Julie OtsukaWednesday, March 30 at 7PMHosted by Ramsey County LibraryVirtual EventChart-topping novelist Julie Otsuka is the daughter of Japanese immigrants, and a poignant chronicler of the Japanese American experience across the first half of the twentieth century. Her breakout debut When the Emperor Was Divine (2003) shines light on California’s dehumanizing concentration camps for Japanese […]
Maggie ShipsteadThursday, April 14 at 7PMHosted by Dakota County LibraryVirtual EventMaggie Shipstead is the author behind Great Circle, one of the most anticipated, best reviewed, and bestselling fiction releases of 2021. Her modern masterpiece intertwines the stories of Marian Graves, an aviation daredevil patterned after Amelia Earhart, and a Hollywood ingenue who attempts to adapt […]
Jason MottMonday, April 25 at 7PMHosted by Scott County LibraryVirtual EventJason Mott is the pen behind Hell of a Book, winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly described Mott’s modern masterpiece as “a cinematic novel that tackles what it means to live in a country where Black […]
James RollinsThursday, April 28 at 7PMHosted by Washington County LibraryVirtual EventFew authors today boast the cross-genre appeal or international following of novelist James Rollins. Over the past three decades, Rollins has published standalone thrillers, the popular Jake Ransom middle grade series, and the novelization of the 2008 Steven Spielberg film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom […]