State: MINNESOTA
Fiction:
- Peace Like a River* by Leif Enger
- Shiver* by Maggie Stiefvater
- Freedom* by Jonathan Franzen
- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
- Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor
- Main Street* by Sinclair Lewis
Fiction:
- Peace Like a River* by Leif Enger
- Shiver* by Maggie Stiefvater
- Freedom* by Jonathan Franzen
- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
- Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor
- Main Street* by Sinclair Lewis
- In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
- On the Banks of Plum Creek* by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Weatherman by Steve Thayer
- Orphan Train* by Christina Baker Kline
- Betsy and Tacy* by Maud Hart Lovelace
- War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
- Kitchens of the Great Midwest* by J. Ryan Stradal
Nonfiction:
- On the Banks of Plum Creek* by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Weatherman by Steve Thayer
- Orphan Train* by Christina Baker Kline
- Betsy and Tacy* by Maud Hart Lovelace
- War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
- Kitchens of the Great Midwest* by J. Ryan Stradal
Nonfiction:
- Under a Flaming Sky* by Daniel James Brown
- Minnesota: A History by William E. Lass
- The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
- How to Talk Minnesotan by Howard Mohr
- Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich
- The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
- How to Talk Minnesotan by Howard Mohr
- Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich
- The Music of Failure by Bill Holm
Authors Known for Writing in or about the State:
- Garrison Keillor
- John Sandford (Prey series)
- Jon Hassler
Authors Known for Writing in or about the State:
- Garrison Keillor
- John Sandford (Prey series)
- Jon Hassler
Authors Who Lived Here:
- Sinclair Lewis
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Louise Erdrich
- Leif Enger
- Al Franken
Great Bookstores:
- Louise Erdrich
- Leif Enger
- Al Franken
Great Bookstores:
7 comments:
My favorite by Landvik is Welcome to the Great Mysterious. She had a middle period when I think she was at her best.
You are so great about detailing all of these books per state!! Minnesota is one of those states I would love to visit but it just seems so tough to get to.
Peace Like a River is on my must read shelf. One day...
Jeanne - I haven't read her, but maybe I'll try that one.
Trish - Thanks! The Huz and I are actually going there for the first time this year. We're taking a roadtrip out to Glacier Park in Montana and we're staying a few days in St. Paul/Minneappolis. There's so much to do in those cities! And Peace Like a River is really good.
Sounds like a lovely trip. TripleD has been to MinneStPaul so many times, I would need a week or more to eat at all the restaurants I want to try. I've been to the mall - woohoo.
Care - You'll have to let me know if there are any sights or restaurants we should check out!
I lived in Hibbing (Mesabi Iron Range) for a year when I was a kid - which was a while ago. I remember lots of birch trees and snow and visits to Duluth to see Lake Superior. I've heard great things about Leif Enger but haven't gotten around to reading anything, yet. Some day soon, maybe.
Dale - I really enjoyed Peace Like a River, but I haven't read any of his other work.
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