Literary

Literary calendar for week of Jan. 21 including veterinarian Jody Lulich and his memoir, ‘Within the Company of Grace’

JODY LULICH: Introduces his memoir “Within the Company of Grace,” during which he explains his path to veterinary medicine and the way caring for voiceless animals amidst his own shame and pain provided a lifeline and a likelihood to...

Weekend picks: Twin Cities Art Week; a Graywolf Literary Salon; and Paintallica at Northeast Sculpture / Gallery Factory

Art by Jim Denomie, above, and others showcased at Twin Cities Art Week. Courtesy of the Jim Denomie Estate and Bockley Gallery Join to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. Art is popping throughout the metro without delay — especially...

Literary pick of the week: ‘We’re Meant to Rise’

“We're Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World,” is the brand new One Book/One Minnesota title, chosen by Friends of the St. Paul Public Library acting as Minnesota Center for the Book in partnership with...

Literary calendar for the week of Oct. 23

KASIM ALI: Professor of literature on the University of California, San Diego, reads selections from his recent publication “Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water” (Milkweed Editions), and from his poetry collections. His books encompass  poetry, novels,...

Literary pick: Margaret Hasse pays tribute to her Glacier-Park mountaineering mother

The place where we were crouched into was dry at first, but suddenly a stream began to trickle down – right where my back was resting against the rock. As we were wedged in, I couldn’t move or Lenore...

Literary calendar for the week of Oct. 2

KRISTIN HARMEL: Celebrates the tenth anniversary edition of “The Sweetness of Forgetting,” her first World War II novel, which made her a world bestseller in 2012. This story, called “beautifully complex” by Woman’s Day, follows a Cape Cod bakery owner...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...