GALENTINE’S NIGHT OUT: A celebration of connection, creativity and community with curated vendors, small bites and drinks and a chance to mingle with authors Susanna Daniel, Megan Giddings, Curtis Sittenfeld, Amanda Uhle, Kathleen West and Erin White. Presented by Literature Lover’s Night Out and ModernWell. $20. 6 p.m. Wednesday, ModernWell, 2909 S. Wayzata Blvd., Mpls. (Galentine is a “holiday” invented by a character on the TV series “Parks & Recreation”).
MIDSTREAM READING SERIES: With original poetry by KateLynn Hubbard, Ronald J. Palmer, Roslye Ultan and Caleb Tankersley. Hosted by Paul Mattes. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Unity Church-Unitarian, 732 Holly Ave., St. Paul.
MELISSA FAVILENO: North Carolina-based author presents “Hemlock,” her Gothic debut novel, in conversation with Megan Giddings. 7 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
PATRICK HICKS: Discusses “Greater Minnesota: Exploring the Land of Sky-Blue Waters.” 7 p.m. Thursday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
(Courtesy of Ballantine Books)
KAREN PARKMAN: St. Paul author launches her debut thriller “The Jills,” about a Buffalo Bills cheerleader with a tangled family history who must solve the disappearance of her best friend and teammate in a hardscrabble city. In conversation with local author Alice Bolin (“Culture Creep”). 6 p.m. Tuesday, Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul.
JOSEPH G. PETERSON: Chicago-based novelist introduces “The Perturbation of O,” a comic story about a loser who becomes a winner with the publication of his memoir and the chaotic aftermath. Free. 7 p.m. Tuesday, University Club, 420 Summit Ave., St. Paul.
TRANSLATION EVENING: With Ed Bok Lee, Robert Hedin and Kaija Straumanis in conversation, presented by Rain Taxi Review. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
JASMINE WARGA: Bestselling author on tour introduces her new book “The Claiming: The Last Resort # 2” in conversation with fellow a middle-grade author, Minnesotan Anne Ursu. In Warga’s fictional world, ghosts come to life and help solve a mystery. Free, but registration is helpful. Go to redballoonbookshop.org/events. 6 p.m. Monday, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.
FRANK WEBER: Minnesota forensic psychologist and true-crime writer introduces his new book “Heartbreak Hollow” during Valentine’s Day Romance Author fair along with other local writers. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Inbound Brewing, 701 N. Fifth St., Mpls.
What else is going on
(Courtesy of Lerner Publishing Group)
Congratulations to Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing for winning multiple awards at the American Library Association Youth Media Awards at the ALA’s conference in Chicago in late January. “The Library in the Woods” by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, won the Coretta Scott King illustrator award and was named a Coretta Scott King author Honor book. Other winners: “The Pecan Sheller” by Lupe Ruiz-Flores; “Kaho’Olawe,” Kamalani Hurley, illustrated by Harinani Orme; “The Red Car to Hollywood,” Jennie Lu; “Sometimes the Girl,” Jennifer Mason Black; “I’m a Dumbo Octopus,” Anne Lambelet; “Clack, Clack! Smack!,” Live Oak Media (audio). If the ALA gives a book an award, you can be sure it’s worth reading. Remember, librarians are on the front lines of fighting for our right to read.
Award-winning Minnesota writers Jess Lourey and Kristi Belcamino (a Pioneer Press employee) are organizing Authors for Minnesota Day on Feb. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. at a venue to be announced. They report great response (of course) from authors Lorna Landvik, Matt Goldman, Wendy Webb, William Souder and William Kent Krueger. Sounds like a great event. Stay tuned.
Related Articles
What’s like got to do with it? Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women
Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
Literary calendar for week of Feb. 1
Readers and writers: An eye-opening read of people who are homeless, plus fiction and history
Shelley Read’s debut novel ‘Go as a River’ becomes a global sensation
Leave a Reply