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Info on Minnesota Crime Wave

Minnesota authors and mystery writers Carl Brookins, Ellen Hart and William Kent Krueger.

By Paulette Tobin , November 19, 2009

‘Crime Wave’ authors bring mystery writing to East Grand Forks library

‘Crime Wave’ authors bring mystery writing to East Grand Forks library Mystery writing may begin with a puzzle, but the genre is ripe for exploring the darkness of human nature and the issues of the day, if an author is willing to investigate his characters’ motives, three Minnesota mystery writers said Thursday night at East Grand Forks Campbell Library.

By Paulette Tobin , November 19, 2009

'Crime wave' hits EGF library tonight

'Crime wave' hits EGF library tonight Minnesota authors Carl Brookins, Ellen Hart and William Kent Krueger, who call themselves the “Minnesota Crime Wave,” will be at East Grand Forks Campbell Library tonight at 6.

By Herald Staff Report , November 19, 2009

Coming in March: Karl Rove's memoir

Coming in March: Karl Rove's memoir Karl Rove’s memoir has a title, “Courage and Consequence,” and a release date — March 9, 2010.

By Associated Press , November 18, 2009

Advice from Grand Forks library consultants: Build up or build new

The Grand Forks Public Library should expand its facilities by a remodeling and addition or construct a new 65,000- to 70,000 square-foot facility, which would require parking for approximately 123 vehicles.

By Marilyn Hagerty , November 14, 2009

Google digital book ambitions hinge on settlement

Google Inc.’s plans to add millions of copyright-protected books to its digital library are riding on a new legal settlement addressing the objections of government regulators who don’t want Google to gain too much power over a new market.

By Michael Liedtke , November 14, 2009

AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi PressPass

AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi Sarah Palin's new memoir provides heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn't contain a single reference to the father of her granddaughter, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston.

By Richard T. Pienciak , November 13, 2009

Minnesota author wins National Outdoor Book Award PressPass

Carleton College professor Laura Goering of Northfield won the children's category for "Whistling Wings."

By Associated Press , November 12, 2009

Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books PressPass

Authors, publishers and rival booksellers worry that cutting the price so low will harm competition and force down the cost of books overall, leading to a reduction in author advances.

By Hillel Italie , November 03, 2009

Book notes PressPass

Recommended books from Grand Forks Public Library and East Grand Forks Campbell Library.

October 31, 2009

N.D. author pens new book about ranch life near Medora PressPass

North Dakota author Mary Ellen Erickson has published “Who Jinxed the C&G Ranch,” the second juvenile fiction book published in her Peanut Butter Club Mystery Series.

By Herald Staff Report , October 31, 2009

Chuck Klosterman analyzes Cobain, Unabomber, ABBA PressPass

Chuck Klosterman analyzes Cobain, Unabomber, ABBA North Dakota native Chuck Klosterman has a theory. A lot of them, actually. He has a theory about why grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain was like the late cult leader David Koresh, why the read-option offense signifies something deep and meaningful about football, why ABBA will never reunite, and why Garth Brooks created that goofy alter ego a decade ago.

By Michael Hill , October 31, 2009

Dacre Stoker writes sequel to Bram's classic PressPass

“Dracula: The Un-Dead,” by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, Dutton, 424 pages. Long before Edward Cullen of the “Twilight” series and Bill Compton of HBO’s “True Blood,” there was the original vampire, Bram Stoker’s Prince Dracula, in the gothic horror novel “Dracula.”

By Carolyn Lessard , October 24, 2009

Book notes PressPass

“You Were Always Mom’s Favorite! Sisters in Conversation throughout Their Lives,” Deborah Tannen. Explores the relationship of sisters and offers advice and techniques to help open communications and strengthen this vital family bond.

October 24, 2009

Sherlock Holms book, other rare volumes kept safe at U of M PressPass

When searching for rare art on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, most turn to the aesthetic grandeur of the Weisman Art Museum. But some of the university’s rarest art lies buried beneath 90 feet of shale and limestone across the Mississippi River.

By Associated Press , October 24, 2009

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