Read MN 2023: Race and Social Justice

New and classic books in Minnesota history, environment, natural history, memoir, children's picture books, cookbooks, nonfiction, Scandinavia, travel guides, and more. Highlights include a new book of fiction from Peter Geye, the much-buzzed-about The Ski Jumpers; the gorgeously illustrated wordless picture book One Winter Up North; tales of wonder from the "godfather" of the Norwegian troll, Theodor Kittelsen's Troll Magic; natural history unspooling the mysteries of the walleye; a collective memoir in poetry of an Ojibwe family and tribal community by Linda LeGarde Grover, The Sky Watched; and The. Best. Casserole. Cookbook. Ever.

READ MINNESOTA 2023: 30% OFF BOOKS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS

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BROWSE BOOKS:

NATURAL HISTORY   //    ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE WRITING   //     FICTION

NONFICTION AND MEMOIR    //    MINNESOTA HISTORY    //    MUSIC & ARTS

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS AND MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY   //    SCANDINAVIA

RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE   //    MYSTERY AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION

COOKBOOKS   //    GARDENING    //    SPORTS AND FISHING    //    ARCHITECTURE

TRAVEL STORIES   //    TRAVEL GUIDES    //    RAILROADS    //    SHIPWRECKS

WINTER    //    FOLKLORE

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The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow: The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi Elin Anna Labba 2023 Fall
The deep and personal story—told through history, poetry, and images—of the forced displacement of the Sámi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden and its reverberations today
Dreaming Our Futures: Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers Dreaming Our Futures Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers Brenda J. Child and Howard Oransky, Editors 2023 Fall
A beautiful collection of the art and life stories of regional Native painters
Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response Trauma Sponges Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response Jeremy Norton 2023 Spring
Beyond an adrenaline ride or a chronicle of bravura heroics, this unflinching view of a Minneapolis firefighter reveals the significant toll of emergency response
Latin Art in Minnesota: Conversations and What’s Next Latin Art in Minnesota Conversations and What’s Next William G. Franklin, Editor 2023 Spring
A richly illustrated and personal presentation of the lives and careers of twelve Latin American artists in Minnesota
Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight Shannon Gibney 2023 Spring
Six-year-old Sam, with his Liberian dad and African American mom, finds a way to bring everyone in his cross-cultural family together at the dinner table
The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself Racial Myths and Our American Narratives David Mura 2022 Fall
Uncovering the pernicious narratives white people create to justify white supremacy and sustain racist oppression
We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World We Are Meant to Rise Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, Editors 2021 Fall
A brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience of this past year and beyond, from Indigenous writers and writers of color from Minnesota
Nellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota Nellie Francis Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota William D. Green 2020 Fall
The life and work of an African American suffragist and activist devoted to equality and freedom
Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify Essays Carolyn Holbrook 2020 Spring
The compassionate and redemptive story of a prominent Black woman in the Twin Cities literary community
Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 Degrees of Freedom The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 William D. Green 2020 Spring
The true story, and the black citizens, behind the evolution of racial equality in Minnesota
Voices of Rondo: Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community Voices of Rondo Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community 2017 Fall
A look at the historic Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul through the eyes of thirty-three former residents—back in print