In Patricia Finn’s debut novel, The Golden Boy, Stafford Hopkins lives with his wife, Agnes, on Maui, Hawaii, in a secure, gated community. Their...
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“Soyangri Book Kitchen”
When an advanced reader’s copy of Soyangri Book Kitchen arrived in our mailbox, my husband picked it up and finished reading it by the next day. He...
“This Is Happiness”
This Is Happiness by Niall Williams is set in the imagined village of Faha on the rainy western coast of Ireland. Elderly Noel Crowe, known as Noe,...
“Still Waters” Tells a Story of Siblings
Siblings Liv and Gabe Ahlstrom fly to Chicago after their sister-in-law informs them that their older brother, Mack, has died unexpectedly. Though...
“The Mighty Red”
Kismet Poe is a former goth, high school senior and beautiful brainiac. In her, farmwife Winnie Geist finds the angel who calms her son, Gary, the...
A Collection of Firsts in “Neighbors and Other Stories”
Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver is populated with the people of the Jim Crow South after World War II. In Oliver’s stories, the reader...
“The Find” Explores the Irony of the Iron Range
Debut novel explores an exciting discovery and the tumult that follows. Timothy Duff remembers it well. “November 2010, a couple days before...
Author Pallavi Sharma Dixit Releases Debut Novel
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...
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....
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....
Award-Winning Author Found Home, Community in Edina
Crime writer Jessica Ellis Lane, recipient of 2017 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award, moves to Edina for work and community. After returning to literary...
Edina Executive Publishes Novel
Edina resident James Tucker's first novel, Next of Kin, was published last fall as the first in a two-book deal with a series to follow. As a...
