Deborah Copperud

Deborah Copperud is a Minneapolis-based writer and podcaster with work published in Glamour, Current Affairs, and HuffPost, among other publications. She hosts the Read Minnesota Books podcast.
Sea Salt Eatery’s Cookbook Dishes Out Recipes With a Side of History
The Minnehaha Falls favorite can teach you to boil, grill, or fry fish to perfection with your own kitchen or backyard grill.
Two Decades in ‘The Dork Forest’: Jackie Kashian on Pioneering Comedy Podcasts, Working With BFF Maria Bamford, and Coming Home to Acme
'When [Kashian] gets her teeth in a premise, she will take it and chew it until there’s nothing left on that bone. She does not quit.'
I Waited 11 Years (and Then a Few Hours) to Visit the Apostle Islands Ice Caves
Climate change has shrunk ice coverage on Lake Superior, making ice-cave access anomalous. If you have the chance, you should go.
7 2025 Books by MN Authors to Gift the Reader on Your List
We've got something for every kind of reader: poems for the doomscroller, essays about the natural world, a comic collab with Redman, and more.
Mary Lucia Didn’t Owe Us a Memoir (But I’m Glad She Wrote It)
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
Strib Publisher Steve Grove’s Résumé-Padding Memoir Strives for Midwest Relatability Through AI-Evoking Prose
The ex-tech bro's description of Halloween will haunt you.
From Tokyo to Mickey’s Diner, Deborah Jiang-Stein’s ‘Lucky Tomorrow’ Is a Book of Belonging and Becoming
'I feel a little bit landlocked here,' Jiang-Stein says. Her stories are anything but.
School of Rock for… Adults? Walker West Coordinates Jams for All Ages and Genres.
Dust off your old high school instrument and join a Twin Cities amateur music ensemble.
Can a 1-Day City of Minneapolis ‘Emergency Prep’ Course Turn Me Into a Prepper?
Rather than fret anxiously at home, I spent 6 hours at the city's 'Ready Camp.'
A Maudlin Holiday Gift List of 2024 Books by MN Authors
Feeling sad? Let this list, which includes kids' books, tales of divorce, and recipes for cookies, soothe your sadness.









