Books

'Born from Silence'

Deborah Prokipchuk Ackley's poetry gives voice to the violence that shattered her family life

Deborah Prokipchuk Ackley's ideas about violence and her belief in peace and justice were severe

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2008 Saint Paul Almanac: Review

Ben Franklin wrote many wise maxims in his Poor Richard’s Almanack that are still familiar to people today such as “a penny saved is a penny earned” and “early to bed and early to rise, makes a manMORE »

Good grief: Author shares insight into 'Peanuts' creator

Minnesotans are always proud of their native cultural icons: Bob Dylan, F.MORE »

Douglas McGill's new look at journalism

After thirty years as a journalist in such exotic locales as Hong Kong, Tokyo and London, Douglas McGill, a native of Rochester, was ready to come home.MORE »

Lofty ambitions

Jocelyn Hale takes the helm at the Loft Literary Center

If the most talented creative writers at the Loft Literary Center had tried to construct the ideal fictional character to take over th

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Signaling for Rescue

Marianne Herrmann's first book is assured and rewarding; it's published by New Rivers Press and available at bookstores now.

Signaling for Rescue: Stories by Marianne Herrmann, N

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Chicana activist and poet speaks on diversity, identity

Cherrie Moraga spoke and answered questions about life as an author.

Cherrie Moraga, an author and Chicana activist, brought her ideas on how to diversify higher-education curriculums and a

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Healing the prisoners

A grandmother from Blaine at Abu Ghraib

Deanna Germain, author of Reaching Past the Wire: a Nurse at Abu Ghraib, took a sip of her coffee and thought back 37 years, to the days when s

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Like a dream: Newbery authors read in St. Paul

Newbery award-winning authors Kate DiCamillo, Sharon Creech and Katherine Paterson came to the Fitzgerald Theater in St.MORE »
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