Winter reading assignment: North Dakota’s geologic legacy
John Bluemle’s new book, “North Dakota’s Geologic Legacy” (actually published in 2016 and now in its second printing), is the culmination of a career…
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Reading, book signing: former ND poet laureate Mark Vinz
by Sarah Nour | Nov 24, 2017
On Sunday, Mark Vinz will be at Zandbroz Variety to read from and sign copies of his latest book of poetry, “Man of the…
Read NowPoetry reading: Rag Talk
by Sarah Nour | Nov 17, 2017
This Friday will be the last chance to take part in a poetry reading hosted by The Poetry Rag and the Drumconrath Brewing Company…
Read NowOne book, one community
by Sarah Nour | Oct 18, 2017
The Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo Public Libraries have once again teamed up for the One Book, One Community Program. Last year’s selection was…
Read NowDark glasses darkly comedic
by Sarah Nour | Sep 27, 2017
Last week in the back room of Zandbroz Variety, local author Dan Hendrickson read from and signed copies of his latest book, Dark Glasses,…
Read NowReview: “American Pain”
by Nanci Nelson | Sep 20, 2017
How a young felon and his ring of doctors unleashed America’s deadliest drug epidemic Unless you have been living with that undocumented Amazonian tribe…
Read NowLaetitia Mizero Hellerud on ‘Being at Home in the World’
by Sarah Nour | Aug 30, 2017
On Tuesday of last week, Ecce Art Gallery hosted local author Laetitia Mizero Hellerud as she promoted her memoir, ‘Being at Home in the…
Read NowDead on Dead Mountain
by Nanci Nelson | Aug 30, 2017
Mysteries fascinate us, especially unsolved ones. Our curiosity is piqued and we investigate the available information and come to our own conclusions about what…
Read NowMurder on the Red River at Plains
by Sarah Nour | Aug 16, 2017
Next Thursday, the Plains Art Museum will host Fargo author Marcie Rendon of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation for a public discussion of her…
Read NowOut on the prairie: book reviews
by Kathleen Dixon | Aug 10, 2017
“Prairie Silence: A Memoir.” By Melanie Hoffert. Boston: Beacon Press, 2013. 238 pp. $24.95 cloth From the outside looking in, North Dakota is an…
Read Now‘Dedicated to the 99%’
by Nanci Nelson | Aug 2, 2017
Let’s begin with the first sentence of this novel. “Two dozen bodies lay in duct tape patched nylon sleeping bags atop cardboard folded for…
Read NowElisa Korenne: readings and book signing
by Sarah Nour | Jul 19, 2017
This evening, local fans of Elisa Korenne’s music will get an opportunity to know her as a writer, while those unfamiliar with either will…
Read NowAmy Thielen: book launch and reading
by Sarah Nour | Jun 7, 2017
Last Thursday, Zandbroz Variety hosted a book launch and reading for Amy Thielen’s memoir “Give a Girl a Knife.” Though originally scheduled for May…
Read NowThe power of slug: local children’s book inspires
by Sabrina Hornung | May 17, 2017
“When I was a little guy, I don’t know that this was so long ago — we didn’t have all these formal designations for…
Read NowFrom the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Fargo
by HPR Contributor | May 17, 2017
By Francese Manya I was born in Congo in Lumbumbashi. It was kind of good where I was, but we had conflict between two…
Read NowAmy Thielen cookbook launch party
by Sarah Nour | May 10, 2017
Three years ago, Minnesota author and former Food Network chef Amy Thielen held a launch party for her cookbook, ‘The New Midwestern Table: 200…
Read NowDanielle Nadler and the Sierra Phantom
by Sarah Nour | May 3, 2017
Back in December, journalist and MSUM alum Danielle Nadler released a nonfiction book entitled “Without a Trace: The Life of the Sierra Phantom,” the…
Read NowLaurie Hertzel to visit MSUM
by Sarah Nour | Apr 19, 2017
This Monday journalist and author Laurie Hertzel will be at MSUM to promote her memoir News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist published…
Read NowMadelon Sprengnether at MSUM
by Sarah Nour | Mar 29, 2017
Next Wednesday the poet, memoirist, and literary critic Madelon Sprengnether will be at Minnesota State University Moorhead as part of the Clarence Glasrud Lecture…
Read NowThe hermit who came in from the cold
by Sarah Nour | Feb 1, 2017
Back in December, journalist Danielle Nadler, a South Dakota native and MSUM alum, published “Without a Trace: The Life of the Sierra Phantom.” The…
Read NowThe Story of Heroin
by Sarah Nour | Jan 25, 2017
During a time when heroin use has risen to epidemic levels in North Dakota, a timely memoir entitled In Spite of Heroin is being…
Read NowIllustrator Carrie Hartman: reception and autographs
by Sarah Nour | Jan 18, 2017
On Friday, January 27th, award-winning children’s book illustrator Carrie Hartman will be at Ellen Hopkins Elementary and Robert Asp Elementary as part of a…
Read NowAward-winning author Elizabeth Raum: reception and autographs
by Sarah Nour | Jan 11, 2017
On Wednesday, January 18th, nonfiction author Elizabeth Raum will be at Ellen Hopkins Elementary and Robert Asp Elementary as part of a collaboration between…
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