Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again in one of her most recent historical fiction novels, Malibu Rising. Malibu, California, August 1983. Nina Riva is...
Novel
“The Berry Pickers”
Set in Maine and Nova Scotia, The Berry Pickers opens in the early 1960s when 4-year-old Ruthie, the youngest in her Mi’kmaq family who travels to...
Valley Bookseller Recommends “The Women”
Celebrate Women’s History Month this March with a new release from Kristin Hannah. It’s the mid-1960s. President Kennedy has been assassinated, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
