Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

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 Roberta Walburn None

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

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

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 Carole laFavor 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

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 fun of storytelling with the wry insights and observations of growing up in show business

Shelter Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North Sarah Stonich 2017 Spring

A northwoods exploration of family, immigration, and connection to the land

You’re Sending Me Where? Dispatches from Summer Camp Eric Dregni 2017 Spring

Summer camp is wild, but what happens when you add Italians to the mix?

Creekfinding A True Story Jacqueline Briggs Martin 2017 Spring

An enchanting picture book about restoring a creek, with all the wildlife it once hosted, in a farm field in Iowa. Ages 4-9.

Coming soon

University of Minnesota Press

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