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Ariel Lawhon
Ariel Lawhon
May 1, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hopkins Center For the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343, USA
Pen Pals presents Ariel Lawhon, who will discuss her latest novel, The Frozen River. Ticket prices $35 - $59. For more information, click here.
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Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Round Three
Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Round Three
May 1, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Round Four
Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Round Four
May 1, 2026 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
2605 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Jolene Brink
Jolene Brink
May 2, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Stillwater Public Library, 224 3RD ST N, Stillwater, MN 55082
Jolene Brink will present Overburden, in conversation with Kathryn Kysar. For more information, click here.
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Midwest Poetry Mash-Up FINALS
Midwest Poetry Mash-Up FINALS
May 2, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
2605 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Speaking Our Peace Reading Benefit
Speaking Our Peace Reading Benefit
May 3, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104, USA
Benefit for Peacemaker Minnesota. Writers will read work that touches on the importance of bridging divides, fostering kindness and creating a more peaceful world. In partnership with Hamline University Creative Writing Programs. Readers: Readers: G.E. Patterson, Bao Phi, Annie Breitenbucher, Sara Dovre Wudali, Kayla Knoll, and Suzanne Swanson. For more information, click here.
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Cory Haala
Cory Haala
May 4, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
May 4, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
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Brittany Lewis
Brittany Lewis
May 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S #200, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Brittany Lewis will launch Building a New Table: A Community-Centered Handbook for Transformative Social Change. For more information, click here.
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Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate
May 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Anne Simley Theatre, 1530 W Taylor Ave, St Paul, MN 55104, USA
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Mary Moore Easter
Mary Moore Easter
May 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Loretta Ellsworth
Loretta Ellsworth
May 5, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Chanhassen Library - Carver County Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, MN 55317, USA
Loretta Ellsworth will present The Jilted Countess. For more information, click here.
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Emily Bright
Emily Bright
May 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave S, Eagan, MN 55123, USA
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Matt Goldman
Matt Goldman
May 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Jones Coffee - Linden Hills, 2814 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410, USA
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Zongxee Lee and Natalie Hoidel
Zongxee Lee and Natalie Hoidel
May 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Post Passport Party
Post Passport Party
May 6, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
56 Brewing, 3055 NE Columbia Ave Suite103a, Minneapolis, MN 55418, USA
Celebrate your bookstore journey at this casual gathering and meet other intrepid readers! Enjoy craft beverages, food truck treats, and listen to short readings by area writers. Bring your Passport along and present it to take a spin on our prize wheel! RSVP here. For more information, click here.
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Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour
Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour
May 6, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lowell Inn - Hotel & Restaurant, 102 2nd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
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Gary Breuggemann
Gary Breuggemann
May 6, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Minnesota Book Awards
Minnesota Book Awards
May 6, 2026 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Celebrate the state’s best books at the 38th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony. For more information, click here.
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Pam Werley
Pam Werley
May 7, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Big Hill Books, 405 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
Local cookbook author Pam Werley celebrates heirloom cooking reimagined for today's smaller households. Her new cookbook is inspired by her grandmothers' and aunts' Nebraska farm tables and a deep love of her local Minnesota food community. RSVPs encouraged but not required.
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Alice Stoehr
Alice Stoehr
May 7, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
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Adam Jortner
Adam Jortner
May 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Minnesota History Center, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Adam Jortner will present A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom. For more information, click here.
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Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Rhonda Fleming Hayes
May 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The University Club of Saint Paul, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Subtext Books presents award-winning writer and photographer Rhonda Fleming Hayes with her recent release, Garden for Life Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age. For more information, click here.
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Sarah Peterson
Sarah Peterson
May 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Mary Casanova
Mary Casanova
May 9, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Trailhead, 1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422, USA
Mary Casanova will read from Northwoods Lullaby. For more information, click here.
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Abby Cooper
Abby Cooper
May 9, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Abby Cooper will present IT’S A MOM! For more information, click here.
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Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Rhonda Fleming Hayes
May 9, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Thinking Spot, 3311 County Rd 101 #4, Wayzata, MN 55391, USA
Rhonda Fleming Hayes will present Garden for Life. For more information, click here.
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Lindsey Young
Lindsey Young
May 9, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Amore Coffee, 879 Smith Ave S, West St Paul, MN 55118, USA
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Jules Nyquist, John Roche & Roslye Ultan
Jules Nyquist, John Roche & Roslye Ultan
May 10, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
American School of Storytelling, 1762 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA
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Eric Ries
Eric Ries
May 11, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lab 651 - St. Paul, 550 Vandalia St Suite 231, St Paul, MN 55114
Eric Ries will present Incorruptible. Virtual presentation; in-person event. For more information, click here.
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Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney
May 11, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Minneapolis College 1501 Hennepin Avenue, Room T1400 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Shannon Gibney will present Where Is My Sister? For more information, click here.
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Stephanie Carpenter
Stephanie Carpenter
May 11, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Louise M. Aamodt
Louise M. Aamodt
May 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Louise M. Aamodt will present Forest Begins Anew. For more information, click here.
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Mark Nowak
Mark Nowak
May 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
Mark Nowak will present . . . AGAIN, in conversation with Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer. For more information, click here.
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Susan Koefod
Susan Koefod
May 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Literature Lovers' Night Out™️
Literature Lovers' Night Out™️
May 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Depot 9451 Excelsior Blvd Hopkins, MN 55343
Featuring Laurie Hertzel - Ghosts of Fourth Street: My Family, a Death, and the Hills of Duluth; Mindy Mejia - The Whisper Place; Carson Faust - If the Dead Belong Here: A Novel; and Mary Lucia - What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To: A Memoir. For more information, click here.
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Maria Giesbrecht and Jennae Cecilia
Maria Giesbrecht and Jennae Cecilia
May 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Julie Schumacher
Julie Schumacher
May 14, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Thursday Night Book Club
Thursday Night Book Club
May 14, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Valley Bookseller, 217 Main St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
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Cassandra Neyenesch
Cassandra Neyenesch
May 14, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Courtney Kocak and Kelly Foster Lundquist
Courtney Kocak and Kelly Foster Lundquist
May 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Acorn Bookshop, 2238 Carter Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Courtney Kocak and Kelly Foster Lundquist will discuss their new memoirs, in conversation with Deborah Copperud. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.
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Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani
May 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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John Coy
John Coy
May 16, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
John Coy will present The World Game. For more information, click here.
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Erica Ruth Neubauer, Shannon Baker, Jess Lourey
Erica Ruth Neubauer, Shannon Baker, Jess Lourey
May 16, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Avant Garden Bookstore, 215 E Main St, Anoka, MN 55303, USA
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Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
May 16, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore, 2716 E 31st St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
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Robert M. Frame III
Robert M. Frame III
May 16, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saint Paul Public Library - Riverview, 1 George St E, St Paul, MN 55107, USA
Robert M. Frame III will present Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis. For more information, click here.
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Women of Mystery Book Signing
Women of Mystery Book Signing
May 16, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Valley Bookseller, 217 Main St N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
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Payal Doshi
Payal Doshi
May 16, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Payal Doshi will present Magic Gems, in conversation with Trisha Speed Shaskan. For more information, click here.
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Tara Menon
Tara Menon
May 16, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Milkweed Books, 1011 Washington Ave S Suite 107, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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Bob Shea
Bob Shea
May 17, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Bob Shea will present Bearsuit Turtle Plays a Game. For more information, click here.
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Artists Who Write
Artists Who Write
May 17, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Big Hill Books, 405 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
Visualizing Words: Artist who Write: Join three local artist-poets for a thought-provoking and uplifting discussion about their recent works of poetry. George Roberts, Kurt Mueller, and Laura Rockhold represent three generations of artists who write. Though the trio has shared artistic sensibilities, each has a unique approach to the printed page. RSVP encouraged but not required.
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Courtney Kocak, Mary Lucia, & Angela Pelster
Courtney Kocak, Mary Lucia, & Angela Pelster
May 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Troubadour Wine Bar, 2827 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Courtney Kocak, Mary Lucia, & Angela Pelster will read from their new memoirs. For more information, click here.
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Dr. Brittany Lewis
Dr. Brittany Lewis
May 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Katherine Packert Burke
Katherine Packert Burke
May 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
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Marlene Zuk
Marlene Zuk
May 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Thinking Spot, 3311 County Rd 101 #4, Wayzata, MN 55391, USA
Regents Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota Marlene Zuk presents her book Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lies Have the Most to Teach Us. For more information, click here.
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Mary Logue
Mary Logue
May 19, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Once Upon A Crime, 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
Mary Logue will launch A Wasp in the Beehive. For more information, click here.
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Todd Smith
Todd Smith
May 19, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Readings by Writers
Readings by Writers
May 19, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The University Club of Saint Paul, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
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Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney
May 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Shannon Gibney will present Where Is My Sister? in conversation with Kao Kalia Yang. For more information, click here.
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Books and Bars
Books and Bars
May 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA
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Karen Parkman & Claire Lombardo
Karen Parkman & Claire Lombardo
May 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The University Club of Saint Paul, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
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Laura Garbes
Laura Garbes
May 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
Laura Garbes presents Listeners like Who?: Exclusion & Resistance in the Public Radio Industry, in conversation with Dr. Prabhdeep Kehal. For more information, click here.
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Margi Preus
Margi Preus
May 21, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Margi Preus will present The Shrew Detective. For more information, click here.
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Kathryn Stockett
Kathryn Stockett
May 21, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
Kathryn Stockett will present The Calamity Club, in conversation with Rob Goudy. For more information, click here.
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Lupe Castillo and Teresa Ortiz
Lupe Castillo and Teresa Ortiz
May 21, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nokomis Library - Hennepin County Library, 5100 S 34th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Lupe Castillo and Teresa Ortiz will present Alma Y Corazon: Writing in the Rhythm of Life. For more information, click here.
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Mary Casanova
Mary Casanova
May 23, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Mary Casanova will present Northwoods Lullaby. For more information, click here.
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Julie Schumacher
Julie Schumacher
May 26, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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Books and Bars
Books and Bars
May 26, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Urban Growler Brewing Company, 2325 Endicott St, St Paul, MN 55114, USA
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On An Inland Sea: Author Event
On An Inland Sea: Author Event
May 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Martha Lundin, Staci Drouillard, Sheila Packa, and Aaron Brown will be reading sections from their work in On An Inland Sea:Writing the Great Lakes. For more information, click here.
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Magers & Quinn Translation Book Club
Magers & Quinn Translation Book Club
May 28, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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Mary Logue
Mary Logue
May 28, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The University Club of Saint Paul, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Mary Logue will present A Wasp in the Beehive. For more information, click here.
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Canwen Xu
Canwen Xu
May 29, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Milkweed Books, 1011 Washington Ave S Suite 107, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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