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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
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
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
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 
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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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