Jack Zipes, a scholar of fairy tales, has two Brothers Grimm books out
A new translation comes out alongside another title, “Grimm Legacies: The Magic Spell of the Grimms’ Folk and Fairy Tales.”
Amy Goetzman
Amy Goetzman writes about books, authors, libraries and the Twin Cities literary scene.
Andy Steiner finds heroes in the survivors of everyday tragedy
‘How to Survive’ explores the ways people move on after personal tragedies, examining the actions they took to move on with their lives.
Poet Michael Bazzett gets schooled by the greats
Michael Bazzett’s first collection of poetry, “You Must Remember This,” won the 2014 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry.
Late-in-Life: Unpaid caregiving ranges from shoveling the walk to working 24/7
One caregiver’s advice to others: “Take care of yourself too. For everyone’s sake. Ask for help, and do it sooner rather than later.”
‘Sweetgrass’: Native author writes the Northland version of ‘The Graduate’
In “Sweetgrass” the tribe is relearning its traditions after decades of disruption by government-mandated Indian boarding schools.
In Norm Draper’s fictional Livia, the gardening is truly intense
When a store in “Backyard” promises to award big money to the best garden in town, the locals get a little crazy.
Anton Treuer’s ‘Atlas of Indian Nations’ covers the past and present of 560 diverse tribes
“I want it to give people an idea of how diverse the tribes are, and how they are distinctly connected to their lands,” says author Anton Treuer.
Environmentalist author wrestles with her part in North Dakota’s oil boom
She’s in line to inherit mineral rights and oil royalties. And for a self-described environmentalist, that’s a complicated legacy.
Silences say so much in Vidar Sundstøl’s tense North Shore thriller, ‘Only the Dead’
It’s the second volume in his Minnesota Trilogy, which was published earlier in Norwegian.
Virginia Piper kidnapping gets a new look in ‘Stolen From the Garden’
Instead of inventing stories, author William Swanson prefers to revisit real-life crimes from Minnesota’s colorful past, particularly from the 1960s and ’70s.
James Lenfestey’s ‘Seeking the Cave’ is part travel memoir, part exploration of an obsession
Lenfestey tried to figure out why he couldn’t stop thinking about Han-shan’s poems. The only way he could answer that was to go to China and visit the remnants of the poet’s world.
Renowned Prairie Lights bookseller Paul Ingram finally has a book of his own
“The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram” celebrates a nearly forgotten form of poetry, the clerihew, which is best described as a nonsense kin to the limerick.
Chris Farrell wants baby boomers to unretire
As the baby boomers exit the work world — or don’t — it’s time for society to change the way it defines retirement, says the longtime commentator on personal finance issues.
‘Dance Hall to Facebook’ calls for more measured media coverage of young people
Shayla Thiel-Stern says the way the media treats women on the edge of adulthood sets a standard for limiting their political and social power for the rest of their lives.
Granddaughter honors Congdon heiress with memoir
Elisabeth Mannering Congdon’s legacy is long, yet her individual accomplishments have largely been forgotten.
Augsburg author finds sweetness in light of Colbert Bump
In “Sweetness #9,” a young flavor chemist notices that the monkeys and rats in his laboratory are getting fat, depressed, anxious and stupid.
Robbinsdale historian Peter Richie writes a book on Birdtown
“Robbinsdale” is a photo-driven account of the town’s evolution from farming village to thriving Minneapolis suburb.
Rebecca Rasmussen lives in the North Woods — in her novels anyway
“Evergreen” explores the notion of rescue across four generations, as a family beset with troubles hangs on to old ways of living.
William Gurstelle, the man who launched 1,000 potatoes, has a new book
Gurstelle’s latest is “Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices.”
When writing with authenticity, curiosity will not kill the cat
Bruce Joshua Miller edits of book of essays that highlights what happens when writers leave their computer screens and go outside to touch, see, meet and explore.
