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Glory Days: Vermillion Editions

Ann Klefstad, editor — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the University of Minnesota Press have published a great history and catalogue of Steven Anderson's Vermillion Editions, a fine-print studio that was a landmark entity in the heyday of Minnesota art.

Ephemeral Impressions: Minnesota on Paper

Connie Wanek — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Connie Wanek reviews "Minnesota on Paper: Collecting Our Printed History" (University of Minnesota Press). It's a detailed account of commercially printed imagery in Minnesota, and provides a great view of what graphic design has been in the state.

Woven Voices: Mark Nowak's "Shut Up Shut Down"

Erin Lynn Marsh — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Erin Lynn Marsh reviews Mark Nowak's book "Shut Up Shut Down," published by Coffee House.

Home and Away: The Nostalgic Heart

Mason Riddle — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Mason Riddle spoke with David Coggins about his recent fine-press book "The Nostalgic Heart," a travel memoir that has won the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Award in the Travel/Essay category.

Ellie Schoenfeld: The Coexistence of Humor and Poetry

Ellen Sandbeck — Mon, 14 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Ellen Sandbeck had lunch with poet Ellie Schoenfeld and reports back . . .

Double Vision, Three Times

Shannon Gibney — Mon, 07 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Lovers of poetry and prose, and of Asian and Asian American arts, were treated to a night of luminary talent on May 1 at the Loft.

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Believing: Cecilia Lieder and Calyx Press

Ellen Sandbeck — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In another of our (not exhaustive!) series on nominees for the Minnesota Book Awards, Ellen Sandbeck profiles Cecilia Lieder, publisher of Calyx Press and candidate for two of the awards.

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Brian Freeman: Balancing Act

Ann Klefstad — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Brian Freeman writes psychological suspense novels featuring detectives Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial. His new novel, "Stripped," has been nominated for a Minnesota Book Award. mnartists spoke with him in Duluth, the setting for some of his fiction.

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Thinking Souls: Book Review: Families Like Mine

Shannon Gibney — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Shannon Gibney reads Abigail Garner's book collecting the experiences of children of gay and lesbian parents; the insights to be gained are many.

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Thinking Souls: The Truant Lover

Shannon Gibney — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Shannon Gibney notes that Juliet Patterson's book "The Truant Lover" is not extravagant; also, that it's not to be missed.

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Thinking Souls: An Interview with Juliet Patterson

Shannon Gibney — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT

This month's Thinking Souls covers the poetry and writing life of Juliet Patterson, whose "The Truant Lover" was published by Nightboat Books. Read on for Shannon Gibney's interview with Juliet, and respond in Thinking Souls Read, our online book club.

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Thinking Souls: Book Review: Outsiders Within

Juliana Hu Pegues — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT

Juliana Hu Pegues reviews "Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption," a book of diverse genres of writing by transracial adoptees that transmits the ambiguous and manyfold consequences of such lifechanging events.

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Thinking Souls: Interview with Arleta Little and Carolyn Holbrook

Shannon Gibney — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:00:00 GMT

October's Thinking Souls is concerned with the Givens Foundation and their fresh republication of a classic of nineteenth-century literature: "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs.

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Every Picture Tells a Story: Kyle Hunter's Cover Designs

Shannon Gibney — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:00:00 GMT

In a bonus "Thinking Souls" piece, Shannon Gibney interviews Kyle Hunter, who designed both of David Treuer's new books for Graywolf Press.

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Thinking Souls: Book Review: The Translation of Dr Appelles

Shannon Gibney — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Shannon Gibney opens David Treuer's new novel, "The Translation of Dr Appelles." She finds it marvelous--and invites you to discuss this book in Thinking Souls Read: our online book club.

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