Women’s History Month has arrived! Observe the strength and sacrifice of women this March by digging into these new releases by female authors....
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“You Go Girl” Podcast Brings Women Together
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...
Throwback by Maurene Goo
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...
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
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...
The (Mis) Adventures of Dasher
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...
Small Scale Homesteading
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...
‘Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art’ Book Review
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...
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living Book Review
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...
Book Review: True Biz
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...
The White Bear Book Club Discusses Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant is definitely not fine. As a result of a difficult upbringing steeped in tragedy, Eleanor creates a safe life for herself with...
Thrill Seeker
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...
Poet Chases Her Passion and Publishes Her First Book
Poet Debbie Johnson-Hill pursued her passion, found her voice and lets her 'heart beat wildly.' As a young girl, Debbie Johnson-Hill found happiness...
3 Parenting Book Picks from Lake Country Booksellers
Suzy Fruncillo of Lake Country Booksellers recommends three books that provide insight and advice. What to Expect the First Year, Third Edition, by...
Pairing Sips and Reads for the Summer
Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits in White Bear Lake shares some picks. Elevated’s Tom Boland says, “For spirits, we’re excited about Tattersall’s...
Local Author is also a Record-breaking Cyclist
Rebecca Fjelland Davis is not only an acclaimed author and a professor—she is one tough woman. Rebecca Fjelland Davis is an award-winning author and...
Local Blogger and Podcaster Shows a Different Side of Disability
Picks from disability activist Tiffiny Carlson. Writer and disability activist Tiffiny Carlson is the creator of the blog Beauty Ability and the...
March’s Book Pick is a Fantastical Historical Read
Our friends at Lake Country Booksellers offer a pick. The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden. Penguin Books, 2017. Bookseller Lance...
Writer Joe Kimball Talks About His Book Secrets of the Congdon Mansion
Author Joe Kimball reflects on his years reporting on the case. On his way to Askov, Minnesota, on a Monday morning, Joe Kimball’s ears perked up at...
Lake Country Booksellers celebrates 35 years and looks forward to many more.
Lake Country Booksellers celebrates 35 years and looks forward to many more. Maybe it’s the seasonally decorated book tree in the window, or the...
