Memory of Trees: A Daughter's Story of a Family Farm
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Engagements with books clubs and organizations are ongoing. Public events are posted here as scheduled and also on Facebook. Contact the author to inquire about meetings with book clubs, book events, and speaking engagements.
Past Events
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022, 3 p.m.
Guest speaker at Pine City Area History Association general meeting
"Memory of Trees"
Pine City Public Library
300 5th Street S.E.
Pine City, MN 55063
Anyone interested in the study and preservation of local history is encouraged to attend meetings of the Pine City Area History Association. The main focus of this meeting was a program on local history with Gayla Marty sharing excerpts from her book and talks about her process and experience of documenting the family farm in Rock Creek.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018, 7 p.m.
Reading in the Corner Cabaret series
"Tunisia: A November Memory"
Pine Center for the Arts
265 5th Street S.E.
Pine City, MN 55063
Gayla is the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to support work on her manuscript in progress. "Cooking in Paradise" is a collection of essays about her college year in Tunisia and its lasting impact on her life and relationship with cooking and food ways.
This activity was made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and an operating grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Tickets $10 benefit Pine Center for the Arts.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Two classes
LIFE - Learning Is ForEver
Rochester Community and Technical College
Heintz Center, 1926 College View Road East
Rochester, MN 55904
The morning session described the story behind Memory of Trees. The topic of the afternoon course was Tunisia, setting for the title chapter, from agricultural history in classical times to life after the 2011 revolution.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015, 2:45-4 p.m.
Conference roundtable
"Literary Rural: On Writing and Publishing the Rural in an Increasingly Urban Literary Landscape"
North American Review Bicentennial Conference
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
This roundtable featured authors and publishers Morgan Grayce Willow (moderator), Ryan Collins, Timothy Fay, Gayla Marty, Cheri Register, and Steve Semkin.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Reading and book talk
Redwood Falls Public Library
509 S. Lincoln Street
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
This event was funded with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015, 2-4 p.m.
Book sales and signing
Pine County History Museum
6333 H. C. Andersen Alle
Askov, MN 55704
This was part of the spring expo at the museum.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015, 2 p.m.
Presentation
Growing Up On a Farm—Pine County History
Pine City Public Library
300 5th Street S.E.
Pine City, MN 55063
The Pine City Area History Association presented this program with Andersons Rock Creek Relics owners Duane and Judy Anderson, along with Duane's sister and niece, writers Margaret and Gayla Marty. They shared stories and photos of their experiences growing up on farms in Rock Creek.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014, 7-9 p.m. (cancelled)
Class session
"Three Minnesotas"
College of Continuing Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
St. Paul, MN 55108
The three sessions of this course focus in turn on the people and stories of three distinct Minnesota regions: the north and Lake Superior, with Duluth native and journalist Laurie Hertzel (Oct. 23); farming communities, with dairy-farm daughter and writer Gayla Marty (Oct.30), and the Twin Cities metro, with award-winning photographer Wing Young Huie (Nov. 6). Offered by LearningLife.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014, 8:15-8:25 a.m.
Radio Interview
Minnesota Reads
KUMD 103.3 FM
Duluth, MN
218-726-7181 or 800-566-5863
Minnesota Reads is a regular feature on Northland Morning, hosted by Lisa Johnson with Christopher Harwood. Listen to the archived interview.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013, 9:05-9:50 a.m.
Radio Interview
ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination
KYMN 1080AM
Northfield, MN
507-645-5695 or 800-374-5966
ArtZany! is a show about the arts, from music and writing to painting and theater, hosted by Paula Granquist every Friday morning. Listen to the archived interview.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2013, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Tea Talk
Coon Rapids Senior Center
City Hall Building, 11155 Robinson Drive N.W.
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-767-6518
Monthly tea talks feature a presentation, Q&A, and refreshments.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, 4-6 p.m.
Book Signing and Informal Conversation
Sister Wolf Books
20471 Highway 226
Park Rapids, MN 56470
218-732-7565
This event was part of the Festival of Local Authors in Dorset, just east of Park Rapids.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, 2-4 p.m.
Book Signing
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Har Mar Mall
2100 N. Snelling Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113
Signed copies are available in the store.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Literary Event
St. Peter Reads - Book Festival
St. Peter Community Center
600 S. 5th Street
St. Peter, MN 56082
This was the second annual St. Peter Book Festival. Book sales through the Book Mark of Gustavus Adolphus College.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Half-day Class
"Writing Family Stories for the Family"
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Identify your stories, explore their place in history, and consider potential readers now and in the generations to come.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, 7-8:30 p.m.
Reading and Book Talk
St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2245 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55408
651-642-0411
The history of farming is also the history of forests. This is the story of a farm shaped by a family of Swiss immigrants and Swedish-heritage wives near the St. Paul-Duluth railroad, from 1881 to 1991. An event in the Winter Jackets series featuring books for adults. Cosponsored by the Minnesota Forestry Association and the Minnesota Women's Woodland Network.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012, 5-6 p.m.
Reading and Book Talk
Drury Lane Books
12 E. Wisconsin Street
Grand Marais, MN 55604
218-387-3370 or 1-888-887-3370
This small, independently-owned bookstore is located in a historical building right on Lake Superior. Owned by local author Joan Drury, the store features hand-selected books. During summer and fall, it serves locals, part-time residents, and tourists who flock to the North Shore. Saturday literary salons are small and casual - they generally feature a reading followed by Q&A. When in Grand Marais, don't miss this book lovers' treasure!
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012, 2:15-3:30 p.m.
Conference Session
"Writing Family Stories for the Family"
Creative Writing Conference for Writers 50 and Better (June 2-3)
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
This free conference featured the inspiring Molly Peacock, author of The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, and many great sessions. Registration filled so fast! Here's hoping The Loft will offer a conference like this again.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012, 2-3 p.m.
Discussion
University of Minnesota Retirees Association Book Club
Falcon Heights, MN 55108
The association's book club meets monthly.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011, 1-4 p.m.
Keynote
2011 Barn of the Year Awards
Spirit of Brandtjen Farm
16965 Brandtjen Farm Drive
Lakeville, MN 55044
Friends of Minnesota Barns honored winners in six categories in this annual competition. New members welcome! Support the preservation of these vanishing structures, the vast majority built of wood from Minnesota forests.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011, 7-8 p.m.
Reading and Book Talk
Trotter's Cafe
232 N. Cleveland Avenue (just south of Marshall)
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-645-8950
For 20 years, Trotter's Cafe has been serving up local foods and arts. From September to May, the New and Nearby Reading Series features local authors on the last Wednesday of the month. Come for dinner, stay for the reading!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011, 4-7 p.m.
Keynote
York Farm
Hutchinson, MN 55350
This event celebrated the 2010-11 prairie region cohort of Farm Beginnings, a program of the Land Stewardship Project.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Radio Interview
Food and Farm Show
America's Web Radio (AWR)
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Listen in on this conversation with host Ray Bowman, long-time public servant, media pro, and man of agriculture located just outside of Frankfort, Kentucky.
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011, 1-2 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Art-a-Whirl
Casket Arts
681 17th Avenue N.E. (17th & Jefferson Street)
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Casket Arts—formerly the Northwestern Casket Company—is supported by a timber frame from the same generation of trees that built the 1902 Marty barn. Fine craftsmanship is part of its legacy, which lives on today in dozens of artist studios. Casket Arts is just up the street from our house. Open Studios on the first Thursday of every month, 5-9 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011, 1-2:30 p.m.
Book Discussion
Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, Crystal Book Discussion Group
Robbinsdale City Hall
4100 Lakeview Avenue N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
This book discussion group is sponsored by the cities of Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, and Crystal and is open to anyone, regardless of where they live. New participants are always welcome at any of the monthly discussions and Meet the Author series.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011, 6:30-8 p.m.
Reading and Talk
Upsala Public Library
117 Main Avenue
Upsala, MN 56384
320-573-4282
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing
Fox Cities Book Festival
Kaukauna Public Library
111 Main Avenue
Kaukauna, WI 54130
920-766-6340
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011, 7 p.m.
Reading and Panel Discussion
First Books 6
McNamara Alumni Center, A. I. Johnson Great Room
University of Minnesota
200 Oak Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing Program at the University of Minnesota and cosponsored by Graywolf Press. Six debut authors were featured in a reading and panel discussion: Swati Avasthi (Split), Matt Burgess (Dogfight), Kevin Fenton (Merit Badges), Alan Heathcock (Volt), Gayla Marty (Memory of Trees), Francine Tolf (Rain, Lilies, Luck)... joined by Matt's agent, Leigh Feldman, of Writers House. Reception and book sales/signing.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011
Presentation and Book Signing
Friends of Minnesota Barns Annual Meeting
Oliver H. Kelley Farm
15788 Kelley Farm Road
Elk River, MN 55330
Kelley Farm (2.5 miles south of Elk River on U.S. Highway 10) is a Minnesota Historical Society site dedicated to teaching about farm life in the period 1850-76, shortly before the Marty farm was established in 1881.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011, 6-8 p.m.
Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing
Pierre Bottineau Library
55 Broadway Street N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55413
This is my neighborhood library! It's a beauty, including a table where I worked on my book looking out under a canopy of hardwoods. East end of the Broadway bridge, by the big old brewery.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011, 2 p.m.
Presentation, Discussion, and Book Signing
Rochester Public Library
101 Second Street S.E.
Rochester, MN 55904
507-328-2300
The book is also for sale at the Friends of the Library Bookstore
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011, 10 a.m.
Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing
Red Wing Public Library
225 East Avenue
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-3673
Books can be purchased in Red Wing at the Best of Times Bookstore across the street from the library at 425 West 3rd Street, 651-338-1003.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011, 7 p.m.
Discussion and Book Signing
Friends of Eastcliff Book Club
176 N. Mississippi River Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55104
612-627-6800
Everyone is welcome to join the Friends of Eastcliff, dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the official residence of the University of Minnesota president.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
Winter Jackets Author Event
Rum River Public Library
4201 6th Avenue N.W.
Anoka, MN 55303
763-576-4695
This event was part of the Winter Jackets series for adults sponsored by the Anoka County Library system, funded in part with money from Minnesota's Art and Cultural Heritage Fund.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011, 6:30-8 p.m.
Book Club Discussion
Granite City Book Club
Stearns History Museum
235 33rd Avenue S.
St. Cloud, MN 55301
866-253-8424
Stearns County is celebrating a milestone this year of 300 century farms. The county has led the state in dairy production for more than a century. Membership in the Granite City Book Club is a benefit of museum membership, and the public is welcome.
Granite City Book Club. Archivist Sarah Warmka (in green, center front), hosts the group.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010, 4-7 p.m.
Bookfair
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Ridgehaven Mall
13131 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-546-2006
I signed books at the Perpich Center for Arts Education Bookfair at the Ridgedale Barnes & Noble. Mom and Claire (PCAE alum) volunteered as gift-wrappers.
Photo by Cammy.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18-20, 2010
Readings and Conversations
Great River Regional Libraries
Seven central Minnesota towns in three days! Nov. 18: Pierz and Little Falls. Nov. 19: Royalton and Long Prairie. Nov. 20: Melrose, Belgrade, and Paynesville. This was a beautiful trip and included many good discussions about rural life and Minnesota history. Thank you to all!
Reading at Belgrade Public Library on Saturday. Photo by Kathie Hansen.
In Little Falls I stopped in at Bookin' It, a truly wonderful independent bookstore, and visited with owner Laura Hansen (right) and her staff member Katie.
In 1930, a Minnesotan was the first writer from the United States to win the Nobel Prize for literature. My route included Sauk Centre, hometown of Sinclair Lewis, so I took the opportunity to stay in the historic Palmer House on the original Main Street.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Presentation and Conversation
Minnesota Women's Woodland Network
U of M North Central Research and Outreach Center
1861 Highway 169 East
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
This event was sponsored by a newly forming chapter of the Minnesota Women's Woodland Network. For more information about the MWWN in the Grand Rapids area, contact Julie Miedtke at 218-327-7365.
With Mom (left) and Julie (right). Photo by Village Bookstore owner Mike McGinnis.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Radio Interview
Real Good Words
KAXE, 91.7 FM Grand Rapids/89.9 FM Brainerd/105.3 FM Bemidji
This interview followed up on a conversation with reviewer and host Heidi Holtan in June and previewed a talk I gave in Grand Rapids on November 16. Find it in the archives.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010, 7 p.m.
Reading
Birchbark Books Reading Series
2115 W. 21st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-374-4023
With Winona author Elizabeth Oness.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010, 7:15 p.m.
Presentation and Conversation
North Chisago County Historical Society
Rushseba Town Hall
51533 Forest Boulevard
Rush City, MN 55069
The Marty farm was in Pine County, but our address, school district, and church were on the north end of Chisago County in Rush City. The local historical society invited me to speak at their Nov. 3 meeting, where I was introduced by my sixth-grade teacher, Beverly Heinrich. The videographer for the evening was Pat Moulton; Pat and her husband, Jon, own Moulton farms, which now include the old Marty farm.
Beverly Heinrich, left, and Pat Moulton, right. Photo by Charlie Rike.
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2010, 6-7:30 p.m.
Informal Course
"Who We Are: Writing Our Lives into Creative Nonfiction and Fiction" (PDF)
Dakota County Libraries - Wentworth Library
199 E. Wentworth Avenue
West St. Paul, MN 55118
651-554-6800
Part of "Our Stories: The Immigration Experience," with support of Minnesota Mosaic Cultural Arts in Minnesota, now in its 15th year, celebrating the diverse heritage and vibrant cultural life of Minnesota's population, and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. These writing sessions were offered in collaboration with The Loft Literary Center.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010, 10:30 a.m.
Radio Interview
Weekly reader
KMSU, 89.7 FM Mankato/91.3 FM Austin
Reviewer and host Kara Garbe interviewed me for this show out of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Download the interview here. It's also available for free download in the iTunes store by searching for "KMSU Weekly Reader."
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010, 4-5 p.m.
Reading and Discussion, Book Sales and Signing
Micawber's
2238 Carter Avenue
St. Anthony Park, MN 55108
651-646-5506
I read at this great indie store for the Constant Reader book group, in town for their annual convention (different city each year).
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2010
Books for Sale, Signing, and Informal Conversation
Threshing & Sawing Show
Anderson's Rock Creek Relics
54433 Forest Boulevard (Highway 361/old U.S. Hwy. 61)
Rush City, MN 55069
My Uncle Duane, Aunt Judy, and their family host this show each year on the weekend after Labor Day to showcase vintage machinery, skills, and arts. One of the largest collections of antique farm machinery in east central Minnesota also features demos of grain threshing, lumber sawing, plowing, rug looming, quilting, schoolhouse, kids games and crafts, and this year for the first time—a corn maze.
Uncle Duane Anderson and me in Grampa's shop.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010, 11 a.m.
Reading and Conversation
Hinckley Public Library
106 First Street S.E.
Hinckley, MN 55037
320-384-6351
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010, 2-4 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing
University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC Mall
2900 University Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-8335
Part of UMC's annual ice cream social to kick off Ox Cart Days in Crookston.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010, 6:30-8 p.m.
Reading, Conversation, and Book Signing
Northfield Public Library
210 Washington Street
Northfield, MN 55057
507-645-6606
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Informal Conversation and Book Signing
Farmers Market in the Park
Third Avenue and Railroad Street S.E.
Pine City, MN 55063
I attended as part of the Buy Fresh, Buy Local/St. Croix River Valley initiative. Don't miss out on local produce this season! Buy it fresh from local producers and support your own community.
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010, evening
Book club discussion
Northfield, Minnesota
Great conversation with these fine women, including two members of my old book group. Stormy weather outside, but we talked for hours after an amazing meal by Mary, thanks in part to local produce.
Left to right: top, Deb Dornfeld and Mary Loven; front, Karin Larson, me, Karen Jorstad.
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010, Noon-3 p.m.
Book Signing and Informal Conversation
Chisago County Fair
905 W. 4th Street
Rush City, MN 55069
The North Chisago County Historical Society invited me to sell and sign books at their exhibit in the Commercial Building.
NCCHS member Carl Heinrich, left, and Charlie Rike, right. Carl is a fountain of information about Rush City and Rushseba history. Charlie grew up on a farm adjoining the Marty farm until 1958 and remembers many of the farm families' names in the area. Photo by Beverly Heinrich.
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Book Signing and Informal Conversation
Firefly Bistro and Coffeehouse
255 W. 5th Street
Rush City, MN 55069
320-358-0882
Firefly is the first Rush City retailer to carry the book. This coffee shop is so much more—a friendly place in a space made of trees.
Left to right: Mom, Melissa (granddaughter), Shirley (who made my wedding dress in 1982), Channa (Firefly), and me. Photo courtesy of the Firefly!
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010, Noon-2 p.m.
Book Signing and Informal Conversation
Sister Wolf Books
20471 Highway 226
Park Rapids, MN 56470
218-732-7565
This event is part of the Festival of Authors and Artists in Dorset, just northeast of Park Rapids.
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Book Signing and Informal Conversation
Jon Moulton Farms
54479 Fairfield Avenue
Rush City, MN 55069
This open house introduced robotic milking and included barn tours, door prizes, refreshments, and information booths. The Moulton farm includes most of the century farm formerly owned by the Marty family.
Top: A cow stands in the robotic milking stall. Second, below: Norma Moulton, center, with my mother and me.
Photo by S. Claire Mavity
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2010
Radio Interview
Real Good Words
KAXE, 91.7 FM Grand Rapids/89.9 FM Brainerd/105.3 FM Bemidji
Reviewer and host Heidi Holtan interviewed me on this great local program. A recording is archived here.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Author Conversation
East Central Regional Library - Rush City
240 West 4th Street
Rush City, MN 55069
320-358-3948
Librarian Heidi Cava, right, hosted a reading and author conversation at the East Central Regional Library in Rush City on a beautiful Wednesday evening.
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010, 10-11 a.m.
TV Interview
Showcase Minnesota
KARE 11, 90.3 Minneapolis-St. Paul
The five-minute segment is archived on the show's website.
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010, 11 a.m.
Reading and Book Signing
Scout & Morgan Books
114 Buchanan Street N.
Cambridge, MN 55008
763-689-2474
Scout & Morgan's Judith Kissner, right, and staff hosted a full house to launch the book in east central Minnesota, 20 minutes west of Rush City. This beautiful little store sells a great selection of mostly used books but also new releases.
Photo by Ruth
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010, 7 p.m.
Book Club Discussion
Grace in Contemporary Novels by Women, UBC
Twin Cities Metro
The women in my home congregation made some exceptions (nonfiction and hardcover!) to be the first book club to invite me for discussion. Left to right, Rev. Nadean Bishop (our former pastor and lit professor), Jean Lubke, Jan Vaughn (host), Betty Shaw, Tai Shigaki (in town from Boston), Betty Roy, Deidre Druk, Faye Kommedahl, Vicki Wilson, Nancy Osborne, Kim Donley, Khin-Khin Jensen, Diane Ehr, Joyce DeBoe, and Harriet Johnson (facilitator). That rhubarb-strawberry crisp was great, too! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful evening.
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010, 2 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing
Valley Bookseller
217 Main Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
651-430-3385
Marty cousins Dick McAvoy and his daughter Lori Schadeck of Stillwater welcomed me at Valley Bookseller. Dick's grandmother, Salome Marti Harbach, was a sister to my great-grandfather, Jacob Marty.
Photo by Caitlin Frazee
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010, 3:30 p.m.
Radio Interview
Farm Forum
KDUZ, 1260 AM Hutchinson
Host Lester Schuft interviewed. In the archive, see KDUZ Community Affairs Recent Programs and click on "Farm Forum w/Lester Schuft 5/14" to hear the show.
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010, 11 a.m.-noon
Radio Interview
Write On Radio!
KFAI, 90.3 Minneapolis/106.7 St. Paul
Reviewer and host Stephanie Ash interviewed me during the second half of the hour. Hear the show.
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Raking Through Books—Happy Hour Book Club
Kieran's Irish Pub
600 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 170
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-339-4499
For a triple bill on a farm theme, I joined local authors Joyce Sutphen, center (award-winning poetry including Coming Back to the Body), and Catherine Friend, right (Hit by a Farm and The Compassionate Carnivore).
Raking Through Books is a happy-hour book club that takes place on the second Tuesday of most months of the year. The book club connects readers and writers in a casual setting with plenty of time for questions, comments, profundity, and laughter. Refreshments, cash bar at Kieran’s Irish Pub. Cosponsored by the Loft and Secrets of the City with support from U of M Bookstores, Kieran's, and KFAI Radio. Photo by Dara Syrkin.
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2010, 1 p.m.
Book Signing
Northern Lights Books and Gifts
307 Canal Park Drive
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-5267
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing
Birchbark Books
2115 W. 21st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-374-4023
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
3001 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood Mall
Maplewood, MN 55109
651-779-9999
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Reading, Book Signing, and Author Conversation, with Patricia Hampl
Common Good Books
165 Western Avenue N. (Selby & Western)
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-225-8989
This event was held at the Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church, a block east of the bookstore, to accommodate the large audience.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010, 4 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing
University of Minnesota Bookstore
Coffman Memorial Union
300 Washington Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-0559
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010, 2 p.m.
Book Launch Event: Reading, Music, Slide Show, Book Signing
University Baptist Church
1219 University Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-1768
Photos by Dan Wallace—
Reading from the prologue
Signing books for friends Gayle, Jean, and Martha
Mothers and daughters—Margaret and Gayla, Carolyn and Lu
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
Book Club Blast
I had a great time at MinnPost's first Book Club Blast at Open Book in Minneapolis. Book club members and authors got a chance to meet, swap information, and generally just have a good time! Here's a recap.
"We had a (Book Club) Blast," by Laurie Kramer, March 9
Photos (I'm in this batch)
I also did a short Q&A in advance of the event.