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Mary Ann Grossmann
Mary Ann joined the Dispatch-Pioneer Press in 1961 when there were two papers. She has been a fashion writer, a women's columnist and the women's department editor who brought "society" pages into the 20th century. She was named book editor in 1983, just when the local literary community exploded. She has won the Minnesota Book Awards Kay Sexton Award, a Page One Award and YWCA Leader Lunch Award. She retired in 2001 and works part time. A graduate of Macalester College, she lives on St. Paul's West Side in a money-sucking Victorian house with assorted old animals.
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Lyda Morehouse, a Minnesota science fiction author who writes as Tate Halloway, has referred to Arnason as "one of the often-unsung grand dames of feminist science fiction."
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Literary calendar for week of July 28
JOHN COY: Award-winning Minnesota writer hosts an interactive story time reading from his new children's picture book, "The Secret of Fall," which invites young readers to explore how and why...
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Readers and writers: Time for some murder mysteries — set in Minnesota
It's murder in Minnesota today, with a new Sam Rivers mystery from Cary Griffith, the first in a new series from Linda Norlander, and death with recipes from Jeanne Cooney....
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Literary calendar for week of July 21
JUNEAU BLACK: Jacelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel, who write as Juneau Black, introduce "Summers End," fifth in their Shady Hollow series featuring intrepid reporter Vera Vixen, who agrees to chaperone...
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Readers and writers: Picture books for kids — and lessons they won’t even know they’re learning
Four books for inspiring childhood imaginations.
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Literary calendar for week of July 14
TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER: Presents her novel "Long Island Compromise" in conversation with Hannah Poferl. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, Shir Tikvah, 1360 W. Minnehaha Pkwy., Mpls., presented by Magers & Quinn....
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Readers and writers: Two debut novels and a thriller for summer reading
It's a writer's dream to have their debut novel published by one of the biggest publishers in the country.
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Literary calendar for week of July 7
ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR: Dozens of booksellers offer their wares, including rare books and affordable ones. 3-7 p.m. Friday, July 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Anderson Center, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt...
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Literary calendar for week of June 30
This week, two Minnesotans are recieving awards for their literary efforts
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Readers and Writers: Mysteries, dystopia and writings from jail
Reading the raw thoughts, hopes, dreams, and memories of these writers is often heartbreaking for the reader as we learn their back stories of poverty, untreated addiction, mental illness, limited...