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Amy Goetzman

Amy Goetzman writes about books, authors, libraries and the Twin Cities literary scene. She is a freelance writer and editor who has covered the arts for MinnPost, the Rake, City Pages, Star Tribune and Minnesota Monthly, as well as culture topics for Salon.com, The New York Times and Babble.com.

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Minnesota's creative-writing MFA programs thrive despite the economy

By Amy Goetzman | 03/03/10
Even in a recession, practical doesn’t always win out: The University of Minnesota is reporting that it is sifting through a record crop of applications to its MFA-in-creative-writing program: 443 applications for a mere 13 seats. Ouch to almost ev
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'Drink This' author riffs on food trends, guilty pleasures

By Amy Goetzman | 02/19/10
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl predicts local, chef-made frozen takeout -- and recalls a 'Fawlty Towers' moment.
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Essayist Diana Joseph is 'Sorry You Feel That Way'

By Amy Goetzman | 02/18/10
How’s this for a lucky break: After years of writing, teaching and just barely scratching by, Diana Joseph entered a creative nonfiction contest that was being judged by writer and wry “This American Life” regular Sarah Vowell and won.
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Graywolf poet D.A. Powell wins Kingsley Tufts award

By Amy Goetzman | 02/10/10
Hey, if I were a poet, I’d be polishing a manuscript right this very second to send to Graywolf Press. D.A.
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Jane Jeong Trenka cautions adoptive parents in new book

By Amy Goetzman | 02/02/10
Orphaned and homeless Haitian children need help as their country recovers from last month’s earthquake. But do they need new parents in the United States?
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Minnesota Book Awards finalists announced

By Amy Goetzman | 02/01/10
Here we go! The first round of judging is done, and the field of more than 200 great reads by Minnesota writers has been narrowed down to four titles in each category. Care to play along?
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'A People's History of the Hmong' began in Concordia professor's classroom

By Amy Goetzman | 01/20/10
Although Minnesota’s Hmong community has been here for three decades, is well integrated into our workplaces and schools, and has influenced contemporary Minnesota culture in numerous ways, many non-Hmong Minnesotans don’t have a clue about who thes
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Maybe the only Pakistani-Wisconsin writer-farmer comes to town

By Amy Goetzman | 01/19/10
There are few absolutes, but I’m almost certain that there aren’t two Wisconsin farmers out there who also tend land in Pakistan.
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Medicine Lake Branch Library to open (weather permitting)

By Amy Goetzman | 01/14/10
The Twin Cities’ newest library, the Medicine Lake branch, opens its doors this weekend. Er, door. Just one, I think. We’re in the age of budget shortfalls, so this tiny location is sadly temporary: It opens on Saturday and closes Feb.
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Poet, memoirist Alex Lemon comes back to town with two new books

By Amy Goetzman | 01/13/10
When a writer travels from Texas to Minnesota in January on a book tour, you’ve got to hope some dedicated readers cast off their Snuggie blankets and go out into the subzeros to hear the poor guy read.