For me, the perfect beach read is a blend of lighthearted and funny with some earnest reflection on life thrown in. I want escapism, but I also want...

For me, the perfect beach read is a blend of lighthearted and funny with some earnest reflection on life thrown in. I want escapism, but I also want...
Jay Rendall’s upcoming book focuses on an early industry of White Bear Lake. Time is the builder of history. As the years stack up, moments are...
Put a new spin on housewarming gifts for homeowners. Encourage a new hobby or a way to enjoy a bit of outdoor living by gifting a birdhouse, feeder...
A beloved bookstore celebrates a milestone anniversary this spring. On April 1, 1980, five women turned their love of books into a bona fide passion...
One of my favorite books of 2025 may be nearly two decades old, but that isn’t going to stop me from recommending it wholeheartedly to everyone I...
When I think of the type of cook and host I strive to be, The Forest Feast series of cookbooks by Erin Gleeson is the first thing that comes to...
In her newest book, Where Rivers Part, Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang continues her family’s powerful story from a refugee camp in Thailand to...
We are lucky to have many local authors who write books in every genre. Here are two incredible children’s book authors from our community to check...
This time of year always puts me in the mood for books that feed the excitement to spend as many hours as possible outside again. Birding to Change...
Women’s History Month has arrived! Observe the strength and sacrifice of women this March by digging into these new releases by female authors....
Lisa Najarian is on a mission to bring women together. Friendship is essential to wellness. It’s an idea that’s not lost on Grant resident Lisa...
Just in time for the start of the school year—Throwback is a young adult novel by Maurene Goo that begins with Sam, a Generation Z Korean-American...
The best is yet to come! Here are a few new releases from Minnesota authors that are on my must-read list for 2023: First up is fiction release...
Some things are just meant to be. Take the story of Sara Nintzel and Dana Jacobs. When Nintzel moved into Jacobs’ North Oaks neighborhood in 2017...
Michelle Bruhn is no stranger to this community and these pages. From her half-acre backyard in White Bear Lake, Bruhn has worked to build...
Inside the new science of the lost art of breathing. Breathing. It is something we all do but don’t think too much about. In the award-winning book...
Louise Miller’s debut, The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living: a Novel, will warm your heart in these cold winter months. When 32-year-old pastry...
Between Worlds Set in the fictional River Valley School for the Deaf, Sara Novic’s coming-of-age novel True Biz introduces you to the world of deaf...
Eleanor Oliphant is definitely not fine. As a result of a difficult upbringing steeped in tragedy, Eleanor creates a safe life for herself with...
White Bear Lake resident releases his first two novels and a short story. While writing at his kitchen table in his previous home in Woodbury, Allan...