At 8:30 AM on a Thursday in early July, I am unable to think of what books were recommended at the last MnRead meeting and in the last MnRead post for future MnRead discussion. So make your recommendations here. Books with local angles (Fitzgerald counts, but just barely) and I think we’re ready for a novel (which somehow we haven’t done yet) and even some light summer reading. John Sandford, maybe? Are there any established Minnesota humorists who might be worth talking about, even if they’ve had previous legal skirmishes with previous incarnations of this discussion forum?
Next MnRead… The What/When/Where
Jul 2 2009 — 8:36am
4 Reader Comments
11:15 am
Bumping this in the comments so people notice it. Happy Third of July!
12:40 pm
I seem to remember “until they bring the streetcars back” being set in mn. The author lives in Montana, I believe, but spent childhood in mn or something like that. Decent novel, anyway.
5:12 pm
I am reading Heavier Than Air by Nona Caspers, It is set in MN and she is from here, but it is a collection of Shrot fiction. Either way, it is great. http://nonacaspers.com Also good is Bitter Grounds, by Sandra Benitz of Edina, it is about two familes in El Salvador.
Finally, Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
http://www.mousecircus.com/flash/coraline.html
6:05 pm
We talked about Louise Erdrich as a possibility.