Literature

The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Secret Boyhood Diary The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald A Secret Boyhood Diary F. Scott Fitzgerald 2013 Fall
Brings to light F. Scott Fitzgerald’s boyhood St. Paul diary
Wolf Shadows Wolf Shadows Mary Casanova 2013 Fall
In this sequel to Moose Tracks, Seth’s mixed feelings about a debate in his northern Minnesota town over the growing wolf packs puts him at odds with his friend Matt. When he sees Matt commit a horrible act of violence, Seth angrily abandons him, unaware that a blizzard is on the way, and now must try to rescue his friend.
Moose Tracks Moose Tracks Mary Casanova 2013 Fall
One boy’s thrilling adventure in Minnesota’s north woods
Corridor: Media Architectures in American Fiction Corridor Media Architectures in American Fiction Kate Marshall 2013 Spring
How neglected architectural spaces act as media in modern American novels
True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales Sigrid Undset, Editor 2013 Spring
Classic Norse folklore handed down from one generation to the next
Happy Times in Norway Happy Times in Norway Sigrid Undset 2013 Spring
Preserving a glorious picture of Norway before the Nazi occupation—from the 1928 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Sigurd and His Brave Companions: A Tale of Medieval Norway Sigurd and His Brave Companions A Tale of Medieval Norway Sigrid Undset 2013 Spring
A medieval adventure for the ages, now back in print
The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway Lise Lunge-Larsen 2013 Spring
An entertaining and wonderfully illustrated compendium of troll lore
A Burnt Child: A Novel A Burnt Child A Novel Stig Dagerman 2013 Spring
Stig Dagerman’s influential novel about a young man’s troubling journey through despair and illicit passion—here in a new English translation
The Wire Devils The Wire Devils Frank L. Packard 2013 Spring
A classic railroading adventure mystery set in a world of train robbers, tapped wires, and secret codes
Midnight at the Barrelhouse: The Johnny Otis Story Midnight at the Barrelhouse The Johnny Otis Story George Lipsitz 2013 Spring
The first biography of music legend and civil rights activist Johnny Otis
These Granite Islands: A Novel These Granite Islands A Novel Sarah Stonich 2013 Spring
An engrossing, suspenseful novel about hidden love—set on the Iron Range
The Tropics Bite Back: Culinary Coups in Caribbean Literature The Tropics Bite Back Culinary Coups in Caribbean Literature Valérie Loichot 2013 Spring
The surprising relationships between food and starvation and the practice of literary cannibalism
We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter Rachael Hanel 2013 Spring
Growing up among cemeteries and finding faith and resilience amid sorrowful loss
Vacationland Vacationland Sarah Stonich 2013 Spring
From the best-selling author of These Granite Islands, a novel of stories intersecting at a broken-down fishing resort in the north woods of Minnesota