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Garrison Keillor -- A Christmas Blizzard (December 1 at 7:30pm) Join us as Garrison Keillor reads from his new book, A Christmas Blizzard. A book signing will follow the reading. The event is open to the public and free to all.
Alan DeNiro -- Total Oblivion, More or Less (December 3 at 7:30pm) Alan Deniro. Alan DeNiro was born in Erie, PA. He received a BA in English (College of Wooster) and an MFA in poetry (University of Virginia). His fiction has appeared in Crowd, One Story, Minnesota Monthly, Fence, 3rd Bed, Polyphony, and has been shortlisted for the O. Henry award.
Lois West Duffy -- Zillah's Gift (book signing) (December 5 at 2:00pm) Lois West Duffy. Lois West Duffy is a writer living in Afton, Minnesota. A former journalist who worked for a small daily newspaper and The Associated Press, she served as press secretary to a U.S. Senator, became an executive with a Fortune 500 company, and now devotes her working hours to writing. She is at work on ... (more)Paul Norlen (translator) -- The Saga Of Gosta Berling by Selma Lagerlof (December 6 at 2:00pm) Join us as Paul Norlen discusses The Saga of Gosta Berling and the art of translation. The event is open to the public and free to all.
Tim Kehoe -- The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow (book signing) (December 19 at 2:00pm) Tim Kehoe is a toy inventor himself, and the toys in this story are ones he has designed. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and five children.
Past eventsGREGG SHAPIRO - Protection (April 17 at 7:00pm) Gregg Shapiro. Gival Press is pleased to announce the debut poetry collection by pop-culture journalist Gregg Shapiro of Chicago.
AUSTIN DACEY - The Secular Conscience (April 20 at 2:00pm) Has secularism lost its soul? From Washington to the Vatican to Tehran, religion is a public matter as never before, and secular values—individual autonomy, pluralism, separation of religion and state, and freedom of conscience—are attacked on all sides and defended by few. The godly claim ... (more)CATHERINE FRIEND - The Compassionate Carnivore (April 30 at 7:00pm) Using her own struggle to become a compassionate carnivore, Friend offers concrete tools readers can use to talk to farmers and processors, to negotiate the Brave New World of humanely-raised meat. Garrison Keillor will join the author.
Common Good Book Club (May 6 at 7:00pm) Mary Williams will be meeting with the book club to discuss Beware of Cat and other Encounters of a Letter Carrier by Vince Wyckoff. The author delivers mail in South Minneapolis.
JACK AND BARBARA MALONEY The Wee Mad Road (May 8 at 7:00pm) Jack Maloney. The book is about lovesick sheep, rumors of war, storms at sea, whisky galore - and two years a Twin Cities couple spent dealing with them in the wildest corner of the Scottish Highlands. Written in two distinct voices and richly illustrated by Barbara Maloney's drawings and paintings. The Wee Mad ... (more)RIDING SHOTGUN - Women Write about their Mothers (May 11 at 2:00pm) Edited by Kathryn Kysar - authors Shannon Olson, Susan Power and Ka Vang will be present.
LEIF ENGER - So Young, Brave, and Handsome (May 18 at 2:00pm) Newest book by the author of Peace Like a River
POETRY OPEN MIKE (May 20 at 7:00pm) Read your favorite poems at the mike in cozy Nina's and recommend books to the listeners.
CATHY SULTAN - Tragedy in South Lebanon (May 22 at 7:00pm) Cathy Sultan. From the author of A Beirut Heart: One Woman's War, Cathy Sultan's accounts of life in southern Lebanon and northern Israel during the brutal summer 2006 war.
Marya Hornbacher -- Madness: A Bipolar Life (May 29 at 7:30pm)
CGB Book Club -- Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horsese (June 3 at 7:30pm) CGB manager Sue will lead this, undoubtedly, lively discussion on the hugely popular Out Stealing Horses.
Louise Erdrich -- The Plague of Doves (June 4 at 7:30pm)
Bill Watkins -- The Once and Future Celt (June 8 at 2:00pm) Bill Watkins. Bill Watkins will read from his book The Once and Future Celt.
Geoff Herbach -- The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg (June 12 at 7:30pm) Common Good Books is pleased to welcome Geoff Herbach back home after a long book tour in support of his first novel The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg. Geoff will be joined by fellow Lit ... (more)Mystery Night (June 13 at 7:30pm) M. E. Smith. Local authors read from their mysteries and discuss the genre.
David Wroblewski -- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (June 16 at 7:30pm)
Charles Leerhsen -- Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch (June 22 at 2:00pm)
Beer Event w/ Doug Hoverson - Amber Waters (June 28 at 2:00pm) CGB is very excited about this one! Very excited. Books and beer, is there a better combination you can think of? If so, we'd like to know, because we tried, and this is the best we came up with. Come join us as Doug Hoverson educates us all on the history of beer in our great state. His ... (more)Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan -- Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully -- in-store signing (June 29 at 2:00pm) In-store signing with the authors.
Interested: JLouiseC Added by booksense. David Schwartz -- Superpowers (July 3 at 7:30pm) Reading from Superpowers
John Henricksson -- The Gunflint Cabin: A Northwoods Memoir (July 6 at 2:00pm) John Henricksson. Reading from The Gunflint Cabin: A Northwoods Memoir
Frederick Lane -- The Court and the Cross (July 13 at 2:00pm) Reading from The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court
Susan Quinn -- Furious Impovisation (July 14 at 7:30pm) Susan Quinn. Please join us as author Susan Quinn reads from Furious Improvisation.
Book Group #3 (July 15 at 7:00pm) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
For more on Greg Mortenson, click here
Ellen Baker -- Keeping the House (July 15 at 7:30pm) Ellen Baker. Reading from Keeping the House
Horst Rechelbacher- Minding Your Business (July 23 at 7:30pm) Horst Rechelbacher. Mr. Rechelbacher will give a presentation about his new book at the Germanic-American Institute. For directions and more information about the institute go to www.gai-mn.org.
Julie Kramer -- Stalking Susan (July 24 at 7:30pm) Reading from Stalking Susan
Little Bookworms Vampire Ball (August 1 at 10:00pm) Little Bookworms Vampire Ball: Breaking Dawn Release PartyFriday, August 1st from 10 p.m. until midnight Breaking Dawn will be released at 12:01 a.m. The wait is almost over . . . Join Little Bookworms for an amazing vampire ball to celebrate the midnight release of the final installment in Stephenie ... (more)Laurel Means -- A Long Journey Home (August 3 at 2:00pm) Laurel Means. Please join us as author and resident of Chaska, Laurel Means reads from A Long Journey Home.
Abby Pecoriello -- Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects (August 7 at 7:30pm) Abby Pecoriello. Reading and activities with Abby Pecoriello, the author of Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects.
Linda Buturian -- World Gone Beautiful (August 10 at 3:00pm) Please join us as local author and University of Minnesota professor Linda Buturian reads from her meditative memoir essay collection World Gone Beautiful: A Life Along the Rum River.
Book Group #3 (August 18 at 7:00pm) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Joyce Carol Oates's We Were the Mulvaney's. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
For more on Joyce Carol Oates, click here
Interested: JLouiseC Added by booksense. David Carr -- The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own. (August 18 at 7:30pm) David Carr reads from his memoir The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.
Harry Boyte -- The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference (August 19 at 7:30pm) Please join us as local author Harry Boyte reads from The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference.
Art of Racing in the Rain (August 22 at 7:00pm) A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting St.
ory of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.
Russell Peterson -- Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke (August 25 at 5:00pm) Join us as Russell Peterson reads from Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke
Russell Peterson -- Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke (August 25 at 7:30pm) Join us as Russell Peterson reads from Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke
Book Group #1 (August 26 at 7:00pm) Book Group #1 reads Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
For more on Henry James, click here
Spike Carlsen -- A Splintered History of Wood (August 28 at 7:30pm) Join us as the author reads from A Splintered History of Wood.
Steve Trimble -- Historic Photos of St. Paul (August 30 at 2:00pm) Author Steve Trimble will sign copies of the book Historic Photos of St. Paul
Bart Schneider -- The Man in the Blizzard (August 31 at 2:00pm) Bart Schneider. Join us as local author Bart Schneider reads from his first mystery, The Man in the Blizzard.
Jessamyn Conrad -- What You Should Know About Politics But Don't (September 2 at 12:00pm) A graduate of Harvard and Cambridge universities, Jessamyn Conrad is pursuing
her doctorate at Columbia University. She is thirty years old, and lives in New York City.
James Read -- Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland (September 2 at 7:30pm) James H. Read. James Read reads from Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland.
Amy C. Rae -- Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Lakes: An Explorer's Guide (September 6 at 2:00pm) Amy C. Rea. Amy C. Rea will sign copies of her comprehensive guide to our state, Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Lakes: An Explorer's Guide.
William Kent Krueger -- Red Knife: A Cork O'Connor Mystery (September 7 at 3:00pm) Join us as William Kent Krueger reads from the latest in his Cork O'Connor series, Red Knife.
Pamela Carter Joern -- The Plain Sense of Things (September 12 at 7:30pm) Pamela Carter Joern. Please join us as local author Pamela Carter Joern reads from her collection of short stories, The Plain Sense of Things
Garrison Keillor -- Liberty (September 13 at 11:00am) Please join us as Common Good Book owner Garrison Keillor signs his latest, Liberty.
Interested: A.Woodwose Added by booksense. Eric Dregni -- In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream (September 20 at 2:00pm) Eric Dregni. Please join us for this Norwegian party. Along with a reading from author Eric Dregni from In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream, there will be Norwegian fare and music.
Dana Nelson -- Bad for Democracy (September 24 at 7:30pm) Dana D. Nelson. Dana Nelson reads from her book Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People. Dana D. Nelson is professor of English and American studies at Vanderbilt University where she teaches U.S. literature, history, and culture and courses that connect activism, volunteering, and ... (more)Steve Lerach -- Fried (September 25 at 7:30pm) Steve Lerach. Steve Lerach worked for over thirty years in the food industry, eventually running twelve kitchens at the University of Minnesota. He now teaches aspiring chefs at the Art Institutes International Minnesota.
Interested: A.Woodwose Added by booksense. Mildred Armstrong Kalish -- Little Heathens (September 26 at 7:00pm) "Little Heathens" offers a loving but realistic portrait of a "hearty-handshake Methodist" family that gave its members a remarkable legacy of kinship, kindness, and remembered pleasures. Recounted in a luminous narrative filled with tenderness and humor, Kalish's memoir of her childhood shows how the ... (more)Tariq Ali discusses The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power (September 26 at 8:00pm) DIESEL, A Bookstore and KPFA are pleased to present BBC television and radio broadcaster, frequent contributor to The Nation, The Guardian, and The London Review of Books, historian, film-maker, and author Tariq Ali as he discusses the topics of his newest book, The Duel:Pakistan on the Flight Path of ... (more)Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz -- Words In Your Face (September 28 at 7:30pm) Please join us as slam poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz reads from Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.
Verse and Converse with Todd Boss (October 1 at 7:00pm) Todd Boss. Sharon Chmielarz, Connie Wanek, and Bryan Thao Worra join Todd Boss for this ongoing poetry series at Nina's.
CGB Bookclub w/ Thomas Maltman & The Night Birds (October 2 at 7:30pm) CGB will revisit our Book Club, which went on summer vacation, with local author Thomas Maltman and a bookseller discussing Maltman's book The Night Birds, which recently won the ALEX, an award that honors books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Scotty Roberts -- The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare (October 4 at 1:00pm) Local author Scotty Roberts reads from The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare.
Scotty Roberts -- The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare (October 4 at 2:00pm) Local author Scotty Roberts reads from The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare.
Eric Dregni -- In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream (October 4 at 3:30pm) Eric Dregni. Eric Dregni teaches creative writing at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Italian at Hamline University and at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of several books, including Minnesota Marvels (Minnesota, 2001) and Midwest Marvels (Minnesota, 2006).
George Rabasa -- The Wonder Singer (October 9 at 7:30pm) Join us as local author George Rabasa reads from his latest novel, The Wonder Singer.
Phil Martin, editor of The New Writer's Handbook, Volume 2 (October 10 at 7:30pm) Philip Martin directs Great Lakes Literary and is a writer, editor and publisher. He has produced numerous award-winning books and is the author himself of several books on traditional culture and literary studies, including A Guide to Fantasy Literature.
Rolf Pott -- Marco Polo Didn't Go There (October 13 at 7:30pm) Rolf Potts. Rolf Pott reads from his book Marco Polo Didn't Go There, a unique window into travel writing. Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of Salon.com, Slate.com, National Geographic Traveler, Outside, the New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, The Believer, and National ... (more)Interested: A.Woodwose Added by booksense. Van Jones discusses and signs Green Collar Economy (October 16 at 7:00pm) Van Jones. Join Diesel Bookstore for a green event with Van Jones, author of Green Collar Economy! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, based in Oakland. The mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Van ... (more)Kevin Kling -- The Dog Says How (Audio) (October 18 at 2:00pm) Kevin Kling is a well-known playwright and storyteller, and his commentaries can be heard on NPR's "All Things Considered." His plays and adaptations have been performed around the world. He lives in Minneapolis.
Clare Langley-Hawthorne discusses and signs The Serpent and the Scorpion (October 19 at 12:00pm) Join Clare Langley-Hawthorne at Diesel Bookstore as she presents the second book in her fantastic new historical mystery series! Featuring the strong, outspoken, intelligent and sassy Ursula Marlow, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION is a thrilling story of scandal and betrayal that's richly detailed and ... (more)Tom Swift -- Chief Bender's Burden (October 21 at 7:30pm) Tom Swift is an award-winning journalist and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, many of which you probably haven’t read. He has ridden in a presidential motorcade and covered a parade of white supremacists. He has interviewed the sitting U.S. Senate majority ... (more)John Milton -- Time to Choose (October 28 at 7:30pm) John Milton reads from his book "Time to Choose," which was listed by Mary Ann Grossmann of the Pioneer Press as one of "37 page-turners by your favorite minnesota authors.
Larry Millett -- Murder Has a Public (October 30 at 7:30pm) Larry Millett. Just in time for Halloween, Larry Millett's Murder Has a Public.
Larry Millett is the author of numerous books, including Strange Days, Dangerous Nights, the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Lost Twin Cities, and Twin Cities Then and Now (all MHS Press).
Cathy Wurzer -- Tales of the Road (November 3 at 7:30pm) Cathy Wurzer. Cathy Wurzer is the host of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio and cohost of Almanac on Twin Cities Public Television. She has been honored with four Emmys for her work on Almanac.
Verse and Converse with Todd Boss (November 5 at 7:00pm) Todd Boss. Tim Nolan and Greg Watson join Todd Boss for the release party for his book "Yellowrocket.
Michael Greenberg -- Hurry Down Sunshine (November 5 at 7:30pm) A native New Yorker, Michael Greenberg is a columnist for the Times Literary Supplement (London), where his wide-ranging essays have been appearing since 2003. His fiction, criticism, and travel pieces have been published in such varied places as O, The Oprah Magazine, Bomb, The Village Voice, and the ... (more)E. Patrick Johnson, author of Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South (November 6 at 6:30pm) Giving voice to a population rarely acknowledged in writings about the South, Sweet Tea collects life stories from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the southern United States. E. Patrick Johnson challenges stereotypes of the South as "backward" or "repressive," suggesting ... (more)Dale Mulfinger -- Cabinology. With Bill Holm and John Henricksson. (November 11 at 7:30pm) Dale Mulfinger. Time to talk cabins. Minnesota architect and cabinologist Dale Mulfinger has designed cabins all over North America. He teaches a class on cabin design at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture. He is the author of the best-selling The Cabin, published by The Taunton Press. Tonight he will ... (more)Book Group #1 (November 18 at 7:00pm) Book Group #1 discusses Cormac McCarthy's The Road. This book is group is free and all are welcome.
Robert Clark -- Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces (November 18 at 7:30pm) Robert Clark. Robert Clark is the author of the novels In the Deep Midwinter, Mr. White's Confession, and Love Among the Ruins, as well as the nonfiction books My Grandfather's House, River of the West, and The Solace of Food: The Life of James Beard.
Curt Brown -- So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior (November 20 at 7:30pm) Curt Brown. Curt Brown is a general assignment reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune where he has worked for twenty years. He has a BA in American history, and he has been researching this untold story for five years. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Rae Eighmey and Debbie Miller -- Potluck Paradise (November 22 at 2:00pm) Rae Katherine Eighmey. Debbie Miller and Rae Katherine Eighmey talk favorite recipes from their book Potluck Paradise: Favorite Fare from Church and Community Cookbooks.
Stephen Molton & Gus Russo -- Brothers In Arms (November 23 at 2:00pm) One day after the 45th anniversary of the JFK assassination Stephen Molton & Gus Russo read at Common Good Books from "Brothers in Arms: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murderm," a groundbreaking new reporting of the historical drama linking the Kennedys and the Castros that sheds new ... (more)Platter of Figs Cookbook Signing (November 23 at 3:00pm) Come celebrate the publication of A Platter of Figs and other recipes by David Tanis, chef of the legendary California restaurant Chez Panisse, at Hamilton's Grill. Meet David, buy a book and have him sign it, enjoy a glass of wine and taste some of his delicious recipes. RSVP to figplatter@aol.com
David A. Lanegran -- Minnesota on the Map: A Historical Atlas (December 6 at 2:00pm) David A. Lanegran. Book Signing.
William Cleveland -- Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines (December 9 at 7:30pm) William Cleveland is the founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Art and Community. He attended the University of Maryland where he studied Psychology. In 1972 he helped to found the Buckhorn Center, a therapeutic community based in Ontario, Canada. Artistically, he has a 30-year history ... (more)Malibu Book Group (December 10 at 7:00pm) Malibu Book Group meets to discuss Chris Bohjalian's Midwives. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Legendary Actor, Robert Wagner, signs Pieces of My Heart (December 11 at 7:00pm) DIESEL, A Bookstore-BRENTWOOD is pleased to welcome the illustrious Robert Wagner to the store as he signs his new biography, Pieces of My Heart. This is the perfect gift for the holidays, so don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to meet a Hollywood heartthrob & screen legend!
Helen Electrie Lindsay -- Written on the Knee (book signing) (December 13 at 2:00pm) Helen Electrie Lindsay was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She graduated from Anatolia College in Thessaloniki and came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship to study physics. She worked for Dayton Hudson and as an engineering product manager at MTS Systems in the Twin Cities. She is married ... (more)Chris Ayers -- the daily zoo (book signing) (December 20 at 12:00pm) Chris Ayers. From Chris Ayers: "Being a cancer survivor is not my sole identity but it is a part of who I am and plays a large role in how I now view the world around me. In the spring of 2005 I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML - a cancer of the blood). It was a scary, painful journey for me as ... (more)Benoit Denizet-Lewis -- American Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life (January 13 at 7:30pm) Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a Contributing Writer with The New York Times Magazine, where he writes about American culture. Formerly a senior writer at Boston Magazine and staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, Benoit's work has also appeared in Details, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Spin, ... (more)January Book Club (January 27 at 6:30pm) This month Farley's Book Club will be reading John Fowles's The Magus.
We will be meeting one week later than usual. As usual, please meet in the back room of Farley's for stimulating discussion and light refreshments!
Interested: topp Added by booksense. Dr. Justine Lee -- It's a Cat's World... You Just Live In It (January 31 at 12:00pm) Common Good Books welcomes back Dr. Justine Lee, along with Pet Haven, to discuss Justine's new book It's a Cat's World... You Just Live In It.
Daniel Lancaster -- John Beargrease: Legend of Minnesota's North Shore (February 2 at 7:30pm) Daniel Lancaster. Daniel Lancaster, a native of the prairies of southwest Minnesota, grew up in the news office of the Cottonwood Current, his father's newspaper in Cottonwood, MN. In the late 1970s he fell under the spell of Minnesota's North Shore while spending time with an older brother who was stationed at the US ... (more)Steven Wax -- Kafka Comes to America (February 17 at 7:30pm) Steven T. Wax is in his seventh term as the Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon. A cum laude graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Law School, he was a key part of the Brooklyn, N.Y. District Attorney's prosecution of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam." Wax and his team are representing ... (more)John Sheirer discusses learning the land in "Loop Year". (February 21 at 11:00am) John Sheirer. Meet the author of "Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail" about his exploration of self and territory as he hiked a short loop trail every day for a calendar year.
Jim Proebstle -- In the Absence of Honor (February 22 at 2:00pm) Jim Proebstle has experienced northern Minnesota his entire life. He and his wife, Carole, now call it home for the warmer months. His love for the wilderness setting and fascination with Native American reservation life fueled his imagination for In the Absence of Honor. Jim has his BA and MBA from ... (more)Charles Bock discusses and signs Beautiful Children (February 22 at 3:00pm) Fearless, empathetic, all-encompassing in scope, Charles Bock’s debut novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN delivers a masterful panorama of Las Vegas and the web of lonely children and suffering adults who struggle under its glimmering lights—homeless teenagers, strippers, comic book illustrators, pawn brokers, ... (more)Debra Gwartney discusses and signs Live Through This (February 24 at 7:00pm) DIESEL, A Bookstore is pleased to welcome San Francisco author & resident, Debra Gwartney as she joins us to discuss her remarkable story of love lost and regained. With four young daughters and a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney made the decision to move halfway across the country to Oregon ... (more)Laura Flynn -- Swallow the Ocean (paperback release) (February 25 at 7:30pm) Laura M. Flynn. Laura Flynn was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She received her BA from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and her MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota, where she served as the inaugural fellow in the Scribe for Human Rights Project, jointly sponsored by ... (more)David Mura -- Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire (March 5 at 7:30pm) David Mura is a writer, memoirist, poet and performance artist who brings a unique perspective to our multi-racial and multi-cultural society. A third-generation Japanese-American, he has written intimately about his life as a man of color and the connections between race, sexuality and history. In public ... (more)Marisha Chamberlain -- The Rose Variations (March 10 at 7:30pm) Marisha Chamberlain is a playwright, poet, fiction writer, essayist, and screenwriter. Her work has won the CBS/Dramatists Guild National Award and Best of American Public Television at the British Film Institute and appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. Her book of poems, Powers, ... (more)Tom Arndt -- Minnesota (March 12 at 7:30pm) Thomas Frederick Arndt. Tom Arndt has been documenting his home state of Minnesota for more than forty years. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His first book, ... (more)KORN's Fieldy at Russo's (March 14 at 12:00pm) KORN's Fieldy signs his memoir "Got the Life" at Russo's Books.
Steven Lovely -- Irreplaceable (March 14 at 1:00pm) Stephen Lovely is the director of the Iowa Young Writers Studio and a graduate of Iowa Writers Workshop. He lives in Iowa City with his girlfriend, a photographer. They have 3 dogs and 3 cats. Stephen enjoys reading, gardening, operas, and a for some reason he's at a loss to explain a football.
Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire (March 16 at 6:30pm) Nathaniel Frank. March 1st marks the 15th anniversary of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning open gays from the military. New attention has focused on this explosive culture war issue, as Democrats renew promises to lift the ban, perhaps as soon as this year. With UNFRIENDLY FIRE: How the Gay Ban Undermines ... (more)Scott Muskin -- The Annunciations of Hank Meyerson, Mama's Boy and Scholar (March 17 at 7:30pm) Scott Muskin. Muskin holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota and a BA from Grinnell College. His collection of short stories was a finalist for the 2006 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. The Annunciations of Hank Meyerson is his first novel.
Selden Edwards -- The Little Book (March 19 at 7:30pm) Selden Edwards began writing The Little Book as a young English teacher in 1974, and continued to layer and refine the manuscript until its completion in 2007. It is his first novel. He spent his career as headmaster at several independent schools across the country, and for over forty years has been ... (more)Common Good Book CLub (March 23 at 7:00pm) Common Good Books has a new book club. Please join us as we discuss The Exception by Christian Jungersen. Please stop by or contact the store to purchase the book or if you've any questions.
Jeff Guinn -- Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde (March 24 at 7:30pm) Jeff Guinn is the author of the bestselling Christmas Chronicles series that includes "The Autobiography of Santa Claus," "How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas," and "The Great Santa Search.
Jeff Guinn -- Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde (March 24 at 7:45pm) Jeff Guinn is the author of the bestselling Christmas Chronicles series that includes "The Autobiography of Santa Claus," "How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas," and "The Great Santa Search.
Colleen Baldrica -- Tree Spirited Woman (March 26 at 7:30pm) Colleen Moran Baldrica is an official Chippewa (Ojibwe) Tribe member of the Pembina Band from the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota. She has worked for more than twenty years in public education and holds advanced degrees with an emphasis in School Counseling. She lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, ... (more)Marlon James -- The Book of Night Women (March 31 at 7:30pm) Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1970. His first novel, John Crow's Devil was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and was a New York Times Editors' Choice. His new novel is The Book of Night Women. He graduated from The University of the West Indies ... (more)Lane Montgomery -- Never Again, Again, Again... Genocide: Armenia to Darfur (April 2 at 7:30pm) In her book, Never Again, Again, Again, Lane H. Montgomery delivers a haunting and compelling retrospective of genocides around the world during the last 75 years. Today, as the ongoing atrocities in Darfur, Kenya, and the African subcontinent dominate world headlines, if not the consciousness of the ... (more)Jon Ginoli -- Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division (April 5 at 2:00pm) Jon Ginoli. Jon Ginoli is best known as a member of the band Pansy Division, which was founded by Ginoli and Chris Freeman in 1991. Pansy Division is known as one of the founding examples of the queercore genre of punk rock.
David Fingerman -- Edging Past Reality (April 7 at 7:30pm) David A. Fingerman. David Fingerman has worked in the Hennepin County Court System for over twenty years. He now writes full time and lives with his wife in Minneapolis.
Pico Iyer reads and discusses The Open Road (April 8 at 7:00pm) Pico Iyer. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is very happy to present Pico Iyer as he reads, discusses and signs the paperback release of The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.About the Author: Pico Iyer is the author of several books about cultures converging, including Video Night in Kathmandu, ... (more)Cary Griffith -- Opening Goliath: Danger and Discovery in Caving (April 9 at 7:30pm) Cary J. Griffith. Adventure writer Cary Griffith recounts riveting and life-threatening tales of exploration in the limestone caves of southeastern Minnesota and the man-made caves of St. Paul.
Kathy Ireland discusses and signs Real Solutions for Busy Moms (April 15 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to welcome Kathy Ireland to the store to discuss and sign her new book Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity. This event is free and everyone is encouraged to attend!About the Book:Kathy Ireland communicates with moms every day: online, ... (more)Loree Rackstraw -- Love as Always, Kurt: Vonnegut as I Knew Him (April 16 at 7:30pm) Loree Rackstraw is Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa. A former fiction editor of The North American Review, Rackstraw holds degrees from Grinnell College and the University of Iowa. She lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Common Good Book Club (April 20 at 7:00pm) Common Good Books has a new book club. Please join us for our second meeting as we discuss World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler. Please stop by or contact the store to purchase the book, join the book club, or if you've any questions.
Larry Millett -- AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue & Hill District (April 25 at 2:00pm) Larry Millett. Larry Millett is the author of numerous books, including Strange Days, Dangerous Nights, Murder Has a Public Face, the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Lost Twin Cities, and Twin Cities Then and Now (all MHS Press). A walking tour will follow the event. Tickets for the tour will be available at the event ... (more)John Pedersen reads and discusses his first novel, Scroll and Curl (April 26 at 3:00pm) John Pedersen. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author, Marin resident and 2007 banjo champ John Pedersen, as he discusses and signs his first novel, Scroll and Curl. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Book: When the old time string band "Sweet Evening ... (more)Greg Brick -- Subterranean Twin Cities (April 30 at 7:30pm) Greg Brick. Greg Brick has been exploring, researching, and writing about the St. Paul and Minneapolis underground for more than two decades. The author of Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State’s Subterranean Treasures, he has worked as a hydrogeologist and geologist at environmental consulting firms around the ... (more)Julian West -- What a Card!: The Story of Clellan Card and Axel and His Dog (May 5 at 7:30pm) Julian West. Julian West is a baby boomer who spent most of his childhood in Little Falls, MN, where he watched too much TV under another name and his sense of humor was permanently disfigured by exporsure to Axel. When he finally allegedly grew up, he somehow managed to get into the U of M where he majored in ancient ... (more)Bill Carlson -- The Beatles!: A One-Night Stand in the Heartland (May 7 at 7:30pm) Bill Carlson is an accomplished photographer, cinematographer, and scuba diver, combining his love for photography and diving to explore and film the underwater cave systems of Mexico and Florida. He has captured images in over 75 countries around the world and has been the director of photography on ... (more)Common Good Book Club -- White Tiger (May 18 at 7:00pm) Common Good Books has a slightly new book club. Please join us for our second meeting as we discuss White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Please stop by or contact the store to purchase the book, join the book club, or if you've any questions.
Philip Bryant -- Stompin' at the Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse (May 19 at 7:30pm) Philip Bryant. Philip S. Bryant is the author of several collections of poetry, including Sermon on a Perfect Spring Day -- nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in 1999. Recently, his work appeared in Where One Voice Ends, Another Begins: 150 Years of Minnesota Poetry. Raised in Chicago, Bryant is an Associate Professor ... (more)Barry Gifford discuses and signs The Imagintion of the Heart (May 20 at 7:00pm) Barry Gifford. Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is please to welcome store-favorite Barry Gifford to the shop to discuss and sign, The Imagination of the Heart: Book Seven of the Story of Sailor and Lula. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Book: The Imagination of the Heart is ... (more)Book Group #1 discusses Epitaph of a Small Winner (June 2 at 7:00pm) Book Group #1 meets to discuss Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Elana Dykewomon discusses and signs Risk (June 4 at 7:00pm) Elana Dykewomon. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present award-winning author Elana Dykewomon as she discusses and signs her new novel, Risk, a beautifully told story that spans the years from the mid-eighties to the post-9/11 world and explores changing times and values in America. This event is free and ... (more)Lynn Freed The Servants' Quarters (with Patricia Hampl) (June 4 at 7:30pm) LYNN FREED was born and grew up in Durban, South Africa. She came to New York as a graduate student, receiving her M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University. After moving to San Francisco, she wrote her first novel, HEART CHANGE (republished as FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY). Since then, ... (more)Jane Hamilton -- Laura Rider's Masterpiece (June 8 at 7:30pm) Jane Hamilton is the author of The Book of Ruth, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for first fiction, and A Map of the World, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and named one of the top ten books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, the Miami Herald, and People. Both The Book ... (more)Michael Stanley -- The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu: A Detective Kubu Mystery (June 10 at 7:30pm) Stanley Trollip was born in Johannesburg where he was schooled from childhood to his university degree in Statistics. His undergraduate time was checkered, taking twice as long as usual, mainly due to participation in a variety of sports (cricket, rugby, and field hockey), editing the student newspaper, ... (more)Cheryl Wagner discusses and signs Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around (June 11 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present NPR's This American Life contributor Cheryl Wagner to the store to discuss and sign her new memoir about returning home to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around.The cliché "New Orleans gets into people's blood" happens ... (more)Common Good Book Club -- The Elegance of the Hedgehog (June 15 at 7:00pm) Common Good Books has a slightly new book club. Please join us as we discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Please stop by or contact the store to purchase the book, join the book club, or if you've any questions.
Linda Irelnad -- Domino (June 16 at 5:30pm) Linda Ireland. Linda Ireland is the author of Domino: How Customer Experience Can Tip Everything in Your Business toward Better Financial Performance. Ireland has been building and developing organizations for more than 20 years. Willing to take on any role from general manager or line executive to consultant or board ... (more)The Grey Ghost author Julie Hanke here to sign her new book! (June 20 at 11:00am) Julie Hahnke. Join us in welcoming Julie Hanke with her new book "The Grey Ghost". She'll be here with the clamor sword. So come on down, meet Julie, get your picture taken and pick up this Indie Books kids pick! http://www.indiebound.org/kids-indie-...Gregg Hurwitz discusses and signs Trust No One (June 23 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to present Gregg Hurwitz as he discusses and signs his new novel, Trust No One. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Author:Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of The Tower, Minutes ... (more)David Housewright -- Jelly's Gold (June 25 at 7:30pm) David Housewright has worked as a journalist covering both crime and sports (sometimes simultaneously), an advertising copywriter and creative director, and a writing instructor. He won the Edgar Award for his first novel, Penance in 1996, and the Minnesota Book Award for his second, Practice to Deceive ... (more)Gary Crooker with is new book New Hampshire Old Home Celebrations (June 27 at 1:00pm) Gary Crooker. Join Gary Crooker as he talks about his new Book "New Hampshire Old Home Celebrations". See how your town used to celebrate old home day!
Norman Ollestad discusses and signs Crazy for the Storm (June 28 at 3:00pm) Norman Ollestad. Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome Norman Ollestad to the shop to discuss and sign his book, Crazy fo the Storm: A Memoir of Survival. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Robert M. Thorson -- Beyond Walden (July 7 at 7:30pm) Robert M. Thorson is a professor of geology at the University of Connecticut and an environmental columnist for the "Hartford Courant." He is the author of Stone by Stone and Exploring Stone Walls, and lives in New England. He makes an annual summer pilgrimage through the northern states to visit his ... (more)Susan Marks -- Historic Photos of Minnesota (July 9 at 7:30pm) Common Good Books favorite, Susan Marks, author of the Finding Betty Crocker is back with a new book Historic Photos of Minnesota. Susan Marks is a writer and documentary filmmaker. She holds a bachelor's degree in history, as well as a master's degree in liberal studies with a focus on American studies, ... (more)Ryan Thomas Skinner -- Sidikiba's Kora Lesson (book signing) (July 11 at 2:00pm) Ryan Thomas Skinner. Ryan Thomas Skinner is an author, illustrator, musician, and ethnomusicologist who, for the past ten years, has conducted extensive research on traditional and modern music in Mali, West Africa. The recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, he is currently completing a doctorate at Columbia University. ... (more)Dean Kuipers discusses and signs Operation Bite Back (July 14 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland presents Dean Kuipers as he discusses and signs his new book, Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save American Wilderness, an insider's look at the environmental movement's radical wing and its uneasy relationship with the mainstream. Dean Kuipers is an editor at ... (more)Anthony Neil Smith -- Hogdoggin' (July 16 at 7:30pm) Anthony Neil Smith. Anthony Neil Smith was born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He now lives and works in Minnesota. He is the author of PSYCHOSOMATIC, THE DRUMMER, YELLOW MEDICINE, and HOGDOGGIN'. He's also the editor of the crime fiction e-zine PLOTS WITH GUNS.
Common Good Book Club -- German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons (July 20 at 6:00pm) Common Good Books has a book club. Please join us as we discuss Norah Labiner's German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons.
Common Good Book Club -- German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons (July 20 at 7:00pm) Common Good Books has a book club. Please join us as we discuss Norah Labiner's German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons.
Julie Kramer -- Missing Mark (July 20 at 7:30pm) JULIE KRAMER is a freelance television news producer for NBC's "Today" show, "Nightly News," and "Dateline," Prior to that, she was a national award-winning investigative producer for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. She lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with her husband and sons. Kramer's fist novel Stalking ... (more)Julie Kramer -- Missing Mark (July 21 at 7:30pm) JULIE KRAMER is a freelance television news producer for NBC's "Today" show, "Nightly News," and "Dateline," Prior to that, she was a national award-winning investigative producer for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. She lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with her husband and sons. Kramer's fist novel Stalking ... (more)J.C. Hallman -- The Hospital for Bad Poets (July 23 at 7:30pm) J. C. Hallman is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. His work has appeared in "GQ," "Boulevard," "Prairie Schooner," and a number of other journals and anthologies.
Judith Koll Healey -- The Rebel Princess (August 6 at 7:30pm) Judith Koll Healey has a keen interest in France and its medieval history. She has spent her career as a philanthropic consultant to families of wealth across the nation. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thicker Than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities (August 11 at 7:00pm) Don Meyer. 10% of the proceeds from this event benefit charities serving people with disabilities.
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Laurie Faria Stolarz will be here signing "Deadly Little Secrets" (August 15 at 2:00pm) Laurie Faria Stolarz will be here talking about her writing and signing her young adult novel "Deadly Little Secret". She also the author of several other young adult novels including "Project 17", "Blue Is for Nightmares" and "Bleed".
Common Good Book Club -- Someone I Loved (August 18 at 7:00pm) New Book. New Time. New Date.
Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks in Peterborough (September 12 at 2:00pm) Come commune with your inner fantasy fan or gaming geek with Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the travel memoir / pop culture narrative "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." The book is an exploration and celebration ... (more)EVEN HIGHER: A ROSH HASHANAH tale with the art of Jill Weber (September 13 at 2:00pm) illustrator JILL WEBER signing and discussing EVEN HIGHER: A ROSH HASHANAH STORY. Her full color gouache illustrations enliven Eric Kimmel’s tale of a rabbi who just might be flying up to speak with God when, every year, he disappears right before Rosh Hashanah when, as everyone knows, “God opens ... (more)Poetry Flash with Jenny Browne and Cheryl Dumesnil (September 13 at 3:00pm) Cheryl Dumesnil. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present another installment of Poetry Flash, this time with Cheryl Dumesnil and Jenny Browne. Jenny Browne's most recent book of poems, her third, is The Second Reason; Nick Flynn says of it, "...wild and beautiful and surprising. In this poet's hands the ... (more)Kate Ledger -- Remedies (September 17 at 7:30pm) Kate Ledger grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and graduated from Akiba Hebrew Academy and the University of Pennsylvania. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction from the University of Arizona. For several years, she worked as the senior writer at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. As a ... (more)Katrina Kenison shares The Gift of an Ordinary Day (September 20 at 2:00pm) On Sunday, Sept. 20, starting at 2:00 p.m., Katrina Kenison will sign and talk about her new book, The Gift of an Ordinary Day, an intimate memoir of a family in transition - boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace ... (more)Sue Leaf -- The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake (September 22 at 7:30pm) Sue Leaf. Leaf has taught biology and environmental science at Cambridge Community college in Minnesota. A resident of the Anoka Sand Plain for 20 years, she is currently president of the Wild River chapter of the Audubon Society.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Discussion Group (September 23 at 7:00pm) The SF&F discussion group, meets every 2nd
& 4th Wednesday monthly, talks about the books they have read recently. Open to older teens and adults. Ends around 8:30 p.m.
Garrison Keillor -- Pilrgrims: A Wobegon Romance (book signing) (September 25 at 1:00pm) Please join us as Common Good Book owner Garrison Keillor signs his latest book, Pilgrims: A Wobegone Romance.
N.M. Kelby -- A Travel Guide for Reckless Hearts (October 1 at 7:30pm) N.M. Kelby is the author of The Constant Art of Being a Writer and several novels, including the best-seller In the Company of Angels.
Anna Thomas discusses and signs Love Soup (October 4 at 3:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to host an afternoon with Anna Thomas as she discusses and signs her new vegetarian cookbook, Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes. Known for her pivotal role in the vegetarian and fresh foods movement, Anna Thomas has inspired generations with her bestselling ... (more)Linda & Allen Anderson -- Horses With a Mission (October 6 at 7:30pm) Allen Anderson. Allen and Linda Anderson are pet-expert speakers, authors, and founders of the Angel Animals Network. They help people discover and benefit from the miraculous powers of animals. Dedicated to promoting human-animal companionship, Allen and Linda donate a portion of proceeds from their work to animal ... (more)N.M. Kelby -- A Travel Guide for Reckless Hearts (October 8 at 7:30pm) N.M. Kelby is the author of The Constant Art of Being a Writer and several novels, including the best-seller In the Company of Angels.
Eats, Knits & Leaves (October 12 at 7:00pm) Bring your knitting project and join hostess Patty Poisson for an informal evening of chatting, knitting and tea. Exquisite tea is generously provided by Danielle Beaudette of The Cozy Tea Cart in Brookline. (www.thecozyteacart.com). Please note that the group is open to all experienced knitters. They ... (more)William Kent Krueger -- Heaven's Keep (October 13 at 7:30pm) William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of nine Cork O'Connor novels, including Thunder Bay and Red Knife. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family.
Eric Dregni -- Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital (October 15 at 7:30pm) Eric Dregni Dregni. Eric Dregni is an author from Minneapolis, Minnesota who has written and co-written a number of books on various recreational activities and aspects of Minnesotan culture.
Taije Silverman discusses and signs Houses Are Fields (October 18 at 3:00pm) Taije Silverman. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author Taije Silverman to the store to celebrate the publication of her first book of poetry, Houses Are Fields. Taije Silverman’s poems have appeared in Poetry, Shenandoah, Ploughshares, Five Points, Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, ... (more)Common Good Book Club -- The Great Influenza (October 19 at 7:00pm) Read Book. Then Discuss.
Karine Moe & Dianna Shandy -- Glass Ceilings (October 20 at 7:30pm) Karine Moe. Dianna Shandy is an associate professor of anthropology at Macalester College. She is the author of Nuer-American Passages: Globalizing Sudanese Migration. Karine Moe is a professor of economics at Macalester College. She is the editor of
Women, Family, and Work: Writings on the Economics of Gender.
Common Good Book Club -- The Great Influenza (October 21 at 7:00pm) Read Book. Then Discuss.
Michael Norman -- The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends (October 22 at 7:30pm) Michael Norman. MICHAEL NORMAN is a writer and retired journalism professor who lives in an absolutely unhaunted house near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St.Paul.
CC the Huntress stalks the paranormal. (October 29 at 7:00pm) CC Carole. CC Carole, aka The Huntress will be here to meet you and discuss her work with the paranormal. Several of her cases appear in her new book, "Ghosts & Legends of the Merrimack Valley", including searches for spirits in Milford, Hollis and Amherst! Meet a real-life 'ghostbuster', pick up a signed copy ... (more)Karin Winegar -- Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform (November 3 at 7:30pm) Karin Winegar. Karin Winegar was born horse crazy in Albert Lea, Minnesota and never got over that stage--she even took her horse to college with her. Her family also allowed her to have dogs, hamsters and parakeets, and she was always bringing home birds, rabbits, frogs, salamanders and snakes that she assumed needed ... (more)Bette Jones Hammel and Karen Melvin -- Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka (November 5 at 7:30pm) Bette Jones Hammel. A stunningly photographed volume that invites readers inside thirty historic and architecturally significant homes on beautiful Lake Minnetonka.
Mitch Omer -- Damn Good Food: 157 Recipes from Hell's Kitchen (November 10 at 7:30pm) Mitch Omer. Mitch Omer is the founder of Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis and Duluth. There will be a raffle at the event for a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Hell's Kitchen.
Common Good Book Club -- The End (November 16 at 7:00pm) Book Discussion. Read Book First, Then Discuss.
Kevin Kling -- Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn (November 17 at 7:30pm) Kevin Kling. Kevin Kling is a well-known playwright and storyteller, and his commentaries can be heard on NPR’s All Things Considered. His plays and adaptations have been performed around the world. He lives in Minneapolis. Kevin Kling, best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things ... (more)Writers United meets to support the art of story. (November 27 at 6:30pm) This is a group for writers of all levels and styles. Hosted by Eric and Tammy, the group will help you from idea to author signing! Call Tammy here for more information, or stop by any Friday evening and check it out.
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl -- Drink This: Wine Made Simple (November 28 at 4:00pm) Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl has been reviewing restaurants and covering food and wine in the Twin Cities since 1995, most notably as City Pages’ restaurant critic, but also for Gourmet, USA Today, Wine & Spirits, Bon Appetit, and Saveur. She’s been included in five editions of the Best Food Writing anthologies, ... (more)Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl -- Drink This: Wine Made Simple (November 28 at 7:30pm) Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl has been reviewing restaurants and covering food and wine in the Twin Cities since 1995, most notably as City Pages’ restaurant critic, but also for Gourmet, USA Today, Wine & Spirits, Bon Appetit, and Saveur. She’s been included in five editions of the Best Food Writing anthologies, ... (more) |
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