Christopher Valen News Today

When Deborah Keenan reads from her new poetry collection Saturday at Hamline University, the Klas Center is sure to be filled with her writing students past and present, fellow poets and friends to listen to Keenan read in her mesmerizing voice from “The Saint of Everything.” Saints hover over many of the poems in Keenan’s […]

Here we go. A first look at a new season of books by Minnesota authors/publishers. It’s a dandy, with mysteries, memoir, autobiography, good representation from Native authors and much more. (This list does not include reviewed books; it’s a clip-and-save reminder for readers about what’s in the pipeline. Information about forthcoming books provided by publishers.) […]