Fiction

	June 2026
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1	2 Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour June 2, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Lowell Inn - Hotel & Restaurant, 102 2nd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA Cary J. Griffith, author of Grizzly Narrows, will be available for a chat. Ticketed event—for more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details Steven Lang Steven Lang June 2, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eat My Words Bookstore, 201 6th St SE UNIT 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA Steven Lang will launchThe Art of Falling Apart. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details Steven Lang Steven Lang June 2, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eat My Words Bookstore, 201 6th St SE UNIT 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA Steven Lang will launch The Art of Falling Apart. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details • • •	3 Cary Griffith Cary Griffith June 3, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Lowell Inn - Hotel & Restaurant, 102 2nd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA Cary Griffith will present Grizzly Narrows. Tickets $10. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details Joshua Moehling Joshua Moehling June 3, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wooden Hill Brewing Company, 7421 Bush Lake Rd, Edina, MN 55439, USA Josh Moehling will be discussing his fourth Ben Packard novel, Beneath A Broken Sky. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details Joshua Moehling Joshua Moehling June 3, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wooden Hill Brewing Company, 7421 Bush Lake Rd, Edina, MN 55439, USA Joshua Moehling will present Beneath a Broken Sky. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details • • •	4 William Kent Krueger William Kent Krueger June 4, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Silverwood Park, 2500 County Rd E, St Anthony, MN 55421, USA William Kent Krueger will lead a presentation on how This Tender Land relates to the Big Year of Rivers. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	5	6	7 Ann Schreiber Ann Schreiber June 7, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Chapter2Books, 226 Locust St, Hudson, WI 54016, USA Ann Schreiber presents two more books from her Starting Over romance trilogy, Jessica's New Beginning and advance copies of Liz's Forever After. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •
8	9	10	11 Stacy Carlson Stacy Carlson June 11, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA Stacy Carlson presents her book The Gyre, in conversation with Peter Geye. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	12 James P. Lenfestey James P. Lenfestey June 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Lowry Hill Gallery, 1009 W Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA James P. Lenfestey will present Coyote and the Thunderbird: New Tales for the Book of Coyote. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	13 Cary J. Griffith, Joe Golemo, Richard Ebert Cary J. Griffith, Joe Golemo, Richard Ebert June 13, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Once Upon A Crime, 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA Meet three Minnesota authors discussing their newest additions to their series. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	14 Craig Johnson Craig Johnson June 14, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Once Upon A Crime, 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA Craig Johnson is coming back for the release of his 22nd Longmire novel, The Brothers McKay. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •
15	16 Don Smithmier Don Smithmier June 16, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eat My Words Bookstore, 201 6th St SE UNIT 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA Don Smithmier will present The Narrows. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	17	18	19	20 Steve Fox Steve Fox June 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eat My Words Bookstore, 201 6th St SE UNIT 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA Steve Fox will read from a story from Wisconsin Harvest of Horror. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	21
22 Brian Duren Brian Duren June 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Nokomis Library - Hennepin County Library, 5100 S 34th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA Brian Duren will present Day Brings Back the Night. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	23 David Housewright David Housewright June 23, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Once Upon A Crime, 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA David Housewright will present Fear the Reaper. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details Ann Patchett in conversation with Kate DiCamillo Ann Patchett in conversation with Kate DiCamillo June 23, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 La Salle Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA Ann Patchett reads from her latest release, Whistler, in conversation with Kate DiCamillo. Ticketed event - every ticket comes with a signed copy of Whistler. Registration/tickets info here. For a comprehensive list ofarea literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details • •	24	25	26	27 Naomi Kritzer Naomi Kritzer June 27, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore, 2716 E 31st St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA Naomi Kritzer will sign her books, including her new work, Obstetrix. For more information, click here. Fora comprehensive list of area literary events, visit RainTaxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •	28
29	30 Aamina Ahmad Aamina Ahmad June 30, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA Aamina Ahmad presents July Sun: Stories, in conversation with V. V. Ganeshananthan. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar. See more details •

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