(Dutton Books for Young Readers) Cory McCarthy (Courtesy of Penguin Random House) It’s Read Brave St. Paul week, with events celebrating the young adult novel “Man O’ War” by Cory McCarthy, this year’s community book club title. Presented by the … Continued
For your reading pleasure today, a twisty domestic suspense novel and a strange/wonderful journey through a damaged brain seeking healing through art. (Courtesy of Lake Union Publishing) “Fortune”: by Ellen Won Steil (Lake Union Publishing, $16.99) Ellen Won Steil (Courtesy … Continued
All around us there are signs of spring. Already, daylight saving time has kicked back in. If you’re a frequent reader of Skywatch, you know I’m not a big fan of it because it means I have to wait until … Continued
When Jim Audette first started cutting hair, prices were $5.75 for men’s hairstyling, every barber’s booth had a phone to make appointments and he would see some clients every two weeks. Audette is still surrounded by the familiar sounds of … Continued
Any performance review of Ryan Poles’ first two years as Chicago Bears general manager has to be stamped with a big, red “Incomplete.” As Poles said at the Bears end-of-season news conference earlier this month, his rebuild of the Bears, … Continued
With sexual violence among the most underreported crimes in the nation, St. Paul and Ramsey County are taking a new approach to letting victims make reports on their own terms. Megan Rae, an advocate who works with survivors of sexual … Continued