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Season One Finale: Shannon Gibney and Where Is My Sister?

Shannon Gibney is the first Read Minnesota Books guest author running for political office! She speaks with us about her new book Where Is My Sister?, her activism, and why writers make good public servants. Minute 12 of this episode contains a frank description of stillbirth. Please take care while listening. Where Is My Sister? [https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517911454/where-is-my-sister/] What God Is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color, Edited by Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang [https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517907938/what-god-is-honored-here/] @shannongibney on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/shannongibney.bsky.social] shannongibney.com [https://www.shannongibney.com/] Shannon Gibney for District 3 Minneapolis School Board [https://www.shannonforschoolboard.com/] 2024 Racket interview about Gibney’s picture book [https://racketmn.com/author-educator-activist-shannon-gibney-the-job-is-to-help-people-imagine-a-different-way-forward]We Miss You George Floyd [https://racketmn.com/author-educator-activist-shannon-gibney-the-job-is-to-help-people-imagine-a-different-way-forward] Recommendation Make a plan to vote! Subscribe to Read Minnesota Books and look forward to Season 2 in the fall! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Margi Preus and The Shrew Detective

Author Margi Preus joins us for a conversation about the marvelous city of Duluth and Northern Minnesota writers, how she names her characters, and the cozy allure of tiny homes. The Shrew Detective [https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/shrew-detective-the-case-of-the-pilfered-pearls-shrew-detective-1_9781419778025/] Margipreus.com [https://www.margipreus.com/] @margipreus on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/margipreus/] @margipreus on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/margi.preus/] Margi Preus's The Devil Wears Prada 2 connection [https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/designer-from-duluth-has-hollywood-moment] Recommendations Adolf Born [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Born] Thanks for listening to Read Minnesota Books! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Anthony Ceballos and Glassful of Prayer

Poet Anthony Ceballos talks with us about public transportation inspiration, loving a wounded city, and how he knows when to revise and when to leave a poem alone. Glassful of Prayer by Anthony Ceballos (Trio House Press) [https://triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre-order-glassful-of-prayer-by-anthony-ceballos] @thatcasualgayvampire on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thatcasualgayvampire/] Anthony Ceballos on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/anthony.p.ceballos] Recommendation Wild Things by Lynette Reini-Grandell [https://shop.mnhs.org/products/wild-things] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Jill D. Swenson and The Land of Everlasting Sky

This is a fascinating discussion with author Jill D. Swenson about her new book The Land of Everlasting Sky: A memoir of Loss and Legacy on Lake of the Woods. We talked about research, obsessions, memories, and how she builds scenes with historical evidence. The Land of Everlasting Sky [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-land-of-everlasting-sky-a-memoir-of-loss-and-legacy-on-lake-of-the-woods-jill-d-swenson] (She Writes Press) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-land-of-everlasting-sky-a-memoir-of-loss-and-legacy-on-lake-of-the-woods-jill-d-swenson] Book tour [https://jilldswenson.com/events/] Jill D. Swenson on Substack [https://jillswenson.substack.com/] Jill D. Swenson on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/jill.d.swenson] Recommendation It's summer! Go to your public library! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Julie Schumacher and Patient, Female

University of Minnesota Professor Julie Schumacher joins us to discuss her new short story collection Patient, Female and how she knows when an idea is a novel or a short story, when to worry about plot or not, and how to find the perfect noun. Patient, Female (Milkweed Editions) Julie Schumacher on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/julie.schumacher.359] Recommendations Refuse to be Done [https://bookshop.org/p/books/refuse-to-be-done-how-to-write-and-rewrite-a-novel-in-three-drafts-matt-bell/f42974238f04fbd5] by Matt Bell [https://bookshop.org/p/books/refuse-to-be-done-how-to-write-and-rewrite-a-novel-in-three-drafts-matt-bell/f42974238f04fbd5] Matt Bell's weasel word exercise [https://mattbell.substack.com/p/exercise-14-hunting-weasel-words] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]