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by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | March 6th, 2019
…By Nataly Routledgenatalyroutledge@googlemail.comMOORHEAD, MN —Authors Sigrid Nunez and Victoria Johnson have been invited to Concordia College for an evening of discussion on their latest two novels. Nunez’s “The Friend” won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, and Johnson’s “American Eden” was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for…
by C.S. Hagen | Writer's Block | March 6th, 2019
…BISMARCK – Shadows are the true reflections of Shane Balkowitsch’s wet plate portraits. Whether he’s photographing Sitting Bull’s oldest descendant or documenting Indigenous modern struggles, he’s also exposing – one glass plate at a time – the darker underbelly that believed not too long ago Natives would no longer exist…
by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | March 6th, 2019
…The 50th Annual UND Writers Conference, “What the Future Holds,” will take place March 20-22, 2019, on the second floor of the Memorial Student Union on UND’s campus in Grand Forks. Founded in 1970, the UND Writers Conference has held every year since, even when the state of North Dakota…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | March 6th, 2019
…Fargo-Moorhead has a wealth of local publishing houses planning new literary releases within the next few months. All corresponding readings and book signings will be free and open to the public, complete with refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and even live music.Tonight, North Dakota State University Press is holding their 4th Annual…
by Chris Larson | Cocktail Showdown | March 6th, 2019
…Our sixth week of the Cocktail Showdown was another tripleheader that had us hotel hopping before ending the night on the western edge of Fargo, in the vicinity of the mall. When we go out and do the judging for this competition, I always like to imagine for a moment…
by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | March 6th, 2019
…By Suzzanne Kelleysuzzanne.kelley@ndsu.edu Reading is such a solitary enterprise, but North Dakota’s community of literary endeavors . . . well, that’s a whole other story.North Dakota’s literary scene covers the gamut from writers to readers, with publishers, community reads, book clubs and writers’ groups, designers and printers, writing conferences, and even…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | March 6th, 2019
…I’ve got a problem. I need to write a column that is going to be kind of critical of three people I like, and I’m trying to figure out how to do it without making them all angry at me. Their names are Sara, Doug and Marvin. Also, I’m not…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 6th, 2019
…Almost relegated to the trashcan of history and the file drawer marked for popular cultural ephemera, the audio and/or video recordings of the industrial musical are properly dusted off and polished to a state of splendor in Dava Whisenant’s “Bathtubs Over Broadway.” The first-time feature director, who earned the Albert…
by Ryan Janke | All About Food | March 6th, 2019
…In rural Minnesota, outside of Park Rapids, Amy Thielen was attempting to light her wood-fired oven. It is in her brand-new kitchen that she hopes to teach cooking classes out of, which is a far cry from what it was when she and her husband first moved in back in…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 27th, 2019
…Thursday, March 7, 7-9 p.m.NDSU Alumni Center, 1241 University Dr. N FargoReadings from some of the newest authors of NDSU Press! Live music from Catsank Trio, cash bar and refreshments. Free and open to the public.