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University of Minnesota Press wins four Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
The 31st annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards were held on May 23, 2019. The celebration's featured speaker was best-selling author Margi Preus. Listed below are all four winners from the University of Minnesota Press along with listing the category for each.
Laurentian Divide won in fiction
Hush Hush, Forest won in Children's Literature
Iron and Water won in Memoir
Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais won in Nonfiction
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