Books
Mark Dayton on Money, Political Favors, and How Donald Trump Mixed Him Up with Matt Damon
In his new memoir 'Perseverance,' MN’s 40th governor reflects on his fortunate-son origins and life of public service.
Can a Super-Cute Kids’ Book Save Lizzo’s Career? (Plus 4 More Books for Young Readers.)
An important Indigenous story by Ashley Fairbanks, a true story about a bison, and more new books from MN (and MN-adjacent) authors.
Buy the Racket Book at Moon Palace
Our first-ever print product is available in-store now.
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.
When Nice Folks Make Cruel Choices: Journalist Justin Ellis on MN’s History of ‘Unaccounted for Repression, Rage, Discrimination, and White Supremacy’
In his book, 'The Cruelty of Nice Folks,' Ellis looks at how when it comes to race, Minneapolis is trapped in cycles of good intentions and failure to follow through.
How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Ask Melvin Gibbs.
The avant-garde jazz bassist, now a part-time Minneapolis resident, combines memoir, history, and musicology in his first book.
Read an Excerpt From ‘STRIKE!: 21 Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law’
The forthcoming book tells 'the complex and dramatic history of an illegal teachers’ strike that forever altered labor relations and Minnesota politics,' according to publisher U of M Press.
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.
A New Cookbook Celebrates the Artists (and Stagehands, and Engineers, and Fans) of MN’s Music Scene
'A Musician’s Menu: Recipes That Rock by the Minnesota Music Community' offers a taste of local music.
