by Kira Schukar | Nov 1, 2021 | Book Club
Resident celebrates Puerto Rican culture in her new children’s book. Pamela Mercado Michelli’s daughter, Daniela, 5, loves to read. “I always took my daughter to storytime at the … Maple Grove Public Library,” Michelli says. “She started talking really clearly at a...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | May 1, 2021 | Book Club
Author explores changing perceptions in debut novel. Stacey Potter has been writing stories since she was a child. “In my 20s, I tried to submit articles to magazines, thinking that would land me a writing career, and then I’d have time to write the great American...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | May 1, 2020 | Arts, Book Club
The Writers Studio had its first book published late last year. Who doesn’t love a good group, especially when it’s creative, supportive and publishes its own book? The Writers Studio, which meets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Wednesday (weather permitting) at the Maple...
by Feroza Mehta | May 1, 2020 | Book Club, Wellness
Kelly Rodenberg was diagnosed in October 2019 with glioblastoma. She chronicled her journey in a humorous and faith-filled book, “There’s Something Going on Upstairs.” “Cancer is a beast of a disease. It runs your energy tank down to well past...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 1, 2020 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Sarah Hanley and her debut novel, Matka, were featured in our September 2019 issue. Sarah Hanley won the second annual Minnesota Author Project in the Adult Fiction 2019 category. The contest recognizes the best indie-published authors in Minnesota and is presented by...