 Kommende arrangementer
Amy C. Rae -- Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Lakes: An Explorer's Guide (september 6 kl. 14:00) Amy C. Rea. Amy C. Rea will sign copies of her comprehensive guide to our state, Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Lakes: An Explorer's Guide.
William Kent Krueger -- Red Knife: A Cork O'Connor Mystery (september 7 kl. 15:00) Join us as William Kent Krueger reads from the latest in his Cork O'Connor series, Red Knife.
Pamela Carter Joern -- The Plain Sense of Things (september 12 kl. 19:30) Pamela Carter Joern. Please join us as local author Pamela Carter Joern reads from her collection of short stories, The Plain Sense of Things
Garrison Keillor -- Liberty (september 13 kl. 11:00) Please join us as Common Good Book owner Garrison Keillor signs his latest, Liberty.
Interesseret: A.Woodwose tilføjet af booksense. Eric Dregni -- In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream (september 20 kl. 14:00) Eric Dregni. Please join us for this Norwegian party. Along with a reading from author Eric Dregni from In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream, there will be Norwegian fare and music.
Dana Nelson -- Bad for Democracy (september 24 kl. 19:30) Dana D. Nelson. Dana Nelson reads from her book Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People.
Dana D. Nelson is professor of English and American studies at Vanderbilt University where she teaches U.S. literature, history, and culture and courses that connect activism, volunteering, and ... (mere)Steve Lerach -- Fried (september 25 kl. 19:30) Steve Lerach. Steve Lerach worked for over thirty years in the food industry, eventually running twelve kitchens at the University of Minnesota. He now teaches aspiring chefs at the Art Institutes International Minnesota.
Interesseret: A.Woodwose tilføjet af booksense. Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz -- Words In Your Face (september 28 kl. 19:30) Please join us as slam poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz reads from Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.
CGB Bookclub w/ Thomas Maltman & The Night Birds (oktober 2 kl. 19:30) CGB will revisit our Book Club, which went on summer vacation, with local author Thomas Maltman and a bookseller discussing Maltman's book The Night Birds, which recently won the ALEX, an award that honors books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Scotty Roberts -- The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare (oktober 4 kl. 14:00) Local author Scotty Roberts reads from The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare.
George Rabasa -- The Wonder Singer (oktober 9 kl. 19:30) Join us as local author George Rabasa reads from his latest novel, The Wonder Singer.
Rolf Pott -- Marco Polo Didn't Go There (oktober 13 kl. 19:30) Rolf Potts. Rolf Pott reads from his book Marco Polo Didn't Go There, a unique window into travel writing.
Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of Salon.com, Slate.com, National Geographic Traveler, Outside, the New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, The Believer, and National ... (mere)Interesseret: A.Woodwose tilføjet af booksense. Larry Millett -- Murder Has a Public (oktober 30 kl. 19:30) Larry Millett. Just in time for Halloween, Larry Millett's Murder Has a Public.
Larry Millett is the author of numerous books, including Strange Days, Dangerous Nights, the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Lost Twin Cities, and Twin Cities Then and Now (all MHS Press).
Cathy Wurzer -- Tales of the Road (november 3 kl. 19:30) Cathy Wurzer. Cathy Wurzer is the host of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio and cohost of Almanac on Twin Cities Public Television. She has been honored with four Emmys for her work on Almanac.
Michael Greenberg -- Hurry Down Sunshine (november 5 kl. 19:30) A native New Yorker, Michael Greenberg is a columnist for the Times Literary Supplement (London), where his wide-ranging essays have been appearing since 2003. His fiction, criticism, and travel pieces have been published in such varied places as O, The Oprah Magazine, Bomb, The Village Voice, and the ... (mere)Robert Clark -- Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces (november 18 kl. 19:30) Robert Clark. Robert Clark is the author of the novels In the Deep Midwinter, Mr. White's Confession, and Love Among the Ruins, as well as the nonfiction books My Grandfather's House, River of the West, and The Solace of Food: The Life of James Beard.
Rae Eighmey and Debbie Miller -- Potluck Paradise (november 22 kl. 14:00) Rae Katherine Eighmey. Debbie Miller and Rae Katherine Eighmey talk favorite recipes from their book Potluck Paradise: Favorite Fare from Church and Community Cookbooks.
David A. Lanegran -- Minnesota on the Map: A Historical Atlas (december 6 kl. 14:00) David A. Lanegran. Book Signing.
Tidligere arrangementerGREGG SHAPIRO - Protection (april 17 kl. 19:00) Gregg Shapiro. Gival Press is pleased to announce the debut poetry collection by pop-culture journalist Gregg Shapiro of Chicago.
AUSTIN DACEY - The Secular Conscience (april 20 kl. 14:00) Has secularism lost its soul? From Washington to the Vatican to Tehran,
religion is a public matter as never before, and secular values—individual autonomy, pluralism,
separation of religion and state, and freedom of conscience—are attacked on all sides and defended
by few. The godly claim ... (mere)CATHERINE FRIEND - The Compassionate Carnivore (april 30 kl. 19:00) Using her own struggle to become a compassionate carnivore, Friend offers concrete tools readers can use to talk to farmers and processors, to negotiate the Brave New World of humanely-raised meat. Garrison Keillor will join the author.
Common Good Book Club (maj 6 kl. 19:00) Mary Williams will be meeting with the book club to discuss Beware of Cat and other Encounters of a Letter Carrier by Vince Wyckoff. The author delivers mail in South Minneapolis.
JACK AND BARBARA MALONEY The Wee Mad Road (maj 8 kl. 19:00) Jack Maloney. The book is about lovesick sheep, rumors of war, storms at sea, whisky galore - and two years a Twin Cities couple spent dealing with them in the wildest corner of the Scottish Highlands. Written in two distinct voices and richly illustrated by Barbara Maloney's drawings and paintings.
The Wee Mad ... (mere)RIDING SHOTGUN - Women Write about their Mothers (maj 11 kl. 14:00) Edited by Kathryn Kysar - authors Shannon Olson, Susan Power and Ka Vang will be present.
LEIF ENGER - So Young, Brave, and Handsome (maj 18 kl. 14:00) Newest book by the author of Peace Like a River
POETRY OPEN MIKE (maj 20 kl. 19:00) Read your favorite poems at the mike in cozy Nina's and recommend books to the listeners.
CATHY SULTAN - Tragedy in South Lebanon (maj 22 kl. 19:00) Cathy Sultan. From the author of A Beirut Heart: One Woman's War, Cathy Sultan's accounts of life in southern Lebanon and northern Israel during the brutal summer 2006 war.
Marya Hornbacher -- Madness: A Bipolar Life (maj 29 kl. 19:30)
CGB Book Club -- Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horsese (juni 3 kl. 19:30) CGB manager Sue will lead this, undoubtedly, lively discussion on the hugely popular Out Stealing Horses.
Louise Erdrich -- The Plague of Doves (juni 4 kl. 19:30)
Bill Watkins -- The Once and Future Celt (juni 8 kl. 14:00) Bill Watkins. Bill Watkins will read from his book The Once and Future Celt.
Geoff Herbach -- The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg (juni 12 kl. 19:30) Common Good Books is pleased to welcome Geoff Herbach back home after a long book tour in support of his first novel The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg. Geoff will be joined by fellow Lit ... (mere)Mystery Night (juni 13 kl. 19:30) M. E. Smith. Local authors read from their mysteries and discuss the genre.
David Wroblewski -- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (juni 16 kl. 19:30)
Charles Leerhsen -- Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch (juni 22 kl. 14:00)
Beer Event w/ Doug Hoverson - Amber Waters (juni 28 kl. 14:00) CGB is very excited about this one! Very excited. Books and beer, is there a better combination you can think of? If so, we'd like to know, because we tried, and this is the best we came up with.
Come join us as Doug Hoverson educates us all on the history of beer in our great state. His ... (mere)Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan -- Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully -- in-store signing (juni 29 kl. 14:00) In-store signing with the authors.
Interesseret: JLouiseC tilføjet af booksense. David Schwartz -- Superpowers (juli 3 kl. 19:30) Reading from Superpowers
John Henricksson -- The Gunflint Cabin: A Northwoods Memoir (juli 6 kl. 14:00) John Henricksson. Reading from The Gunflint Cabin: A Northwoods Memoir
Frederick Lane -- The Court and the Cross (juli 13 kl. 14:00) Reading from The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court
Susan Quinn -- Furious Impovisation (juli 14 kl. 19:30) Susan Quinn. Please join us as author Susan Quinn reads from Furious Improvisation.
Book Group #3 (juli 15 kl. 19:00) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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Ellen Baker -- Keeping the House (juli 15 kl. 19:30) Ellen Baker. Reading from Keeping the House
Horst Rechelbacher- Minding Your Business (juli 23 kl. 19:30) Horst Rechelbacher. Mr. Rechelbacher will give a presentation about his new book at the Germanic-American Institute. For directions and more information about the institute go to www.gai-mn.org.
Julie Kramer -- Stalking Susan (juli 24 kl. 19:30) Reading from Stalking Susan
Little Bookworms Vampire Ball (august 1 kl. 22:00) Little Bookworms Vampire Ball: Breaking Dawn Release PartyFriday, August 1st from 10 p.m. until midnight Breaking Dawn will be released at 12:01 a.m.
The wait is almost over . . . Join Little Bookworms for an amazing vampire ball to celebrate the midnight release of the final installment in Stephenie ... (mere)Laurel Means -- A Long Journey Home (august 3 kl. 14:00) Laurel Means. Please join us as author and resident of Chaska, Laurel Means reads from A Long Journey Home.
Abby Pecoriello -- Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects (august 7 kl. 19:30) Abby Pecoriello. Reading and activities with Abby Pecoriello, the author of Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects.
Linda Buturian -- World Gone Beautiful (august 10 kl. 15:00) Please join us as local author and University of Minnesota professor Linda Buturian reads from her meditative memoir essay collection World Gone Beautiful: A Life Along the Rum River.
Book Group #3 (august 18 kl. 19:00) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Joyce Carol Oates's We Were the Mulvaney's. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
For more on Joyce Carol Oates, click here
Interesseret: JLouiseC tilføjet af booksense. David Carr -- The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own. (august 18 kl. 19:30) David Carr reads from his memoir The Night of the Gun: A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.
Harry Boyte -- The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference (august 19 kl. 19:30) Please join us as local author Harry Boyte reads from The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference.
Art of Racing in the Rain (august 22 kl. 19:00) A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting St.
ory of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.
Russell Peterson -- Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke (august 25 kl. 17:00) Join us as Russell Peterson reads from Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke
Russell Peterson -- Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke (august 25 kl. 19:30) Join us as Russell Peterson reads from Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke
Book Group #1 (august 26 kl. 19:00) Book Group #1 reads Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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Spike Carlsen -- A Splintered History of Wood (august 28 kl. 19:30) Join us as the author reads from A Splintered History of Wood.
Steve Trimble -- Historic Photos of St. Paul (august 30 kl. 14:00) Author Steve Trimble will sign copies of the book Historic Photos of St. Paul
Bart Schneider -- The Man in the Blizzard (august 31 kl. 14:00) Bart Schneider. Join us as local author Bart Schneider reads from his first mystery, The Man in the Blizzard.
Jessamyn Conrad -- What You Should Know About Politics But Don't (september 2 kl. 12:00) A graduate of Harvard and Cambridge universities, Jessamyn Conrad is pursuing
her doctorate at Columbia University. She is thirty years old, and lives in New York City.
James Read -- Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland (september 2 kl. 19:30) James H. Read. James Read reads from Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland.
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