Literature

The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami Matthew Carl Strecher 2014 Fall

A journey through the mysterious metaphysical realm where Haruki Murakami’s strangest characters lurk, bizarre scenes unfold, and dark secrets emerge

At the End of the Road Jack Kerouac in Mexico Jorge García-Robles 2014 Fall

Chronicles Jack Kerouac’s experiences and inspirations in Mexico

Mayor of the Universe A Novel Lorna Landvik 2014 Fall

Lorna Landvik launches science fiction into comic territory in this tale of a Walter Mittyish dreamer exploring universal truths

Insistence of the Material Literature in the Age of Biopolitics Christopher Breu 2014 Fall

A provocative reconsideration of experimental fiction from the late twentieth century

Stealing Thunder Mary Casanova 2014 Fall

The gripping tale of a young girl’s desperate attempt to save the horse she loves

When Eagles Fall Mary Casanova 2014 Fall

An intense adventure story of girl versus nature in Minnesota’s north woods

The Land of Dreams Vidar Sundstøl 2014 Fall

Winner of the Riverton Prize for best Norwegian crime novel of the year—the first novel in the internationally best-selling Minnesota Trilogy

The Bohemian Flats A Novel Mary Relindes Ellis 2014 Spring

The story of a man caught up in the immigrant culture of a river village in Minnesota, and in the throes of World War I

The Essential Ellen Willis Ellen Willis Nona Willis Aronowitz, Editor 2014 Spring

From pioneering rock music critic Ellen Willis, iconoclastic essays on politics and culture

The Nearness of Others Searching for Tact and Contact in the Age of HIV David Caron 2014 Spring

An intimate look at the experience, meanings, and politics of HIV disclosure

Plant a Pocket of Prairie Phyllis Root 2014 Spring

An inspiring children’s book about the endangered prairie ecosystem and how we can help restore it

Marta Oulie A Novel of Betrayal Sigrid Undset 2014 Spring

The first English translation of the Nobel Prize–winning author’s scandalous debut novel

Eating Fire My Life as a Lesbian Avenger Kelly Cogswell 2014 Spring

An outsider American recounts two decades of radical lesbian life in this urgent, ferociously funny memoir

Blackwater Ben William Durbin 2014 Spring

A young boy discovers harsh realities, secrets, and adventure at a northern Minnesota logging camp in 1898

Curse of a Winter Moon Mary Casanova 2014 Spring

An intense tale of superstition and persecution in sixteenth-century France

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