Edison is an intricate love letter to childhood and heritage. Edison, New Jersey, is a borough 30 minutes outside of New York City. It’s famous for...
Book Club
Forgiveness, Grace and Sacrifice in Novel “Absolution”
Decades ago, I met Alice McDermott after a talk that she gave about being an Irish American writer. She was delightful and pragmatic. That Night had...
Feel the Rhythm With “Everything a Drum”
In this bouncy read aloud picture book from Minneapolis author Sarah Warren, a happy toddler makes everything in his home into a drum. “Ta-tum! Tum!...
Prizewinning and Thought Provoking
Last fall, one of my book clubs read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; it won one of two Pulitzer Prizes given for fiction in 2023. Damon...
Beloved Edina Reads Writing Contest Returns
It’s that time of year again where local authors of poetry and prose dust off their pens, pencils and keyboards and write for the chance of prizes...
Love is in the Air
It’s a wedding extravaganza, and you’re invited! This anthology for young adult readers is packed with romance across eight short stories of Desi...
Novelist Payal Doshi’s Passion for Writing Shines Bright
Discover the drive behind a rising star in the world of fiction. From debut novelist to 2022 Juvenile Fiction IPPY Gold Medal Award Winner a year...
Where You See Yourself
In Claire Forrest’s debut novel, Where You See Yourself, Euphemia “Effie” Galanos is in her senior year at Mill City High School in Minneapolis....
A Neighborhood That Reads Together …
Libby Hughes wanted to join a book club that meets on weeknights. Not knowing where to look, she turned to the Edina Moms Group on Facebook. Within...
Seasonal Book Picks From the Edina Library
Cozy up with holiday and winter book picks. December welcomes an array of holidays, hot chocolate and snow fall—the perfect time to cozy on up with...
Nana and Abuela
This delightful collaboration between two Minnesota creators centers on Luna, who has “two pets, two pillows on her bed, and two languages in her...
The Cherry Orchard
Returning from the American Library Association meeting in Chicago this past June, I sat in my aisle seat reading an advance review copy of Ann...
Spooky Shenanigans with “Pizza and Taco”
Do you have a new reader in your life who loves funny stories? If so, they may be ready to dig into the Pizza and Taco series from Minneapolis...
Mystery Novelist Finds Inspiration in Edina
Writer Matt Goldman uses Edina as a backdrop for his mystery novels. Local author Matt Goldman has published six books over the past seven years....
A Good Family
A Good Family, written by local author Matt Goldman, is paced so perfectly that it is very hard to put down. Set in the Country Club neighborhood of...
A Blue-Ribbon Read
Snow cones! Corn on the cob! Baby animals! Midway games! Get your young readers ready for the Great Minnesota Get Together with Astrid and Apollo....
And This Is About Love
Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet in the game room of a Los Angeles hospital, where Sam is recovering from a bad car crash and Sadie’s sister is...
A Multigenerational Adventure
In this middle grade novel, Maizy Chen’s mother brings her from Los Angeles to Last Chance, Minnesota, to help her grandparents and their Chinese...
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Four years ago, I attended Library Journal’s Day of Dialog and Book Expo in New York. For me, it was like attending the Academy Awards. I heard a...
Finding Beauty in a Midwest Spring
Is there anything beautiful in this early part of spring, when everything is gray and pale and mucky and melty? In Molly Beth Griffin’s 2021 picture...
