TIM BRADY: St. Paul author launches “A Light In the Northern Sea,” a little-known true story of how the people of Denmark banded together during World War II to rescue nearly all of their Jewish citizens from Nazi persecution by ferrying them a few at a time to sanctuary in Sweden. In conversation with award-winning Minnesota nonfiction writer Jack El-Hai. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave S., Mpls. Registration required: magersandquinn.com.
PETE GALLAGHER: Minnesotan signs copies of his novel “Backwashed.” Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
DANNY KLECKO: Hosts The New York Show, a multi-poet reading inspired by Klecko’s most recent poetry collection “We Talked About New York,” with special guest Erica Christ and Clarence White, David Malcolm Scott, Scott Velsch, Julia Klatt Singer, Thomas Cassidy and Joe Balonie. 4 p.m. July 27, SubText Books, 6 W. Fifth St., St. Paul.
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KYLE MILLS: Best-selling author of nine thrillers featuring Mitch Rapp, a series originally written by the late Minnesotan Vince Flynn, launches the first in a new series, “Fade-In,” an international political espionage thriller about an ex-Navy SEAL who ends up injured and imprisoned by a ring of power brokers who offer him a way out through a high-stakes military mission. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
ROOT/POVO: Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo discuss their book “Chasing Wildflowers: An Adventurous Guide to Minnesota’s Native Flowers In Their Unique Habitats.” 2 p.m. Saturday, Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul.
MAGGIE STIEFVATER: Virginia-based bestselling author introduces “The Raven Boys,” first in her The Raven Cycle series, in a new graphic novel edition. 6 p.m. Friday, St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, presented by Red Balloon Bookshop. Ticket required. Go to redballoonbookshop.com.
What else is going on
Congrats to St. Paul poet Dobby Gibson for winning the 2025 Four Quartets prize for his poem “Hold Everything” from his collection “Hold Everything,” published by Minneapolis-based Graywolf Press. The prize, for which Gibson will receive $20,000, is a celebration of the multi-part poem presented by the T.S. Eliot Foundation and the Poetry Society of America.
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