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Jim Moore
Jim Moore
May 2, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Jim Moore will present Enter, in conversation with Carmen Giménez. Tickets $10. For more information, click here.
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John Owens
John Owens
May 3, 2025 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Wild Rumpus Books, 2720 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410, USA
John Owens will read One Spring Up North. For more information, click here.
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Mariah Blake
Mariah Blake
May 3, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 7305 Afton Rd, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA
Mariah Blake will present They Poisoned the World, in conversation with local reporter Deena Winter. For more information, click here.
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John Owens
John Owens
May 3, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
John Owens will read One Spring Up North. For more information, click here.
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Anna Farro Henderson
Anna Farro Henderson
May 3, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Thinking Spot
Anna Farro Henderson will discuss Core Samples. For more information, click here.
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Boozy Book Fair
Boozy Book Fair
May 3, 2025 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cream & Amber, 1605 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343, USA
An evening of mingling, authors, games, and prizes. For more information, click here.
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Donna Isaac, Rosetta Peters, Margared Hasse, and Amanda Bailey
Donna Isaac, Rosetta Peters, Margared Hasse, and Amanda Bailey
May 4, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA
Donna Isaac, Rosetta Peters, Margaret Hasse, and Amanda Bailey will read from their work. For more information, click here.
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Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers
May 4, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Dave Eggers will sign The Eyes & The Impossible. For more information, click here.
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Protect the Freedom to Read in St. Francis
Protect the Freedom to Read in St. Francis
May 5, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
St. Francis United Methodist Church, 3914 229th Ave NW, St Francis, MN 55070, USA
Hear from students, teachers, parents and writers about book bans & their impact. Watch TO BE DESTROYED, a 30-min documentary about book banning in South Dakota. Hosted byDave Eggers, Kelly Barnhill & Anne Ursu. For more information, click here.
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David Housewright
David Housewright
May 5, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ramsey County Library - Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113, USA
Club Book will present David Housewright, author of Man in the Water. For more information, click here.
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Hernan Diaz
Hernan Diaz
May 5, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hopkins Center For the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343, USA
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Fierce Reads: The Sour Tour
Fierce Reads: The Sour Tour
May 6, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Angeline Boulley, Nick Brooks, Jenni Howell, Maika Moulite, and Maritza Moulite will discuss their new Spring releases. For more information, click here.
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Tamara Dean
Tamara Dean
May 6, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Tamara Dean will present Shelter and Storm, in conversation with Jeannine Ouliette. For more information, click here.
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Bill Holm Tribute
Bill Holm Tribute
May 6, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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Tracy Clark and David Ellis
Tracy Clark and David Ellis
May 7, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lowell Inn - Hotel & Restaurant, 102 2nd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour featuring Tracy Clark and David Ellis. Tickets $10. For more information, click here.
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Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds
May 8, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Jason Reynolds will discuss his work, in conversation with Shannon Gibney and two young readers. For more information, click here.
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Jesse Q. Sutanto
Jesse Q. Sutanto
May 8, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual Event
Club Book will present Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man). For more information, click here.
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Spring Student Reading
Spring Student Reading
May 8, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Ten students enrolled in Loft classes will share original work across genres and formats. For more information, click here.
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Lisa Stanton and Karen Casey
Lisa Stanton and Karen Casey
May 8, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
[Event Cancelled] Paths to Recovery: Lisa Stanton and Karen Casey in conversation. For more information, click here.
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Leif Enger
Leif Enger
May 9, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am
14600 Minnetonka Blvd Minnetonka, MN 55331
Leif Enger will present I Cheerfully Refuse. Tickets $5. For more information, click here.
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Leif Enger
Leif Enger
May 9, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cream & Amber, 1605 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343, USA
Leif Enger will present I Cheerfully Refuse. For more information, click here.
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan
May 9, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Pam Muñoz Ryan will present El Niño, in conversation with Anika Fajardo. For more information, click here.
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FanWing Fest
FanWing Fest
May 10, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 900 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
All-day celebration of the hit series, Wings of Fire, with themed activities, costumes, and presentations and photo opportunities with Wings of Fire creator Tui T. Sutherland. For more information, click here.
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Spring Publishing Institute
Spring Publishing Institute
May 10, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
JRC 126 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105
The 7th Annual Publishing Institute at the University of St. Thomas will include panels on Joys & Issues in Translation and Small & Indie Publishing in the Twin Cities as well as a conversation with Jeff Shotts, Executive Editor at Graywolf Press. Free to attend. For more information, click here.
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Kiki Garcia
Kiki Garcia
May 10, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Story Line Books, 214 4th St E Ste 160, St Paul, MN 55101, USA
Kiki Garcia will present Fishing by Torchlight. For more information, click here.
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Peter Geye
Peter Geye
May 10, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Big Hill Books, 405 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
Peter Geye will present A Lesser Light. For more information, click here.
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Whistling Shade Issue Release
Whistling Shade Issue Release
May 10, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA
Annual release of Minnesota literary journal, Whistling Shade, with readings from local authors and poets Carol Rucks, Mark Rhoads, and Janna Knittel. For more information, click here.
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Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo
Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo
May 12, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Edina Senior Center, 5280 Grandview Square # 101, Edina, MN 55436, USA
Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo will present Chasing Wildflowers: An Adventurous Guide to Finding Minnesota’s Native Flowers in Their Unique Habitats, in conversation with Liz Lee Heinecke. For more information, click here.
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Willa Hammitt Brown
Willa Hammitt Brown
May 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Willa Hammitt Brown will present Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack. For more information, click here.
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Jon Austin
Jon Austin
May 13, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S #200, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Jon Austin will launch The Mechanic. Tickets $45. For more information, click here.
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Charlie Sellars
Charlie Sellars
May 13, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Charlie Sellars will present What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist's Guide to Sustainable Living. For more information, click here.
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Rickey Fayne
Rickey Fayne
May 14, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Rickey Fayne will present The Devil Three Times, in conversation with Lissa Jones. In partnership with Black Market Reads. For more information, click here.
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Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo
Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo
May 15, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo will present Chasing Wildflowers. For more information, click here.
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Milkweed Presents: Found Ancestry with K. Iver
Milkweed Presents: Found Ancestry with K. Iver
May 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Milkweed Editions, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Join K. Iver and panelists Dorothy Chan, Eli Erlick, and Danez Smith as they explore the idea of found ancestry and its impact on their work. For more information, click here.
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Hawa Hassan
Hawa Hassan
May 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Hawa Hassan will present Setting a Place For Us, in conversation with Katherine Bloom-O'Connell. In partnership with Alight. For more information, click here.
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Michelle Filkins
Michelle Filkins
May 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106, USA
Michelle Filkins will present Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces. For more information, click here.
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Maia Maiden
Maia Maiden
May 17, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Maia Maiden will read Ada Twist Scientist. For more information, click here.
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Christopher Valen
Christopher Valen
May 17, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Once Upon A Crime, 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
Christopher Valen will sign Shadow Falls. For more information, click here.
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Chris Monroe
Chris Monroe
May 17, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Chris Monroe will read String Ball!. For more information, click here.
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Keenan Jones
Keenan Jones
May 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Black Garnet Books, 1319 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104, USA
Keenan Jones will discuss his journey to publishing Saturday Morning at the 'Shop. For more information, click here.
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Peter Geye
Peter Geye
May 19, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Edina Senior Center, 5280 Grandview Square # 101, Edina, MN 55436, USA
Peter Geye will present A Lesser Light, in conversation with Matt Goldman. For more information, click here.
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Katrina Monroe and Kathleen West
Katrina Monroe and Kathleen West
May 19, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
1352 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Mendota, MN 55150, USA
Katrina Monroe and Kathleen West will discuss their mystery novels. For more information, click here.
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Words from the Valley
Words from the Valley
May 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stillwater Public Library, 224 3rd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
Hosted and curated by poet Joshua Davies in tandem with Cracked Walnut Writing Collective, this event features readings from established poets throughout the region. For more information, click here.
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Steven Espada Dawson
Steven Espada Dawson
May 20, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Milkweed Books, 1011 Washington Ave S Suite 107, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Steven Espada Dawson will launch his debut poetry collection, Late to the Search Party, in conversation with Michael Torres. For more information, click here.
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Sonja Trom Eayrs
Sonja Trom Eayrs
May 20, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Sonja Trom Eayrs will present Dodge County, Incorporated, in conversation with Sen. Scott Dibble. For more information, click here.
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Karen Babine
Karen Babine
May 21, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Karen Babine will present The Allure of Elsewhere, in conversation with Marya Hornbacher. For more information, click here.
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Books & Bars
Books & Bars
May 21, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA
Discussion of Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. For more information, click here.
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Ben Schierer
Ben Schierer
May 21, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Ben Schierer will present Perpich: A Minnesota Original. For more information, click here.
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We Miss You, George Floyd - Young Activists Event
We Miss You, George Floyd - Young Activists Event
May 24, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Young activists unite for a reading of Shannon Gibney's picture book We Miss You, George Floyd, crafts for those who want to lift their own voices about a cause they're passionate about, and a movement activity with Ananya Dance Theatre. For more information, click here.
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Alison McGhee
Alison McGhee
May 27, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Alison McGhee will present Weird Sad and Silent. For more information, click here.
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Books & Bars
Books & Bars
May 27, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Urban Growler Brewing Company, 2325 Endicott St, St Paul, MN 55114, USA
Discussion of Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. For more information, click here.
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Jim Moore and Robin Walter
Jim Moore and Robin Walter
May 27, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Jim Moore and Robin Walter will discuss their new work. For more information, click here.
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Timmon Wallis
Timmon Wallis
May 28, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Timmon Wallis will present Nuclear Abolition: A Scenario, in conversation with Thomas Hanson. For more information, click here.
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Matthew Nienow
Matthew Nienow
May 29, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Milkweed Books, 1011 Washington Ave S Suite 107, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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Deborah Jiang-Stein
Deborah Jiang-Stein
May 29, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Children's Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
Deborah Jiang-Stein will launch Lucky Tomorrow: Stories, in conversation with Shá Cage. For more information, click here.
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Celebrate Indigenous Place
Celebrate Indigenous Place
May 30, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S #200, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Join Heid E. Erdrich and Minneapolis poets she commissioned as part of her 2024 poet laureate fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. Poetry by: Louise Waakaa’igan, Sana Wazwaz, Chaun Webster, Chavonn Wiliams-Shen, Sun Yung Shin, Deanna Standing Cloud, Lamar Renville, Oogie Push, Tyra Payer, Bao Phi, Melissa Olson, José Felipe Ozuna, Nick Metcalf, Ifrah Mansour, Halee Kirkwood, Su Hwang, Davi Gray, Anthony Ceballos, and Zeke Caligiuri. Special Guest: Minneapolis Poet Laureate Junauda Petrus. For more information, click here.
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Don Tate
Don Tate
May 31, 2025 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S #200, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Craft talk on writing picture books with the 2024 McKnight judge in Children’s Literature, Don Tate. For more information, click here.
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