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Lin Enger’s new novel, “American Gospel,” opens with a doomsday prophecy set in the final days of the Richard Nixon presidency in August 1974.

Wilson to speak on novel "The Seed Keeper"

Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Minnesota author to discuss ‘The Seed Keeper’ Minnesota author Diane Wilson will discuss her new novel “The Seed Keeper” virtually from noon to 1 p.m. June 21, as a live event on the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library Facebook page. Diane Wilson While the Brainerd Public Library is now hosting in-person events, Brown Bag Lunch author visits have continued virtually. A haunting novel spanning several generations, “The Seed Keeper” follows a ...

Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Concert set in Gregory Park One Night Stand will kick off a summer music series at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at Gregory Park in Brainerd. The concert is free and open to the public. The summer series is a collaboration between Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department and The Center. Organizers changed the name of the concert series to Performances in the Park because not all performances will be musical concerts. Those who attend each week will enjoy a variet...

A roundup of area concerts, shows, book and visual art events in the Brainerd lakes area.

In the first half of the hour, Ian Graham Leask brings Minnesota’s own Lin Enger on air to discuss his new novel, American Gospel, a 1970s-set novel about waiting for the rapture to end the world in rural Minnesota. After the break, Marissa King, writer and professor at the Yale School of Management, joins to chat about her new book Social Chemistry, which comes full of insights about building more meaningful and productive relationships, all based on neuroscience and psychology. ...