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GREAT NEW BOOKS & HOLIDAY HITS PAGES 4–18, 26–27

COOKBOOKS 4–5, 12–13, 18, 46–47

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TRAVEL GUIDES/ NATURAL HISTORY 6–9, 30–33, 48

FICTION 10, 16–17, 22–25, 50

NONFICTION AND MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY 14

11, 15, 19–22, 30–32, 34–35, 41–43, 49, 51

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE, HISTORY 14–15, 18, 24, 35, 40–41

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 19

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MINNESOTA HISTORY 19, 36–41, 49

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19, 51 Bird books, guides, curated natural history.

SCANDINAVIA 22–25, 35, 42–43

SPORTS AND FISHING 44–45

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/BAKING

Cookies are meant to be shared—and that goes for the memories they bring as well.

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The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book 100 Best Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson | Photography by Tom Wallace A fresh batch of deliciously distinctive recipes from the Star Tribune’s beloved annual cookie contest—with even more recipes, enticing photographs, and bakers’ stories Cold winters call for warm kitchens and cookie baking, especially around the holidays. The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book, a compendium of Minnesota’s rich baking 4

traditions and innovative recipes, stirs up winning treats from twenty years of the Star Tribune’s popular holiday cookie contest.

Significantly expanding and updating its 2018 predecessor, The Great Minnesota Cookie Book, this collection features thirty-five new recipes, including Grasshoppers and Dark Chocolate Fig

MORE COOKBOOKS: PAGES 12–13, 18, 46–47

Rolls, Tiramisu Twists and Cardamom Cherry Buttons, Diablo Snowballs, Spumoni Squares, and Maple-Roasted Walnut Delights. This sweet-tooth treasure trove of cookie recipes will inspire bakers to discover how many ways flour, sugar, butter, and eggs (plus several unexpected ingredients) can be combined to create new favorites for the holidays—or any time of year.

The best of the best, these contestwinning cookies are accompanied by

beautiful photographs and baking tips, insights, and essays about favorite cookie memories. Indulge in these delightful, mouth-watering recipes while Minnesota’s best bakers share stories of cherished holiday traditions, recall memorable cookie moments, and celebrate how baking brings us together. $21.00 $29.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-1817-0 280 pages ● 114 color images ● 2024

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/TRAVEL GUIDE/NATURAL HISTORY

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I have spent nearly twenty years working as an environmental educator in the St. Croix River Watershed, and during this time I’ve fallen firmly and permanently in love.

Exploring the St. Croix River Valley Adventures on and off the Water Angie Hong An authoritative, accessible, and entertaining nature recreation guide to one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring areas in the Midwest The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. In the surrounding area, you can find small towns vibrant with local art, music, and dining.

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Set off in a kayak or canoe, however, and you could easily spend an entire day on the water without seeing another person.

Close enough to the Twin Cities to be a pleasant day trip, yet vast enough to lose yourself for a week if you wish, the St. Croix River Valley is at once accessible and wild, beckoning adventurers, serious students of nature, family fun seekers, and sport enthusiasts all year.

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In Exploring the St. Croix River Valley, environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats—including prairies, forests, and lakes—and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing, fishing, and more. With stops at Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy, Sunfish Lake Park, and the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest, readers will learn about the landscape and its history—groundwater geology and riverside land formations, ephemeral wildflowers and forests lost to logging—and the local fauna such as

skinks and osprey, red-headed woodpeckers, grouse, and elk. With its mix of stories, photographs, and practical information, Exploring the St. Croix River Valley makes an engaging companion for anyone venturing to this extraordinary place—as a visitor or as a reader.

“An especially spirited and knowledgeable guide to the scenic region.”

—Minnesota Conservation Volunteer $24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1640-4 352 pages ● 243 color images ● 8 maps ● 2024 7

HOLIDAY FEATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

MORE NATURAL HISTORY: PAGE 30–33

The Breeding Birds of Minnesota History, Ecology, and Conservation

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Huge bird nerds need huge bird books, and this one definitely fits the ‘bill.’ It’s fascinating.”

—Lake Superior Magazine

Lee A. Pfannmuller, Gerald J. Niemi, and Janet C. Green Foreword by Francesca J. Cuthbert The first comprehensive and in-depth assessment of Minnesota’s breeding birds in nearly a century, The Breeding Birds of Minnesota offers an unprecedented, extraordinarily detailed, finely illustrated account of 250 of those birds, including their historical and present breeding distribution, habitat, population abundance, and prospects for the future. $42.00 $59.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0679-5 616 pages ● 1145 color images ● 14 tables ● 2024

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

A Natural Curiosity The Story of the Bell Museum Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin Since its start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history has become one of the state’s most important cultural institutions. This gorgeously illustrated book chronicles remarkable discoveries and personalities that have made the Bell Museum what it is today. $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1036-5 288 pages ● 310 color images ● 2022

Loon Lessons Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver James D. Paruk Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, Loon Lessons documents more than twenty-five years of research about the common loon.

“Anyone who has thrilled to the yodel of a loon on a moonlit lake will love this book.” —Scott Weidensaul, author of A World on the Wing $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0940-6 240 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 26 color images ● 3 maps ● 2021

Birds in Minnesota Revised and Expanded Edition Robert B. Janssen In the nearly half-century since the first publication of the landmark Birds in Minnesota, the state’s bird populations have undergone dramatic changes. This revised, expanded edition reflects the most recent advances in birding, making it the indispensable resource for birdwatchers in Minnesota, amateur and professional. $24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0701-3 624 pages • 315 color images • 1,100 maps • 2020

Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between Phyllis Root | Photography by Kelly Povo Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo chronicle ten years they spent exploring Minnesota’s woods, prairies, hillsides, lakes, and bogs for wildflowers, taking pictures and notes, gathering clues for fellow flower hunters. Their tips, photographs, and stories place the waiting wonder of Minnesota’s wildflowers within easy reach. $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0481-4 208 pages • 249 color images • 2018

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/ENVIRONMENTAL FICTION

Honeymoons in Temporary Locations Ashley Shelby Eclectic, experimental, and wildly imaginative climate fictions from a familiar world hauntingly transformed

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In these dispatches from a weirding world, the absurd and fantastic are increasingly indistinguishable from reality. Exploring this liminal moment, Ashley Shelby’s collection of climate fictions imagines a near future that is both unnervingly familiar and subversively strange.

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A bracing collection of cautionary tales regarding the too-probable near future.”

—Foreword Reviews, starred review

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A deeply felt, deeply imagined collection of dispatches from the weirdest extrapolatory fringes of the world we’ve made.”

—OMAR EL AKKAD, author of What Strange Paradise

Featuring the Hugo-nominated novelette “Muri,” Honeymoons in Temporary Locations reengineers the dystopic bleakness that characterizes so much climate fiction, embracing humor, irony, and the inevitable bathos that characterizes the human experience. $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1707-4 160 pages ● 2024

NOW IN PAPERBACK South Pole Station Ashley Shelby ● Lascaux Prize in Fiction

“Pithy and funny . . . combines science with literature to make a clever case for scientists’ and artists’ shared conviction.”

—NPR

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1841-5 372 pages ● 1 map ● 2024

HOLIDAY FEATURE/ENVIRONMENTAL NONFICTION

Core Samples A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood Anna Farro Henderson People live by their stories—how can we use them to accelerate action on climate change?

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A remarkably honest book . . . her encounters with herself may help you figure out how to live your own life.”

—BILL MCKIBBEN, author of The End of Nature

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Ought to be required reading for anyone interested in a career in the sciences.”

—ELIZABETH RUSH, author of The Quickening and Rising

Climate scientist and policy expert Anna Farro Henderson embarks on a remarkable narrative journey in Core Samples, exploring how science is done, discussed, legislated, and imagined.

A love letter to science (including to far-flung expeditions and finding artistic inspiration in research) and a bracing, sometimes hilarious, portrait of the many obstacles women, mothers, and people digging for truth navigate, Core Samples illuminates the messy, contradictory humanity of our scientific and political institutions. $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1604-6 232 pages ● 2024

ALSO OF INTEREST Medicine Wheel for the Planet A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing Dr. Jennifer Grenz

“This beautiful book can completely change how we approach science. “ —Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1646-6 280 pages ● 2024

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/COOKBOOK

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Delicacies in this book bridge the everyday and the celebratory with a heaping helping of Minnesota nice and the full heart of a hopeful community.”

—MICHAEL W. TWITTY, JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE COOKING GENE

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Appetite for Change Soulful Recipes from a North Minneapolis Kitchen Appetite for Change, Inc. Delicious recipes and community spirit make Appetite For Change a force for good in North Minneapolis Feeding the soul is what Appetite For Change does, working to improve the foodscape in its Northside community through youth-led urban gardens and farmers markets, cooking workshops and a meal box delivery service, and the 12

Breaking Bread Cafe. Sharing enticing recipes and heartfelt stories of sustenance, Appetite for Change is filled with soul food classics that feature light twists and local touches and show how multiple cultures can commingle within one cookbook—and even one plate.

There are recipes here for everyone: side dishes like Caribbean Coleslaw, Okra Suc-

MORE COOKBOOKS: PAGES 4–5, 18, 46–47

cotash, and Curried Potato Bites; salads, including Purple Rain Salad and Beet It Salad; small plates, from Jackfruit Nachos to Fried Green Tomatoes; and family-favorite soups and stews like Lentil Sweet Potato Stew and Jambalaya. Breakfast options include Jerk Shrimp and Cheese Grits, Banana Pecan Bread, and a Big, Beautiful Frittata—and desserts range from Flourless Chocolate Cake to Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars.

how the people and purpose behind Appetite For Change bring nourishing hope and new life to an entire community.

Healthy, affordable, easy, and delicious, all of these recipes connect with stories of

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0981-9 224 pages ● 66 color images ● 2024

“Heart, soul, and deliciousness are what Appetite For Change has always delivered to the North Minneapolis community.

Spread the love and great food by gifting this book to everyone you care about!”

— Zoë François, author of Zoë Bakes Cakes and TV host of Zoë Bakes

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/LITERATURE

Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium Marcie R. Rendon Poem-songs summon the voices of Anishinaabe ancestors and sing to future generations

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Everyone, everywhere, needs to spend time with this book and find their own way to sing along with it or sit quietly and listen deeply to its songs.”

—BAO PHI, author of A Different Pond and Thousand Star Hotel

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Powerfully timeless.”

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The ancestors who walk with us sing us our song.

When we get quiet enough, we can hear them sing and make them audible to people today. In Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium, Marcie R. Rendon, a member of the White Earth Nation, summons those ancestors’ songs, and so begins the dream singing for generations yet to come. “The Anishinaabe heard stories in their dream songs,” Ojibwe author Gerald Vizenor wrote, and like those stories once inscribed in pictographs on birchbark scrolls, Rendon’s poem-songs evoke the world still unfolding around us, reflecting our place in time for future generations.

Through dream-songs and poem-songs responding to works of theater, choral music, and opera, Rendon brings memory to life, the senses to attention—to see the moonbeams blossoming on the windowsill, to feel the hold of the earth, to lie on the bones of ancestors and feel the rhythms of silence running deep. $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1743-2 80 pages ● 3 b&w images ● 2024

HOLIDAY FEATURE/ENVIRONMENTAL NONFICTION

Perennial Ceremony Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden Teresa Peterson Travel through a garden’s seasons toward healing, reclamation, and wholeness—for us, and for our beloved relative, the Earth

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Equally inspiring for gardeners and cooks and readers who love a good story.”

—DIANE WILSON, author of The Seed Keeper

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A powerful, necessary gift for our times.”

—MONA SUSAN POWER, author of A Council of Dolls

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In this rich collection of prose, poetry, and recipes, Teresa Peterson shares how she found refuge from the struggle to reconcile her Christianity and Dakota spirituality, discovering solace and ceremony in communing with the earth.

Observing and embracing the cycles of her garden, she awakens to the constant affirmation that healing and wellness can be attained through a deep relationship with land, plants, and waters. Dakota people call this way of seeing and being in the world mitakuye owasin: all my relations. Perennial Ceremony brings us into this relationship, as Peterson guides us through the Dakota seasons to impart lessons from her life as a gardener, gatherer, and lover of the land.

In this intimate seasonal cycle, we learn how the garden becomes a healing balm. Peterson encourages us to bring perennial ceremony into our own lives, inviting us on a journey that brings us full circle to makoce kiŋ mitakuye: the land is my relative. $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1702-9 232 pages ● 34 b&w images ● 2024 15

HOLIDAY FEATURE/MYSTERY

Tales of Old St. Paul Three Cases Featuring Shadwell Rafferty Larry Millett Tales of murder and revenge: the early exploits of detective Shadwell Rafferty

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Violent, intriguing, mysterious, old St. Paul comes alive in Larry Millett’s stories as only a former street reporter could make happen.”

—JOHN SANDFORD, author of the Prey series

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Vastly entertaining!”

—ERIN HART, author of Haunted Ground

Shadwell Rafferty’s last case may have led to his murder, but naturally—and fortunately—there’s more to the story. Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul gathers three novellas from Larry Millett, casting back to Rafferty’s beginnings to recount a trio of intriguing cases that honed his skills before he joined forces with Sherlock Holmes.

In “Death in the News,” St. Paul citizens find that the sign on downtown’s tallest building that reads PIONEER PRESS has been altered—at considerable effort—to LIARS. In “The Birdman of Summit Avenue,” cats are turning up dead in the yards of St. Paul’s prominent citizens. In “The Gold King,” an enigmatic stranger arrives in town, calling himself the Gold King and announcing his plans to unearth hidden treasure.

Spellbinding as ever, these stories also afford the curious pleasure of watching Rafferty find his footing on his way to becoming the consummate detective whose exploits have delighted readers again and again. $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1783-8 280 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 2024

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MN MYSTERIES FEATURING SHERLOCK HOLMES

“Intriguing characters . . . a terrific read.”

—W. A. Winter

Holmes is drawn back to Eisendorf to match wits with a fiendish opponent.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1312-0 384 pages • 2023

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0760-0 240 pages • 1 map • 2019

St. Paul, 1917. An impossible crime set during a bitter streetcar strike.

London, New York, Chicago: Holmes and Watson chase a kidnapper through elusive traps.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1062-4 368 pages • 3 b&w images • 2020

Holmes and Watson come to Minnesota on the trail of the Kensington Rune. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7704-7 336 pages • 2012

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6993-6 352 pages • 2012

Minneapolis, 1903. An heiress on trial, a tangled truth.

“Absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1061-7 280 pages • 2020

A presidential visit, a dark mystery packed with historical and architectural detail. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7705-4 336 pages • 2012

1896, St. Paul’s Winter Carnival: James J. Hill summons Holmes and Watson on a case.

The first in Millett’s series is set around the devastating Hinckley forest fire of 1894.

“A classic.” —Steve Thayer

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7482-4 336 pages • 2011

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7483-1 336 pages • 2011

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/BEST SELLERS

Smoke on the Waterfront The Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook Northern Waters Smokehaus Two decades of food preservation and recipes, workable with simple equipment.

“Whether you need recipes for entertaining, a quick pickle, or plans for curing meats, this book will have you coming back for more and more and more.”

— Nyanyika Banda, chef/owner of Martha’s Daughter $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1015-0 208 pages • 101 color images • 2023

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman With Beth Dooley • A Time Magazine Most Influential Person of 2023 • Recipient of the 2023 Julia Child Award • James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook • Sherman’s restaurant Owamni received the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant

“This book and what it offers is nothing short of thrilling.” —David Treuer $24.50 $34.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9979-7 240 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 115 color images ● 2017

The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever Beatrice Ojakangas One-dish meals for any occasion from James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer Beatrice Ojakangas, with her common sense and uncommon culinary flair.

“In her hands, the recipe not only gets a makeover, but the concept of a ‘casserole’ also gets a reboot.” —Star Tribune $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1343-4 624 pages ● 2022

Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer Illustrations by Nathaniel Davauer Goodnight Loon moves the Goodnight Moon story that so many parents know by heart into Northwoods territory.

“A charming retelling of a children’s classic in a distinctly northwoods voice.”

—City Pages $7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-0-8166-9703-8 32 pages ● 14 b&w images ● 9 color images ● 2014

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BIOGRAPHY/MUSIC Y FEATURE/NONFICTION/NATURAL HISTORY

Deeper Blues The Life, Songs, and Salvation of Cornbread Harris Andrea Swensson Afterword by Jimmy Jam The emotional, epic story of James “Cornbread” Harris—a self-proclaimed “blessed dude” and one of Minneapolis’s most influential musicians

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A reminder that love and music are divine uniting forces that continue to heal us.”

—TERRY LEWIS

From the heart of the Minnesota blues comes the story of James “Cornbread” Harris Jr., the songwriter, pianist, and consummate bluesman whose seventy years making music helped to shape the Minneapolis Sound. Through conversations with Cornbread, Jimmy Jam, and many others, Andrea Swensson reveals a story of perseverance and unfailing grace, a firsthand account of making music in the face of racism and segregation, and a hard-won acceptance of the personal sacrifices that are often required when dedicating one’s life to making music. $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1502-5 216 pages ● 50 b&w images ● 2024

Got to Be Something Here The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound Andrea Swensson Foreword by Jellybean Johnson ● Minnesota Book Award $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1199-7 256 pages ● 82 b&w images ● 2021

Blood in the Tracks The Minnesota Musicians behind Dylan’s Masterpiece Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik

“Give(s) unsung musicians their long-deserved due.” —Booklist $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1427-1 216 pages ● 14 b&w images ● 2023

Everybody’s Heard about the Bird The True Story of 1960s Rock ‘n’ Roll in Minnesota Rick Shefchik $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9319-1 368 pages ● 130 b&w images ● 2015

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MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

Rise to the Challenge A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love Marlene M. Johnson The inspiring life story of Minnesota’s first woman lieutenant governor.

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“Marlene is of a class of women who made important strides in DFL politics, and I’m grateful for her place in Minnesota’s history and for this book that tells that story.” —Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1761-6 248 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2024

The Last Supper Club A Waiter’s Requiem Matthew Batt

“Catnip for anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant.”

—The Washington Post “Splendidly written.”

—Booklist $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1485-1 280 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 2023

Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response Jeremy Norton

“Powerful, by turns tender, brutal, and incisive, full of wisdom and wonder.” —Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1418-9 392 pages ● 2023

The Last Bookseller

Flying Funny

A Life in the Rare Book Trade

My Life without a Net

Gary Goodman

“A swashbuckling tale of thieves and forgers . . . (a) treasure trove of a memoir.”

—Star Tribune $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1661-9 200 pages ● 18 b&w images ● 2023

Days Like Smoke A Minnesota Boyhood Jon Hassler Foreword by Will Weaver Afterword by Peter A. Donahue

The memoir of a small-town childhood by one of Minnesota’s favorite writers. $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-73610-211-4 140 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 2021

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Trauma Sponges

Dudley Riggs Foreword by Al Franken

Laughs and insights from the Brave New Workshop’s founder.

“Dudley Riggs made people think, but mostly he made them laugh their asses off.” —Louie Anderson $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0167-7 200 pages • 23 b&w images • 2017

The Senator Next Door A Memoir from the Heartland Amy Klobuchar

“Amy Klobuchar’s journey is one of incredible perseverance and success.” —Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0227-8 384 pages ● 32 color images ● 2016

MEMOIR

Traveling without Moving Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America Taiyon J. Coleman A stunning lyrical commentary on the constructions of race, gender, and class in the fraught nexus of a Black woman’s personal experience and cultural history

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This book is a statement of truth to power, to the world beyond this one, and to the spirits waiting to enter.”

—KAO KALIA YANG, author of Somewhere in the Unknown World

The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself Racial Myths and Our American Narratives David Mura

Taiyon J. Coleman shares intimate essays from her life. She writes about being the only Black student in a prestigious and predominantly White creative writing program, about institutional racism and implicit bias in writing instruction, about the violent legacies of racism in the U.S. housing market, about the maternal health disparities seen across the country. She explores what it means to write her story and that of her family—bringing forth the inherent contradictions between American ideals and Black reality. $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1329-8 176 pages ● 2024

We Are Meant to Rise Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, editors

“Fearless, illuminating, revolutionary.” —Marlon James

“Powerful and passionate.”

—Publishers Weekly

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1454-7 304 pages ● 2023

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1221-5 248 pages ● 2021

Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify Essays Carolyn Holbrook ● Minnesota Book Award ● National Reading Group Selection $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0763-1 200 pages ● 2020

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MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY/SCANDINAVIA

Tove Jansson Life, Art, Words Boel Westin Translated by Silvester Mazzarella A perceptive account of the unconventional life of the Moomins’ beloved creator, now available in the United States

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In this acclaimed biography, Boel Westin relies on numerous conversations with Tove Jansson and unprecedented access to her journals, letters, and personal archives to present an engrossing and comprehensive review of the life and world of Scandinavia’s best-loved author. Jansson’s artistic and literary works reflected what was most important to her: the love of family and nature and the desire to pursue her art.

The first comprehensive biography of a creator whose reputation has only grown with time.”

“A model biography.” —The Herald $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1729-6 528 pages ● 162 b&w images ● 21 color images ● 2024

—The New York Times

Letters from Tove Tove Jansson Edited by Boel Westin and Helen Svensson; Translated

by Sarah Death ● Bernard Shaw Prize for Translation

“Full of joy and thoughtfulness.”

—Seattle Times $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1010-5 496 pages ● 54 b&w images ● 2021

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IN PAPER

A Novel Helene Uri Translated by Barbara Sjoholm ● Nadia Christensen Prize for Translation

“Lyrical, brave, and luminous.”

—Rebecca Dinerstein $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0894-2 288 pages ● 2024

The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi Elin Anna Labba Translated by Fiona Graham $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1330-4 208 pages ● 64 b&w images ● 2024

FICTION/SCANDINAVIA

Olav Audunssøn IV. Winter Sigrid Undset | Translated by Tiina Nunnally The fourth and final volume in the Nobel Prize–winning writer’s epic of one man’s fateful life in medieval Norway.

“Elegantly written and well translated.” —Kirkus Reviews “Intends, for a time, to stop all the clocks around you.” —The Wall Street Journal $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1541-4 352 pages • 1 map • 2023

Olav Audunssøn III. Crossroads Sigrid Undset | Translated by Tiina Nunnally Crossroads finds Olav on a visionary journey that will send him far into the forest and deep into his soul. Questioning past decisions and future plans, he must grapple with his own perceptions of love and guilt, vengeance and forgiveness.

“Engrossing . . . fans of well-researched historical epics ought to check this out.”

—Publishers Weekly $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1334-2 256 pages • 1 map • 2022

Olav Audunssøn II. Providence Sigrid Undset | Translated by Tiina Nunnally As Norway moves into the fourteenth century, the kingdom continues to be racked by political turmoil and bloody family vendettas.

“Shrouded in sorrow and Scandinavian gloom and a central part of a masterwork of modernist literature.” —Kirkus reviews, starred review $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1160-7 288 pages • 1 map • 2021

Olav Audunssøn I. Vows Sigrid Undset | Translated by Tiina Nunnally The first volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s epic story of medieval Norway.

“Tiina Nunnally’s new translation captures the dark imperatives of a land where clan loyalties and ancient codes of honor have become ensnarled in the struggle between rising powers: the church and the royal court.” —The New York Times Book Review $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1048-8 376 pages • 1 map • 2020

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FICTION

Prairie Edge Conor Kerr

NEW

Set loose a herd of bison in downtown Edmonton: what could go wrong?

“A powerful novel about lives in flux amid the looming threat of cultural extinction.” —Foreword Reviews “Filled with complexity and beauty.” —Chicago Review of Books $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1723-4 272 pages ● 2024

A Song over Miskwaa Rapids A Novel

A Novel

Linda LeGarde Grover

Linda LeGarde Grover

“Explores the complex evolving relationship between a place and the people who inhabit it.”

—Electric Literature

● Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers award for Fiction

$15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1462-2 160 pages ● 2023

The Ski Jumpers

“Generous, ironic, often gutwrenching.” —Danielle Sosin $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9916-2 208 pages ● 2016

A Novel

Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)

Peter Geye

A Novel

“Brilliantly captures connection to a landscape and to the moments when—despite incalculable loss—we bring the best of ourselves.” —Peter Heller $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1350-2 408 pages ● 2023

Swede Hollow

Lorna Landvik

“A real tribute to all of the small-town, warmhearted, bigmouthed ‘radical hags’ . . . a truly fun read.” —Washington Post $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0600-9 312 pages ● 2020

The Bohemian Flats

A Novel

A Novel

Ola Larsmo Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Mary Relindes Ellis

“Extensively researched and beautifully translated . . . an intimate look at the complexities of immigration.” —Booklist $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0452-4 328 pages ● 2020

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The Road Back to Sweetgrass

“Fascinating for what it tells us about the past and how world events, family secrets, and entrenched prejudice can follow us from country to country—and era to era.” —Minnesota Magazine $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9220-0 336 pages • 2014

FICTION

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again Shigeru Kayama Translated by Jeffrey Angles The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaijū Godzilla.

“Godzilla is that which we can’t resolve, divine and ridiculous.” —Public Books “A truly fascinating and historic release.” —FilmJuice $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1523-0 248 pages ● 2023

Troll Magic

By the Fire

Hidden Folk from the Mountains and Forests of Norway

Sami Folktales and Legends

Theodor Kittelsen Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Emilie Demant Hatt Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

“A Nordic world of wonder, myth, and magic.”

—Pioneer Press

A unique glimpse into Sami culture and a testament to the enduring art of storytelling.

$15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1139-3 104 pages • 24 b&w images • 2022

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0458-6 184 pages • 38 b&w images • 2022

The Fall of the King

Styrbiorn the Strong

Johannes V. Jensen Translated by Alan G. Bower

E. R. Eddison Afterword by Paul Edmund Thomas

The masterpiece of one of Scandinavia’s preeminent literary figures and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

“The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds that I have read.”

—J. R. R. Tolkien

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7754-2 284 pages ● 2011

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7755-9 280 pages ● 2011

Hakon of Rogen’s Saga

A Slave’s Tale

Erik Christian Haugaard Illustrations by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

Erik Christian Haugaard Illustrations by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

A widely acclaimed work of historical fiction.

The dynamic sequel to Hakon of Rogen’s Saga.

“Exciting and beautiful prose with the flavor of the old sagas.”

—Library Journal

“An outstanding tale for older readers, with strength and poetry in its telling.”

—Chicago Tribune

$8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8127-3 144 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2013

$8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8128-0 224 pages ● 13 b&w images ● 2013

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

NEW

We Miss You, George Floyd Shannon Gibney Illustrations by Leeya Rose Jackson A young Black girl in Minneapolis grapples with the death of George Floyd In this candid and powerful book, a young girl hears about an unfolding tragedy in her neighborhood. It’s on the news, on the radio, and talked about in her community, and she learns of the murder 26

of George Floyd—and about who he was.

As she tries to reckon with the senseless violence of his killing, she finds solace at George Floyd Square. The space is filled with the art of protest and resistance, and she is moved to create her own signs and drawings, lifting her voice to harmonize with the outpouring: “We miss you, George Floyd.”

MORE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: PAGES 28–29, 42, 51

Shannon Gibney’s clear-eyed account offers healing and inspiration for the strength and solidarity we need to build a more peaceful and just future.

Shannon Gibney

Leeya Rose Jackson

For children working through George Floyd’s murder and the police violence plaguing our country, and for the grownups trying to help them, this book is an invitation to open up difficult conversations. With striking illustrations reflecting Floyd’s world and a child’s perspective,

“A heartening call for young readers to speak up and stay involved in the ongoing fight for justice and a moving cry for society to actively do and be better for the sake of our kids.” —Tameka Fryer Brown, award-winning author of That Flag and Not Done Yet $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1444-8 32 pages ● full color images ● 2024 27

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight Shannon Gibney Illustrations by Charly Palmer

“A delightful read kids should enjoy savoring solo or with adults they adore.” —Shelf Awareness $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0965-9 48 pages ● 45 color images ● 2023

Johnny’s Pheasant Cheryl Minnema Pictures by Julie Flett ● Charlotte Zolotow Award from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center

“A delightful celebration of intergenerational love.” —Publishers Weekly $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0501-9 32 pages ● 15 color images ● 2019

Grandmother’s Pigeon

The Range Eternal

Louise Erdrich Illustrations by Jim LaMarche

Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

“Magical from beginning to end.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1147-8 32 pages ● 18 color images ● 2021

Louise Erdrich

The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove.

“A good book for grandparents who remember and kids who love to listen to their stories.”

—Ely Winter Times $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1098-3 32 pages ● 14 color images ● 2020

The Big Island A Story of Isle Royale Julian May Illustrations by John Schoenherr

A story of the island’s beginning, the animals that came to populate it, and their effects on the pristine landscape. $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1069-3 32 pages ● 15 color images ● 2021

Helen Hoover Woodcuts by Betsy Bowen

“So eye-catching that it will prove to be treasured picturebook reading all year round..”

—Children’s Midwest Book Review/Bookwatch $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4445-2 48 pages ● 30 b&w images ● 2005

Wake Up, Island

Hush Hush, Forest

Mary Casanova Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

Mary Casanova Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

In a picture book for all ages, lyrical language and elegant woodcuts celebrate the waking natural world on a North Woods island. $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8935-4 40 pages ● 26 color images ● 2016

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Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman

● Midwest Booksellers Choice Award ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

“A soothing and superb story.”

—Kirkus Reviews $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9425-9 40 pages ● 29 color images ● 2018

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

One Winter Up North John Owens

“This wordless picture book introduces new delights on every page.”

—Foreword

One Summer Up North John Owens ● Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s Best of the Year list

“Makes me smile all the way through.”

—Betsy Bowen

“Owens uses no words in these pages, and readers won’t miss them.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1292-5 36 pages ● 18 color images ● 2022

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0950-5 32 pages ● 16 color images ● 2020

Begin with a Bee

Big Belching Bog

Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root Illustrations by Claudia McGehee

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

● Green Earth Book Award Picture Book Honor ● John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award

“A great source of education for all ages.”

—Northern Wilds $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0804-1 48 pages ● 30 color images ● 2021

“A fascinating foray into a seldom explored environment.” —Minneapolis Observer Quarterly $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6682-9 40 pages ● 30 color images ● 2023

Plant a Pocket of Prairie

One North Star

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen

● John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award

“Lets kids know that even small plots of native plants can replicate prairie conditions.”

—Publishers Weekly $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7980-5 40 pages ● 30 color images ● 2014

Don’t Count Your Chicks Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“A folk tale brought to new life with excellent pictures, rich in humorous detail.”

—The Nation $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1446-2 40 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 20 color images ● 2023

A Counting Book

● John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award ● Midwest Booksellers Choice Award $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5063-7 36 pages ● 32 color images ● 2016

The ABC Bunny Wanda Gág Hand Letters by Howard Gág ● Newbery Honor Book

An accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey. $7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-1-5179-1289-5 30 pages ● 30 b&w images ● 2022 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

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NATURAL HISTORY

NOW

IN PAPER

Gunflint Falling

Gunflint Burning

Blowdown in the Boundary Waters

Fire in the Boundary Waters

Cary J. Griffith

Cary J. Griffith

“An exciting read, packed with information and bolstered by meticulous reportage.”

—Minnesota History

“A cinema-worthy account of the people, places, and events associated with the massive wildfire.” —Foreword Reviews

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1557-5 296 pages ● 13 maps ● 2024

Minnesota’s Natural Heritage Second Edition John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery, and John J. Moriarty

“Lovely illustrations and tables of information ... great for the cabin.” —Ely Echoes $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0357-2 488 pages ● 257 color images ● 14 tables ● 2020

A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities John J. Moriarty Photography by Siah L. St. Clair

“Easy to use . . . (for) novice and long-time naturalists alike.”

—Minnesota Outdoor News $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0549-1 432 pages • 380 color images • 40 maps • 2018

Wolf Island Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal L. David Mech with Greg Breining Foreword by Rolf O. Peterson ● Foreword INDIES Nature Award ● Michigan Notable Books selection

“Fascinating.” —CHOICE $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0825-6 208 pages ● 30 color images ● 1 map ● 2020

Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota John J. Moriarty and Carol D. Hall Foreword by Carrol L. Henderson

All about Minnesota’s fiftythree amphibian and reptile species.

“Excellent.” —The Prairie Naturalist $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9091-6 384 pages • 16 b&w images • 255 color images • 53 maps • 2014

Hawk Ridge

Twelve Owls

Minnesota’s Birds of Prey

Laura Erickson Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

Laura Erickson Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A beautiful album of the most regal members of the avian kingdom.

“Delightful and humorous. “ —The Park Bugle $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8119-8 104 pages ● 60 color images ● 2012

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$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0342-8 344 pages ● 23 color images ● 1 map ● 2019

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

“A truly lovely book that offers something for young and old alike.” —Duluth News-Tribune $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7758-0 80 pages ● 38 b&w and 13 color images ● 2011

NATURAL HISTORY/MEMOIR

A Private Wilderness The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson Sigurd F. Olson | Edited by David Backes The personal diaries of one of America’s best-loved naturalists, revealing his difficult and inspiring path to finding his voice and becoming a writer.

NOW

“There is an innocent romance in Olson’s essays, a sincere touch of the spiritual.”

—The Wall Street Journal

IN PAPER

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1096-9 376 pages • 74 b&w images • 1 map • 2024

The Meaning of Wilderness Essential Articles and Speeches Sigurd F. Olson

Of Time and Place Sigurd F. Olson

Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

Olson’s last book, completed just before his death.

An indispensable collection of Olson’s rarest writings—at last in paperback.

“Olson reflects on a life spent intimately with nature . . . ‘a lifetime of searching for meaning.’ ” —Wall Street Journal

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3709-6 224 pages ● 2015 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2995-4 188 pages ● 11 b&w images ● 1998 ● Fesler-Lampert

Edited and with an Introduction by David Backes

A Wild Path

Fawn Island

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood Illustrations by Douglas Wood

“Filled with depth, heart, and wisdom, A Wild Path provides valuable lessons connected to the great outdoors.”

—Northern Wilds $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0594-1 256 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 2023

Join the beloved author of Old Turtle as he embarks on journeys large and small.

“About paying attention, about being in the world.”

—Bloomsbury Review $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3176-6 192 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2018

Impermanence Life and Loss on Superior’s South Shore Sue Leaf

“An ode to the people and places of the South Shore, a lament for what is likely to come and, most importantly, a call to pay attention.” —Lake Superior Magazine $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1525-4 288 pages ● 5 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2024

A Love Affair with Birds The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts Sue Leaf

“Minnesota’s importance to birds and birders cannot be overstated.“ —BirdWatching $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7565-4 296 pages ● 30 b&w images ● 2021

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NATURE WRITING

Hudson Bay Bound

Memory of Trees

Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic

A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm

Natalie Warren Foreword by Ann Bancroft

“Spreads the gospel of outdoor adventure for teenage girls who feel like they don’t fit in.” —Outside $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1374-8 248 pages ● 22 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2022

Lake Superior Grace Lee Nute

The captivating history of the world’s largest freshwater lake.

“Nute weaves the fact and fable of this body of water into a readable and intelligent book.” —The New Yorker $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3581-8 400 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2000 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

“The elegy for the American family farm we’ve been waiting for.” —Patricia Hampl $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6709-3 256 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2013

The Long Ships Passing The Story of the Great Lakes Walter Havighurst

“The best and most readable book on the five Great Lakes I have ever seen.” —New York Herald Book Review $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4014-0 368 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 2002 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Root Beer Lady

Tales from Jackpine Bob

The Story of Dorothy Molter

Bob Cary

Bob Cary

Bob Cary, Dorothy Molter’s longtime friend, captures the life and spirit of Dorothy, the courageous woman who became a North Woods legend. $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4196-3 192 pages ● 2002

“Most of us rely on air conditioning for comfort, automobiles for travel, and television for entertainment. Bob Cary is more at home with sleeping bag, canoe, and fishing rod. I greatly enjoyed this book.” —Charles Kuralt $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4394-3 208 pages ● 2003

Tracks in the Wild

Born to Pull

Betsy Bowen

The Glory of Sled Dogs

• Minnesota Book Award

Bob Cary Illustrations by Gail de Marcken

Tracks in the Wild introduces young naturalists to the tracks of bears, wolves, moose, otters, and other wild animals—thirteen in all. $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9883-7 36 pages • 18 color images • 2015 Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series

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Gayla Marty

“A children’s book for adults, or an adult book that kids won’t be able to leave alone. So incredibly gorgeous.”

—MinnPost $9.00 $12.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6773-4 96 pages • 109 color images • 2009

NATURE WRITING AND GUIDES

Subterranean Twin Cities

The Street Where You Live

Greg Brick

A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul

• St. Paul Heritage Commission’s Heritage Preservation Award

“Loaded with wit, local history, and adventure.”

—City Pages $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4597-8 248 pages ● 33 b&w images ● 2009

Donald L. Empson • American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit

St. Paul’s secrets revealed­— from pavement to park. $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3 336 pages ● 126 b&w images ● 6 maps ● 2006

Midwest Marvels

Minnesota Marvels

Roadside Attractions across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin

Roadside Attractions in the Land of Lakes

Eric Dregni

“This guide to drive-to novelties may help take the sting out of high fuel prices.” —Bloomsbury Review $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4290-8 364 pages ● 2006

Eric Dregni

“The book is perfect for adventurous road-trippers or Americana devotees.” —Utne $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3632-7 364 pages ● 126 b&w images ● 2001

Minnesota’s Geology

Archaeology of Minnesota

Richard W. Ojakangas and Charles L. Matsch

The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region

A history of the past 3.5 billion years in the area’s development.

Guy Gibbon

“Unusually well-written and well-balanced.”

—Science Books and Films $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-0953-6 268 pages ● 408 b&w images ● 1982

A precontact history of Minnesota that reveals the relevance of archaeology to our understanding of the world today. $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7909-6 280 pages ● 57 b&w images ● 26 maps ● 2012

Canoe Country

Snowshoe Country

Florence Page Jaques Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

Florence Page Jaques Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

The classic and gorgeous account of two legendary naturalists’ weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1272-7 88 pages ● 2021 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

A New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1273-4 120 pages ● 2021 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

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NEW LITERATURE

Radical Endurance Growing Old in an Age of Longevity

NEW

Andrea Gilats A personal guide to the transformations, hard truths, profound pleasures, and infinite possibilities of aging

“

The pro-aging mindset that Andrea Gilats models and offers in Radical Endurance will add life to your years.”

—RICHARD LEIDER, author of The Power of Purpose

After Effects A Memoir of Complicated Grief Andrea Gilats

“Illuminating, thoughtful and beautifully written.” —Pioneer Press $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1218-5 224 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 2022

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Radical Endurance is a candid, clear-eyed journey of discovery through the pitfalls and possibilities of aging. Andrea Gilats explores her fears of failing health and loss of independence while navigating the terrain of an ageist culture. She also encounters the singular pleasures of finding fresh and unexpected ways of understanding herself and making meaning during this new era of her life.

Alive to the sadness and joy of time passing, Radical Endurance is a guide and a companion through the experience of growing old as well as an unconventional coming-of-age story, celebrating a new stage of life when we need it most. $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1806-4 248 pages ● 2024

In the Company of Grace A Veterinarian’s Memoir of Trauma and Healing Jody Lulich $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1419-6 288 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2023

No Saints around Here A Caregiver’s Days Susan Allen Toth

“Beautifully written. Poignantly real.” —The Caregiver’s Voice $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9286-6 232 pages • 2014

FORTHCOMING (2025) LITERATURE

Creature Needs Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation Christopher Kondrich, Lucy Spelman, and Susan Tacent, editors

JAN. 2025

A collection of new literary works by prominent writers (including Charles Baxter, Beth Piatote, Maggie Smith, and more) paired with excerpts from scientific articles, this innovative anthology engages the collaborative spirit and energy that is necessary to address the impact of humans on all other creatures on our planet. $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1831-6 272 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 2025 ● List of contributors: z.umn.edu/9p94

Remember, You Are Indigenous Memories of a Native Childhood Evelyn Bellanger

FEB. 2025

With unflinching honesty, Evelyn Bellanger tells a vivid account of her childhood in Pine Point, Minnesota, and relates her experiences to the networked histories of marginalization and oppression faced by Indigenous people in the United States. $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1666-4 88 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 2025

Accidental Shepherd How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Mountain Farm in Norway Liese Greensfelder

FEB. 2025

A summer job turns serious when a young woman takes charge on a remote farm.

“Accidental Shepherd keeps an open, smart, frank tone, and Liese Greensfelder’s good humor shines as she works through problems.” —Gary Snyder $19.50 $27.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1766-1 280 pages • 28 color images • 1 map • 2025

Gentlemen of the Woods FEB. 2025

Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack Willa Hammitt Brown “You’ll never think about lumberjacks the same way. From their complicated and hidden narratives to their significant historical impact and larger-than-life lore, the restless ghosts of the North Woods are finally getting their due.” —Susan Marks $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1245-1 344 pages • 110 b&w images • 16 color images • 2 maps • 2025

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MINNESOTA HISTORY

Seven Iron Men

By the Ore Docks

The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range

A Working People’s History of Duluth

Paul de Kruif

“One of the most melodramatic stories in American history.”

—H. L. Mencken, The Nation $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5262-4 256 pages ● 21 b&w images ● 2007 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

The Boomer A Story of the Rails Harry Bedwell Introduction by James D. Porterfield

“Captures the feel of railroading in the early 20th century ... an entertaining read.”

—Classic Trains $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4906-8 352 pages ● 2006

Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross

A compelling history of the people who built Duluth and their fight for fair labor. $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4637-1 360 pages ● 85 b&w images ● 2006

The Tootin’ Louie A History of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Don L. Hofsommer

“The most comprehensive, informative, and entertaining railroad history a reader could want.” —Western Historical Quarterly $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4366-0 392 pages ● 97 b&w images ● 10 maps ● 2005

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Minneapolis and the Age of Railways

A Photographic History

Don L. Hofsommer

Don L. Hofsommer

“This book is first rate in all respects and adds new dimension to the M&StL story.“ —Michigan Railfan

“A real treat for the history and rail buff.” —The Great Northern Goat $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4502-2 352 pages ● 224 b&w images ● 17 maps ● 2012

$35.00 $49.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5132-0 296 pages ● 361 b&w images ● 2009

Rails to the North Star

Harriman vs. Hill

A Minnesota Railroad Atlas

Wall Street’s Great Railroad War

Richard S. Prosser Foreword by Don L. Hofsommer

Larry Haeg

“Mandatory for the shelf of anyone interested in Minnesota railroad history.” —Classic Trains $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5267-9 304 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 32 maps ● 2007 Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Series

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Inside the battle for control of the Northern Pacific Railway.

“A vivid picture of the Gilded Age in splendor and in turmoil.”

—The Wall Street Journal $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8364-2 392 pages ● 20 b&w images ● 2 maps ● 2013

MINNESOTA HISTORY

Too Much Sea for Their Decks Shipwrecks of Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale Michael Schumacher Chronicles shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, early steel-hulled steamers, passenger vessels, whalebacks, and bulk carriers—all lost in Lake Superior.

“Evocatively written and deeply knowledgeable . . . a must-read for Midwestern history buffs.” —Publishers Weekly $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1284-0 256 pages • 80 b&w images • 2023

The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings Michael Schumacher, editor A documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history.

“If you think you have read everything there is that’s worth reading on the Fitzgerald, think again.” —Detroit Marine Historian $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0644-3 328 pages • 70 b&w images • 1 map • 4 tables • 2019

Mighty Fitz The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Michael Schumacher ● Michigan Notable Books List ● Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association

“The allure of this doomed ship and its missing men remains as strong as ever.”

—Wall Street Journal $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8081-8 256 pages ● 2012 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Torn in Two

November’s Fury

The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man’s Survival on the Open Sea

The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913

Michael Schumacher

“A masterful storyteller, Schumacher brings the human actors alive in the context of nature and society.” —Shepherd Express

A gripping tale of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0448-7 200 pages ● 53 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2018

Michael Schumacher

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8720-6 216 pages • 77 b&w images • 1 map • 2014

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MINNESOTA AND REGIONAL HISTORY

Louis Sullivan An American Architect NEW

Patrick F. Cannon Photographs by James Caulfield A gorgeous full-color photographic review of every remaining structure designed

by Louis Sullivan (1856–1924), long considered the father of the skyscraper. $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1885-9 288 pages • 353 color images • 15 b&w images • 2024

Eastcliff History of a Home Karen Fults Kaler • David Stanley Gebhard Award

An illustrated tour through the most-visited public residence in Minnesota. $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1376-2 304 pages ● 73 b&w images ● 2023

Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka Karen Melvin and Melinda Nelson Foreword by Chris Lee

An insider’s view into enchanting boathouses of Lake Minnetonka. $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-9892627-5-0 256 pages • 400 color images • 2022 Distributed for Big Picture Press

Once There Were Castles Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities Larry Millett

“Inspiring, tragic, humorous, and scandalous, the assembled building biographies reflect the extremes of their times.”

—Architecture Minnesota $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7430-5 376 pages • 268 b&w images • 2011

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The Opposite of Cold The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition Michael Nordskog Photography by Aaron W. Hautala Foreword by David Salmela; Introduction by Arnold R. Alanen • Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5682-0 208 pages ● 167 color images ● 2010

Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District Karen Melvin, Paul Clifford Larson, Bette Hammel, Melinda Nelson, and Dave Kenney Foreword by Garrison Keillor $38.50 $54.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-9892627-0-5 280 pages • 400 color images • 2022 Distributed for Big Picture Press

St. Paul’s Historic Summit Avenue Ernest R. Sandeen Foreword by Larry Millett

A lively history of the bestpreserved Victorian boulevard in America, from its pre–Civil War origins to its fashionable height at the turn of the century. $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4409-4 124 pages ● 113 b&w images ● 3 maps ● 1 table ● 2004 Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

MINNESOTA HISTORY

Art and Artifact Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising Leesa Kelly and Howard Oransky

NEW

An exhibition companion and collaboration between the Katherine E. Nash Gallery and the grassroots organization Memorialize the Movement, Art and Artifact features 100 color images of murals that were created in the Twin Cities in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police. $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1898-9 128 pages • 100 color images • 2024 • Distributed for the Katherine E. Nash Gallery

A Nation Takes Place Navigating Race and Water in Contemporary Art Tia-Simone Gardner and Shana M. griffin, editors

NEW

A companion to the exhibition A Nation Takes Place at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, this catalog situates archival images, artworks, and texts within the visual convention of maritime art, offering artistic perspectives on the connections between water and nation, sovereignty and ecology. $28.00 $39.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-1892-7 128 pages • 33 b&w and 25 color images • 2024 • Distributed for the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Dreaming Our Futures Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers Brenda J. Child and Howard Oransky, editors Featuring twenty-eight Native painters, primarily Dakota and Ojibwe, Dreaming Our Futures presents full-color reproductions of art, along with bilingual artist statements, biographies, and essays on the representation of Indigenous people in historical context; storytelling and the creative process; and scholarship. $24.50 $34.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-1497-4 192 pages ● 2 b&w images ● 126 color images ● 2024 ● Distributed for the Katherine E. Nash Gallery

Grace & Grit A History of Ballet in Minnesota Georgia Finnegan | Foreword by Rochelle Zide-Booth “An easy read of the history of ballet in Minnesota and one that any aficionado of dance would enjoy, especially any student of this art form.” —Anna-Marie Holmes, international ballerina, stager, and teacher $24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-73610-213-8 152 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 25 color images ● 2024 ● Distributed for Afton Historical Society Press

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MINNESOTA HISTORY AND LITERATURE

The Sky Watched Poems of Ojibwe Lives Linda LeGarde Grover ● Heartland Booksellers Award for Poetry

A collective memoir in poetry of an Ojibwe family and tribal community.

“A heartbreaking symphony of many voices, all coming together with their own sorrowing but merciful hands.” —Erika Wurth, author of Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1451-6 128 pages ● 2022

Gichigami Hearts Stories and Histories from Misaabekong Linda LeGarde Grover ● Finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award in Nonfiction

Lives unfold, some in myth, some in the author’s family history, all with a deep and tenacious bond to the land, one another, and the Ojibwe culture.

“Gichigami Hearts is for fans of history and story alike.” —Book Riot $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1193-5 160 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 2021

Onigamiising Seasons of an Ojibwe Year Linda LeGarde Grover ● Minnesota Book Award ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award ● Native American Literature Symposium Electa Quinney Award

Essays evoke the four seasons of the year, and of life, for the Ojibwe in northeastern Minnesota. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0344-2 216 pages ● 2017

Voices of Rondo Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community As Told to Kate Cavett Foreword by David Vassar Taylor

Reflections on the historic Rondo neighborhood from thirty-three former residents. $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0343-5 392 pages ● 165 b&w images ● 2017 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

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North Country The Making of Minnesota Mary Lethert Wingerd ● Hognander Minnesota History Award ● Minnesota Book Award

“Challenges readers to rethink Minnesota history. “ —Minnesota History $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4868-9 472 pages ● 14 b&w and 141 color images ● 17 maps ● 2010

MINNESOTA HISTORY AND LITERATURE

Seven Aunts Staci Lola Drouillard ● Minnesota Book Award for Memoir ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir

Part memoir, part cultural history: seven aunts holding home and family together.

“An honor song that reveals the everyday heroism of these women’s lives.”

—Diane Wilson, author of The Seed Keeper $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1285-7 312 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2022

Walking the Old Road A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe Staci Lola Drouillard ● Midwestern History Association Hamlin Garland Prize ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Nonfiction

A vital chapter of the history of the North Shore. $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0340-4 320 pages ● 98 b&w images ● 3 maps ● 2019

Making the Carry The Lives of John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater Timothy Cochrane ● Minnesota Book Award: The Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction

An extraordinary illustrated biography of a Métis man and Anishinaabe woman navigating changes in their homeland along the U.S.–Canada border.

“You’ll see the Boundary Waters in a whole new light.” —Paul Schurke $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1388-5 328 pages ● 80 b&w images ● 17 color images ● 4 maps ● 2023

Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade Timothy Cochrane ● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Nonfiction

“Fascinating personal, local, cultural, and economic details provide insight into how both cultures were buffeted by and in the grip of political and economic forces not much different from those familiar to us today..” —Chel Anderson $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0593-4 280 pages ● 10 b&w images ● 2 maps ● 2 tables ● 2018

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SCANDINAVIA

Scandinavia since 1500 Second Edition Byron J. Nordstrom Now in an expanded, updated edition, this authoritative chronicle of five centuries of Scandinavian history incorporates the geopolitical developments and momentous events that have marked the Nordic world in recent decades. $21.00 $30.00 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0931-4 $84.00 $120.00 library cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0930-7 448 pages ● 21 b&w images ● 9 maps ● 2023

The Palace of the Snow Queen Winter Travels in Lapland and Sápmi Barbara Sjoholm

“Tak(es) readers into a magical winter wonderland.”

—The Norwegian American $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1514-8 352 pages ● 1 map ● 2023

Tales from a Finnish Tupa James Cloyd Bowman and Margery Bianco Illustrations by Laura Bannon Translated by Aili Kolehmainen

An irresistibly charming and wonderfully illustrated collection of folktales. $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6768-0 288 pages ● 66 b&w images ● 8 color images ● 2009

Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture Barbara Sjoholm

A cultural history of Sápmi and the Nordic countries told through objects and artifacts. $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1197-3 368 pages ● 74 b&w images ● 20 color images ● 1 map 2023

Legends of Paul Bunyan Harold W. Felton, editor Illustrations by Richard Bennett Foreword by James Stevens

The collected lore of Minnesota’s favorite lumberjack hero, featuring more than thirty authors. $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5460-4 448 pages • 53 b&w images • 2008 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Leif the Lucky

Ola

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

A delightful tale of the young Viking explorer Leif Erikson.

“A picture of Norway . . . so complete and vivid that a reader of any age can gain from the book real knowledge and understanding of the country.” —New York Times

“Mr. and Mrs. d’Aulaire are at their enchanting best.”

—New York Times $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9545-4 60 pages ● 26 b&w images ● 26 color images ● 2014

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From Lapland to Sápmi

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9017-6 56 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 24 color images ● 2013

SCANDINAVIA

Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital Eric Dregni The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

NOW

IN PAPER

“Like getting a series of letters from a good friend off on a great adventure.”

—Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6746-8 240 pages • 1 map • 2024

For the Love of Cod

In Cod We Trust

A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness

Living the Norwegian Dream

Eric Dregni

Eric Dregni

“An eye-opening look at how Norway discovered the key to real happiness.” —Foreword Reviews

“A hilariously fun and moving read for anyone who has dreamed of returning to the Norwegian homeland.”

—Walter Mondale

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1572-8 192 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2023

Swedish Folktales and Legends Edited and translated by Lone Thygesen Blecher and George Blecher

A unique collection of Sweden’s most charming folktales.

“Funny, unusual, and enlightening.” —Booklist $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4575-6 416 pages ● 68 b&w images ● 2004

True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales Sigrid Undset Illustrations by Frederick T. Chapman

“Delightful. The old Norse magic of trolls is here.”

—New York Times $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7828-0 264 pages • 24 b&w images • 2013

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5624-0 208 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 1 map ● 2011

Happy Times in Norway Sigrid Undset

Preserving a glorious picture of Norway before the Nazi occupation.

“Ageless and timeless; a rare book for the whole family.”

—Horn Book Review $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7827-3 240 pages • 4 b&w images • 2013

Sigurd and His Brave Companions Sigrid Undset Illustrations by Gunvor Bull Teilman

“A fine, dramatic story of compelling strength.” —Horn Book $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7826-6 152 pages • 30 b&w images • 2013

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SPORTS AND FISHING

Walleye A Beautiful Fish of the Dark Paul J. Radomski Walleye, the holy grail of game fish: on catching them, understanding their biology and history, and ensuring their survival.

“This well-written and deeply researched tome is the benchmark work on walleyes.” —Northern Wilds $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1363-2 352 pages ● 53 b&w images ● 15 color images ● 2022

Northern Pike

Fishing Minnesota

Ecology, Conservation, and Management History

Angling with the Experts in the Land of 10,000 Lakes

Rodney B. Pierce

“An accessible resource for students and laypersons alike.”

—CHOICE $28.00 $40.00 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7954-6 224 pages ● 27 b&w images ● 90 color images ● 1 map 6 tables ● 2012

Let’s Go Fishing!

Fish Tales from the North Woods Eric Dregni

“Every page brings something worth landing and likely worth retelling.” —Lake Superior Magazine $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9321-4 244 pages ● 50 b&w images ● 165 color images ● 2016

Canoes A Natural History in North America Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims Foreword by John McPhee

Greg Breining

An insider’s look at the skills and thrills of fishing. $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4176-5 160 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 2003

By the Waters of Minnetonka Eric Dregni

Explore the unruly history of Lake Minnetonka—Minnesota’s most famous lake.

“At last someone wrote it down.”

—Mpls. St. Paul Magazine $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8315-4 216 pages ● 120 b&w images ● 2014

From Fields to Fairways Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota Rick Shefchik

“An outstanding overview of canoes with a lot of information that isn’t covered anywhere else.” —Benson Gray, Wooden Canoe Heritage Association historian

“This book brings to life the personalities of those who founded and shaped the local greens.” —Plymouth Magazine

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8117-4 408 pages ● 95 b&w images ● 228 color images ● 2016

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7732-0 384 pages ● 200 b&w images ● 1 table ● 2012

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SPORTS

Winter’s Children A Celebration of Nordic Skiing Ryan Rodgers The story of Nordic skiing in the Midwest—its origins and history, star athletes and races, and its place in the region’s social fabric and the nation’s winter recreation.

“Generously illustrated, this is an engaging look at the earliest ski teams and touring clubs.” —The Timberjay $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0934-5 400 pages ● 306 b&w images ● 2021

Brave Enough Jessie Diggins With Todd Smith

“An inspiring story, worthy of gold.” —Jackie Joyner-Kersee “An uplifting sports memoir told with compassion and vulnerability.” —Booklist $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0820-1 296 pages ● 26 color images ● 2021

Town Ball The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek

The golden era of Minnesota’s town team baseball from 1945 to 1960. $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4676-0 424 pages ● 210 b&w images ● 2 tables ● 2023

Break Point Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX Sheri Brenden

Two girls jump-started a revolution in high school athletics.

“Nuanced, infuriating, and inspirational.” —Pioneer Press $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1458-5 200 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2022

Tony Oliva The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Thom Henninger Foreword by Patrick Reusse

“This is a story that was worth telling.” —Sport Literature Association $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0970-3 288 pages • 46 b&w images • 13 tables • 2019

The Vikings Reader

Gophers Illustrated

Armand Peterson, editor

The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Vikings fan.

“The best collection of purple prose I’ve ever read.”

—Steve Rushin $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5337-9 384 pages ● 56 b&w images ● 2009

Alfred C. Papas Jr.

A unique graphic history of Gopher football. $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-6756-7 224 pages ● 200 b&w images ● 2009

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COOKBOOKS

Breakfast with Beatrice

Homemade

250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer’s Omelets

Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food

Beatrice Ojakangas

“The definitive greatest-hits compilation from an American culinary hall of famer.” —The Washington Post $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0495-1 240 pages ● 2018

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0447-0 216 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 2018

The Great Scandinavian Baking Book

Scandinavian Cooking

Beatrice Ojakangas

True Scandinavian home cooking that features the best of what’s in season: smørrebrød, smörgåsbord, breads, seafood, and more.

• James Beard Foundation Kitchenaid Cookbook Hall of Fame Award

Recipes for authentic morsels from the north country. $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3496-5 332 pages ● 46 b&w images ● 1999

Quick Breads Beatrice Ojakangas

Scrumptious breads perfect for today’s busy cook. Beatrice Ojakangas presents more than sixty tasty and inventive recipes, including Cheddar Apple Bread and Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4228-1 128 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 2003

Pot Pies Beatrice Ojakangas

Forty recipes for the ultimate comfort food, from Finnish Country Vegetable Pie to Herbed Leek and Chèvre Tart, Seafood Gumbo Pie, Venison Pot Pie, and Pizza Pot Pie. $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4227-4 112 pages ● 2003

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Beatrice Ojakangas

Beatrice Ojakangas

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3867-3 320 pages • 2003

Great Whole Grain Breads Beatrice Ojakangas Illustrations by Susan Gaber

“Possibly the best such bread book on the market. Every recipe a winner.” —Jane Brody $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4150-5 368 pages • 87 b&w images • 2002

Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes Beatrice Ojakangas

American classics filled with country goodness—Swedish Meatballs to ChocolateApplesauce Cake.

“Delightful.” —Publishers Weekly $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4810-8 216 pages • 34 b&w images • 2005

COOKBOOKS

The Steger Homestead Kitchen Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life Will Steger and Rita Mae Steger | With Beth Dooley An inspiring collection of meals and memories at the home of explorer Will Steger.

“Whether curious about cooking chicken or corn over an open fire, searching for new bread recipes, or in need of ideas to feed a crowd, there is something for everyone across a variety of tastes and dietary requirements.” —Shelf Awareness $19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0974-1 192 pages ● 48 color images ● 2022

The Soup and Bread Cookbook Beatrice Ojakangas More than one hundred delectable and satisfying soup and bread pairings.

“Perfect for traditional holiday recipes or impromptu get-togethers, every ingredient contains only in-season vegetables or fruits. Ojakangas’s creative and flavorful recipes are a soulful reminder of the ‘pleasure of soup and bread.’”

—Publishers Weekly $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1041-9 280 pages • 2020

The Perennial Kitchen Simple Recipes for a Healthy Future Beth Dooley | Photography by Mette Nielsen Recipes and resources connect thoughtfully grown, gathered, and prepared ingredients to a healthy future—for food, farming, and humankind.

“A cookbook that manages to be both universal and forward-looking.” —Civil Eats $19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0949-9 264 pages ● 48 color images ● 2021

Cooking from the Heart

Minnesota’s Bounty

The Hmong Kitchen in America

The Farmers Market Cookbook

Sami Scripter and Sheng Yang

Beth Dooley Photography by Mette Nielsen

“The authors have opened the kitchen window into Hmong life with a fascinating book containing fresh, inspiring recipes.” —Star Tribune $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5327-0 296 pages • 30 b&w images • 12 color images • 2023

A user’s guide to shopping and cooking from your local farmers market that applies a practical, easy approach to creating a truly seasonal kitchen. $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7315-5 296 pages ● 113 color images ● 2013

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GARDENING AND PLANTS

Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings Mary Siisip Geniusz Edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz | Illustrations by Annmarie Geniusz “A thoroughly engaging, holistic, and vibrant book. Every chapter made me hungry for more.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9676-5 392 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 2015

Ferns and Lycophytes of Minnesota

Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota

The Complete Guide to Species Identification

The Complete Guide to Species Identification

Welby R. Smith Photography by Richard Haug

Welby R. Smith Photography by Richard Haug

“A must have for any plant enthusiast.” —Terrace Horticulture Books $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1466-0 368 pages • 420 color images • 104 maps • 2023

Fresh from the Garden An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates John Whitman • Garden Writers of America Media Award Gold Winner

“An excellent resource for home gardeners at any level.”—Booklist $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9839-4 528 pages ● 264 color images ● 2017

Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota Welby R. Smith

The indispensable guide for identifying trees and shrubs in Minnesota.

“A highly readable, wellorganized guide.” —Rochester Post-Bulletin $42.00 $59.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4065-2 744 pages ● 1,027 color images ● 506 maps ● 2008

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“A magnificent resource.”

—Bryan Wood, Executive Director, Audubon Center of the North Woods $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0275-9 696 pages • 1,100 color images • 248 maps • 2018

Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates Revised and Updated Edition Debbie Lonnee, Nancy Rose, Don Selinger, and John Whitman Foreword by Edward R. Hasselkus $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7594-4 448 pages ● 256 color images ● 1 map ● 2011

The Lichen Museum A. Laurie Palmer

“Invites readers to slow down long enough to contemplate their environment and the many living things in it that they ignore every day, at their mutual peril.” —California Review of Books $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0867-6 184 pages ● 21 b&w and 19 color images ● 2023

MINNESOTA FIGURES AND FAVORITES

Take My Word for It A Dictionary of English Idioms Anatoly Liberman Three centuries of English idioms—their unusual origins and unexpected interpretations.

“Take My Word for It, while impressively scholarly, is also a highly entertaining read.” —Star Tribune $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1412-7 336 pages ● 2023

The King of Skid Row John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis James Eli Shiffer

The story of a much different Minneapolis—now in paperback. $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1659-6 192 pages ● 57 b&w images ● 2 maps ● 2023

The Infamous Harry Hayward A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis Shawn Francis Peters

“A thrilling page-turner that’s almost too shocking to believe—but you can believe it.” —City Pages $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0375-6 304 pages ● 50 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2018

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Days on the Family Farm

A Composite Biography

From the Golden Age through the Great Depression

Niklas Salmose and David Rennie, editors

“Ample proof that there is still much to be said about this important American author.”

—Ramsey County Historical Society $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1585-8 432 pages ● 78 b&w images ● 2024

Greed, Rage, and Love Gone Wrong

Carrie A. Meyer

A story both intimate and epic that paints a vivid picture of Midwestern farm life. $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5033-0 264 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 3 maps ● 2007

Lost Minnesota

Murder in Minnesota

Stories of Vanished Places

Bruce Rubenstein

Jack El-Hai

Unearths evidence from ten Minnesota murders.

Tour forgotten landmarks throughout the state.

“Un-put-downable.”

—Minnesota Law and Politics $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4338-7 224 pages ● 25 b&w images ● 2006

“Recreates the values, lifestyles and landscapes of bygone eras.” —Architecture Minnesota $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3515-3 224 pages ● 100 b&w images ● 2000

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MINNESOTA FICTION

The Big Sugar A Brigid Reardon Mystery Mary Logue ● Foreword INDIES Award: Gold Winner for Mystery

NOW

IN PAPER

A move to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1881 presents Brigid Reardon a new mystery.

“The glimpse of what life might have been like for women in the West is fascinating.” —The New York Times Book Review $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1370-0 200 pages ● 2024

The Streel A Deadwood Mystery Mary Logue From “the reigning royalty of Minnesota murder mysteries” (The Rake) comes a striking new heroine caught in a deadly plot in nineteenth-century Deadwood.

“I loved every stunning line of this fine story.” —William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0860-7 224 pages ● 2021

Laurentian Divide

Vacationland

A Novel

Sarah Stonich

Sarah Stonich ● National Reading Group Month’s Great Group Reads 2019 Selection ● Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story

“Hilarious, smart, moving, and kind.” —Richard Russo $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0249-0 272 pages ● 2019

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8766-4 320 pages ● 2013

Fishing!

Reeling

A Novel

A Novel

Sarah Stonich

Sarah Stonich

“Sarah Stonich is at the height of her powers. Fishing! is laugh-out-loud funny.”

—Superior Reads

RayAnne takes public television’s first all-women fishing talk show on the road in a story with a lighthearted surface and surprising depths.

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0898-0 328 pages ● 2020

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“Funny, haunting, heartbreaking . . . finds the universal in the specific, the deeply human in the parochial and peculiar.”

—Peter Bognanni, author of The House of Tomorrow

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0899-7 288 pages ● 2021

DON’T MISS!

Let Me Take You Down Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever Jonathan Cott

NEW

“A must-read for Beatles fans.”

—BeyondChron

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1448-6 168 pages • 3 b&w images • 2024

My Life in the Purple Kingdom BrownMark With Cynthia M. Uhrich Foreword by Questlove ● A Kirkus and Rolling Stone Best Music Books selection

“Page-turning.” —Library Journal $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1375-5 176 pages ● 18 color images ● 2022

It Won’t Be Easy An Exceedingly Hontest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching Tom Rademacher

“Honest, inspiring, and often humorous.”—Booklist $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-0112-7 208 pages ● 2017

Opioid Reckoning Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State Amy C. Sullivan

“Addiction care must change— and this book shows why.”

—Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1467-7 288 pages ● 2022

The Lost Forest

Creekfinding

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A True Story

● Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error—and all the flora and fauna to be found. $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9796-0 40 pages • 30 color images • 2019

Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrations by Claudia McGehee ● New York Public Library: A Top 100 Best Book for Kids ● Green Earth Book Award

The true story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and how Mike Osterholm did it. $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9802-8 36 pages • 30 color images • 2017

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