st. paul
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Notable Twin Cities: 8/20–8/26
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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Notable Twin Cities: 8/13–8/19
Sunday 8/13: Minnesota poets Candace Black, Matt Mauch, and Richard Robbins will all be reading from their new work. Common Good Books, 4 p.m., free. Monday 8/14: Lesley Nneka Arimah will be reading from her work. Frederick R. Weisman Art…
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Notable Twin Cities: 8/6–8/12
Sunday 8/6: In association with the current exhibit at the James J. Hill House, Joan Mathison will present a free talk on “Our Little Greenwich Village (or Montmartre) on Fourth Street,” as part of the FitzFirst@Four series. James J. Hill House,…
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Notable Twin Cities: 7/23-7/29
Sunday 7/23: Dawn Reno Langley will read from her novel The Mourning Parade. Subtext Books, 2 p.m., free. Join author Jean Harper for the launch of her book, Still Life with Horses, which happens to be the winner of the 2017 Howling Bird Press Creative…
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Notable Twin Cities: 7/16-7/22
Sunday 7/16: Marilyn Jess will be signing copies of her book The Divine Comedy 2.0: Revisiting the Afterlife. Barnes & Noble Roseville, 2 p.m., free. Monday 7/17: Ashley Shelby presents her novel South Pole Station, in conversation with Don Shelby. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7 p.m., free.
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Notable Twin Cities: 7/2–7/8
Sunday 7/2: It’s Button Poetry at Icehouse! Come enjoy a night of poetry performances featuring Natasha T. Miller, Jared Singer, Bernard Ferguson, and Avalon Moon. Icehouse, 7 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Monday 7/3: Button Poetry Live is a monthly poetry showcase. July’s installment will feature…
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Notable Twin Cities: 6/25–7/1
Sunday 6/25: Join the fun: it’s the first day of the week-long International Fitzgerald Conference! It’ll include a host of papers and presentations, as well as a celebration of the Minnesota roots of Fitzgerald’s writing. 6/25-7/1, Hotel 340, 12 p.m., $205. Tuesday 6/27: Celebrate Pride with the June…
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Notable Twin Cities: 6/18–6/24
Sunday 6/18: Dr. Joanne Cacciatore will present her new book Bearing the Unbearable. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 5 p.m., free. Monday 6/19: Elin Hilderbrand will be discussing her novel The Identicals and signing copies. Barnes & Noble Edina, 7 p.m., free.
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Notable Twin Cities: 5/28-6/3
Sunday 5/28: It’s the Edina Art Fair! Check out all the super cool art, food, and entertainment the fair has to offer, and spend some time on the posh streets of Edina, just for funsies. Edina Art Fair, 10 a.m., free. Tuesday…
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Dear President-elect Trump
This evening, after returning home from my job as an English instructor in St. Paul, Minnesota, I locked my keys in my car. I believe the reason for this mistake pertained to my haggard and undone emotions. From my vantage…
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Read Off Library Fines
A Minnesota library has a unique new way for teenagers to pay off their late fines: reading. The St. Paul Public Library’s Read Down gives teenagers $1 off their fines for every fifteen minutes of reading.