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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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
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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
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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....
William Kent Krueger’s Latest Follows Four Orphans on the Run
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger is a carefully and meticulously researched work of historical fiction. This Tender Land by William Kent...
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Little Free Library Celebrates 10 Years
New book illustrates how to create and curate your own Little Free Library. Ten years ago, Todd H. Bol built the first Little Free Library. He put...
Check Out These Events at Valley Bookseller (Plus a Bonus Book Pick)
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St. Croix Valley Becomes One Big Book Club Thanks to NEA Big Read
A community read project encourages connection. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest launches the NEA Big Read...
A Library Recommended Vacation Read
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St. Croix Valley–based Books for Africa continues to bring the gift of reading around the world. Thirty years ago, Marine on St. Croix resident Tom...
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Stories, sounds and sightings of ghosts in the St. Croix Valley. Eerie creaks coming from a darkened hallway. Visions of ghostly shadows. Strange...
