Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Flames of Discontent The 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike 2017 Fall

A working-class history of a 1916 miners’ strike in northern Minnesota, one of the most important events in organized labor of the early twentieth century

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour One Cyclist’s Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas Thomas Shevory 2017 Fall

A chronicle of travels by bicycle around the Great Lakes, combining personal observations with reflections on the geology, ecology, history, and culture of the region

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman 2017 Fall

Award-winning recipes, stories, and wisdom from the celebrated indigenous chef and his team

Miles Lord The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice None

The life of a crusading federal judge who stood up and fought for “the little guy”

Pothole Confidential My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak 2017 Fall

A clear-eyed look inside the life and times of Minneapolis and its dynamic three-term mayor

Evil Dead Center A Mystery Carole laFavor 2017 Fall

Renee is back at it, this time uncovering a dark web with far reaches and implications

Along the Journey River A Mystery 2017 Fall

When tribal traditions run strong, is it possible to love an “other”?

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

Border Country The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906–1916 Martha Greene Phillips 2017 Spring

A unique archival account of the early twentieth-century north woods, with friends and family, canoes, a ready wit, and a Graflex camera

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota The Writer and His Friends at Home Dave Page 2017 Spring

A look at the life of the Great American Novelist in St. Paul

Savory Sweet Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen 2017 Spring

Not your grandmother’s canning cookbook

Deep Woods, Wild Waters A Memoir Douglas Wood 2017 Spring

The author of Old Turtle and a longtime wilderness guide charts a journey through the wilds of nature and the twists and turns of daily life

Flying Funny My Life without a Net Dudley Riggs 2017 Spring

The unusual gravity-defying first act of improvisational theater’s founding father; the fun of storytelling with the wry insights and observations of growing up in show business