious...
Potter Wins Publishing Contract
Local novelist describes his latest book. William Kaufmann works as a potter at Linden Hills Pottery in Hudson, Wis. alongside his wife Cynthia...
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Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World by Richard Kreitner Organized into regions, from the Monroeville, Ala. courthouse...
What to Read: Fredrik Backman’s ‘Anxious People’ is a Sweet, Funny Soliloquy
"Anxious People" overflows with so much love and a deep understanding of the human condition. The bulk of Fredrik Backman’s newest novel, published...
Jessie Diggins Shares Successes and Failures in Her Book ‘Brave Enough’
"Brave Enough" is an honest account from Jessie Diggins about success on snow and in life. Jessie Diggins grew up in Afton, Minn. and graduated from...
Preservationist Pens Book on History of Stillwater’s Lift Bridge
New book chronicles local lift bridge saga. If there’s anything you’d like to know about the iconic Stillwater Lift Bridge, ask Charlene Roise. She...
Minnesota Native J. Ryan Stradal’s Midwestern Novels are Perfect Cozy Winter Reads
"Kitchens of the Great Midwest" and "The Lager Queen of Minnesota" are set with love and care in the Midwest. I’d like to sincerely thank author J....
