GREG GAUT: Presents “The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914-1920.” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
GEORGIA HUNTER: Bestselling author of “We Were the Lucky Ones” discusses her latest novel, “One Good Thing,” which follows two best friends journeying through Nazi-occupied Italy in 1940. Presented by Friends of the Hennepin County Library’s Talk of the Stacks. Free, in-person or Zoom. Registration required: supporthclib.org. 6:30 p.m. Monday, Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.
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JEFF OLSON: Introduces “Masters of Hockey Scoring Magic: Line Mates, Natalie Darwitz and Kissy Wendell-Pohl To the Hockey Hall of Fame,” detailing the two women’s journey as Minnesota high school hockey players to being line mates in international hockey and college hockey on two U.S. Olympic teams, winning six World Championships and three years of college hockey as three-time All-Americans, winning two NCAA national championships. Launch event at 4 p.m. March 16, SubText Books, 6 W. Fifth St., St. Paul. Free. Attendees are invited to bring hockey sticks and dress in their favorite team’s jersey. Special hockey prizes during the program.
ROSEMOUNT WRITERS FESTIVAL: Traci Lambrecht, who writes as PJ Tracy, is keynote speaker at the festival, Saturday, March 15, followed by 12 workshops ranging from how to get your book into libraries and bookstores to paths to publishing and self-editing with AI. Traci and her late mother, Patricia, wrote the Monkeewrench mystery series. After her mother’s death Traci wrote two more Monkeewrench novels and began the Margaret Niolan detective series set in Los Angeles. She returns to the Monkeewrenchers in September with “The Deepest Cut.” The festival includes a book fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring local and regional authors, publishers, illustrators, book coaches and editors. The keynote begins at 9 a.m. Steeple Center, Rosemount. For information and registration go to rosemountwritersfestival.com.
MINNESOTA MYSTERY NIGHT: Welcomes paranormal mystery writers A.W. Powers, pen name for poet William J. Anderson, and Natalie Fowler. Powers is the author of the eight-book Psychic Guardian Angel series, the most recent of which is “Never Done Dying.” Fowler, a former practicing attorney, is a paranormal investigator and practicing psychic medium. Her published works include “Monsters of the Midwest.” 7 p.m. March 17, Lucky’s 13 Pub, Mendota. Reservations online only at buytickets.at/minnesotamysterynight1597165.
SHUBHA SUNDER: Discusses “Optional Practical Training,” in conversation with Mark Haber. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
KAO KALIA VANG: Award-winning author of books for children and adults discusses “Where Rivers Part,” a memoir about her Hmong family’s journey from a refugee camp to Minnesota. Presented by St. Pascal’s Women’s Book Club, open to the public. 7 p.m. Monday, St. Pascal’s Catholic Church, 1757 Conway St., St. Paul.
What else is going on
Minnesotan Leif Enger hits the road in April to promote the newly published paperback edition of his widely praised novel “I Cheerfully Refuse,” including several bookstores outside the metro area. Enger’s story is about the sailing adventures of a nice guy who’s searching for his wife, a bookstore owner. The novel is a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection, an Indie Next selection of independent bookstores, an Amazon Top 10 Book of the Year and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year.
Minnesota historical fiction writer Betty Brandt Passick is featured in London-based Reader’s House literary magazine with an interview in which she delves into her literary journey. Besides praising her writing, the magazine awarded Passick the Editor’s Choice Award of Literary Excellence. Her debut novel was “Gangster in Our Midst,” about a man in her hometown who had alleged ties to Al Capone. Second in her Gangster series is “The Black Bag of Dr. Wiltse.” Her forthcoming novel explores crime and morality.
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