Garrison Keillor

Dragonfly Books is pleased to host essayist and author Holly Harden with her new cookbook Good Food From Mrs. Sundberg’s Kitchen on Saturday, September 20 at 6:30 pm at Dragonfly Books. A writer for A Prairie Home Companion, Holly Harden brings to life the best recipes this side of Lake Wobegon.

Bring your kitchen back to basics with Mrs. Sundberg’s 160 simple recipes for all occasions throughout the year. From holidays to funerals to vacations to Saturday night suppers, Mrs. Sundberg’s tried and true recipes are sure to please. Including a few of Mrs. Sundberg’s stories and thoughts on ordinary life, Good Food From Mrs. Sundberg’s Kitchen captures the heart and the stomach of the midwest.

Holly Harden is the editor of Garrison Keillor’s Life among the Lutherans. At age 9, in the back seat of her grandmother’s car on the way to a funeral, Holly began to write, and she’s been writing ever since. She grew up in several small Wisconsin towns, and majored in English and education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. After teaching English and literature at the secondary level for nine years, she earned an MFA in writing from Hamline University.

Holly’s nonfiction work has appeared in publications such as Utne and Fourth Genre. Holly lives in Minnesota, where she writes for A Prairie Home Companion, teaches writing classes and helps her three children get where they’re going.

This event is sponsored by Dragonfly Books at 112 W. Water St. and is free and open to the public. If you find that you can't make it to the event but would still like to purchase Holly’s book, just give Dragonfly Books a call at 563-382-4275. One of our staff will be glad to reserve a book and have it autographed for you.

Location: Street: 112 W Water Street Additional: City: Decorah, Province: Iowa Postal Code: 52101 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Maryville University Auditorium

Left Bank Books and Maryville Talks Books present Garrison Keillor, host of A Praire Home Companion and author of The Keillor Reader.

Ticket information: $30 admits one and includes one copy of The Keillor Reader. $35 admits two, includes one copy of The Keillor Reader, and $5 will be redeemable towards the purchase of another copy at the event. Tickets available at garrisonkeillor.brownpapertickets.com.

When, at thirteen, he caught on as a sportswriter for the Anoka Herald, Garrison Keillor set out to become a professional writer, and so he has done--a storyteller, sometime comedian, essayist, newspaper columnist, screenwriter, poet. Now a single volume brings together the full range of his work: monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, excerpts from novels, newspaper columns, and pieces never before published.

Location: Street: Maryville University Auditorium Additional: 650 Maryville University Dr. City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63141 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu welcomes Garrison Keillor to the store to discuss his latest collection, The Keillor Reader on Saturday, June 7th at 7 pm. Garrison Keillor is a writer, a storyteller, sometime comedian, essayist, newspaper columnist, screenwriter, and a poet. Now a single volume brings together the full range of his work: monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, and excerpts from novels and newspaper columns. Along with an extensive introduction, headnotes, photographs, and memorabilia, The Keillor Reader presents pieces never before published, including the essays "Cheerfulness" and "What We Have Learned So Far." The Keillor Reader is chock full of notions about how to navigate life's murkier waters, all told with the bracing wit and beautiful turns of phrase Keillor is known for. Garrison Keillor is the founder and host of A Prairie Home Companion, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in July 2014. The author of nineteen books of fiction and humor, Keillor is also the editor of the Good Poems collections and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Please note: Customers may reserve one seat at this event for each copy of The Keillor Reader purchased from Diesel. Please contact Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu at 310.456.9961 for more information.

Location: Street: DIESEL, A Bookstore in Malibu Additional: Malibu Country Mart - 23410 Civic Center Way, Suite A-3 City: Malibu, Province: California Postal Code: 90265 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)