31 March 2024
MARK CECIL: Discusses “Bunyan and Henry: Or, the Beautiful Destiny: A Novel” with Benjamin Percy. 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
LITERARY BRIDGES: With writers Carolyn Holbrook, Roy G. Guzman, Beth Spencer and Khary Jackson. 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7, Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul.
JEFFREY B. BURTON: Signs copies of his latest mystery, “The Dead Years,” about a serial killer who wants revenge because the media isn’t giving him the respect he feels he deserves. Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
Claire Wahmanholm (Courtesy of Milkweed Editions)
MILKWEED PRESENTS: Minneapolis-based literary publisher Milkweed Editions’ monthly People in Places series welcomes Claire Wahmanholm hosting a program featuring Moheb Soliman, Halee Kirkwood and Kathryn Kysar. Wahmanholm is the author of “Meltwater,” finalist for the 2024 Kingsley Tufts poetry award and the Minnesota Book Award. Free. 5 p.m. social hour/book signings, 6 p.m. program. Wednesday, April 3, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., home of Milkweed Editions.
AARRON SHOLAR: Presents “The Body of a Frog: A Memoir on Self-Loathing, Self-Love, and Transgender Pregnancy,” in conversation with Thy Bo Yule. 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
LISA A. BOLT SIMONS: A basketball-themed program centers on Simons’ book “Boxed Out: A Choose Your Path Basketball Book.” For information go to redballoonbookshop.com. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, Red Balloon, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.
What else is going on
Robert Junghans, who writes as Rob Jung, sends good news about expanding the reach of Minnesota Mystery Night, which he founded and hosts. The monthly reading series, featuring Minnesota’s top crime/mystery writers, is held at Alex’s Restaurant in Mendota. Now the programs will be carried on some outstate radio stations. Two of the shows have been recorded “and we are in the process of using these recordings to work through editing issues and make the show as listener-friendly as possible,” Junghans reports. Stations in Buffalo and Willmar and two in Benson have agreed to air the programs. Junghans is also negotiating with a big food corporation to be the radio show’s primary sponsor. The recordings will probably begin to air in May. Meanwhile, back at Axel’s, Junghans is exploring the possibility of setting up a satellite room for patrons to watch the live programs because the main room isn’t big enough anymore. It sounds like a win for everyone involved.
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