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...
Book Club
The Boat Builder Chronicles of White Bear Lake
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...
Give the Gift of Backyard Birding
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...
Lake Country Legacy Celebrates 45 Years This April
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...
“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”
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...
“The Forest Feast”
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...
“Where Rivers Part”
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...
Two Children’s Books by Local Authors
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...
“Birding to Change the World”
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...
Celebratory Reads for Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month has arrived! Observe the strength and sacrifice of women this March by digging into these new releases by female authors....
“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...
