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If Ezra Furman’s latest song title, “Book Of Our Names,” sounds familiar, that’s because it's inspired by the Hebrew name of the Book of Exodus.

Furman is an accomplished indie rocker who recently announced that she had become a mother and a rabbinical student.

See who won at the 33rd annual Minnesota Book Awards. Written By: News Tribune | × Bookstore Zenith Bookstore, 318 N. Central Ave., offers these book clubs. Call 218-606-1777 or go to zenithbookstore.com. Poetry Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12 to discuss "Deaf Republic" by Ilya Kaminsky. Email sheila@sheilapacka.com to register. Queering Pleasure group meets at 5:30 p.m. May 19 to discuss "Kink" edited by R. O. Kwon. Email books@zenithbookstore.com and type queering pleasure in the subject line. to register. Chapter & Verse group meets at 6:30 p.m. May 20 to discuss "Some...

Winners of the 2021 Minnesota Book Awards This year's winners include a book on fish owls in Eastern Russia, a novel about a working-class family set in Hawaii, and a small town mystery. Kawai Strong Washburn The 2021 Minnesota Book Awards took place virtually last night for the second year in a row, but that still didn't stop the local celebration of authors and writing. Among the award winners: Danez Smith's singular style of verse in  Homie: Poems took home the poetry award, the Minnesota-via-Hawaii debut author Kawai Strong Washburn's  Sharks in the Time of Saviors was awarded th...

'Owls' and 'Sharks' lead the list of Minnesota Book Award winners Authors Jonathan C. Slaght and Kawai Strong Washburn were among those honored in a virtual celebration.  April 29, 2021 — 8:01pm Text size Copy shortlink: The Minnesota Book Awards honored writers both established and emerging Thursday night in their second consecutive virtual awards ceremony. Here's the full list of winners: Novel & short story: "Sharks in the Time of Saviors," by Washburn (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Seven-year-old Noa falls overboard and is care...