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  • 2009 | Best Place to Read a Book

    Architect Cesar Pelli went über-mod on his design for this downtown gem. Some traditionalists think it's showy, but open up a book inside this space and you can understand that everything about this building is geared toward words. The desks... More >

  • 2008 | BEST LIBRARY

    A recent study by Central Connecticut State University declared Minneapolis to be the most literate city in America, finally edging out Seattle as king of the bookcase. It comes as no surprise, then, that the Minneapolis Central Library is such a... More >

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  • Spotlight on Milkweed Editions: An Evening of Travel, Politics, and Prose

    By Melissa Wray | Wed, December 07, 2011

    This Thursday, Friends of the Hennepin County Library will wrap up its series spotlighting local presses with Milkweed Editions' Christopher Merrill. The author will be reading from and discussing his newest book, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, ... More >

  • Talk of the Stacks: Will Hermes

    By Dylan Hicks | Wed, November 09, 2011

    Will Hermes is a senior critic at Rolling Stone, a contributor to All Things Considered, and a former City Pages writer-editor (disclosure: Hermes and I are casually acquainted). His first book, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire (Faber & Faber), surv... More >

  • Spotlight on Coffee House Press: Ed Bok Lee and Bao Phi

    By Melissa Wray | Wed, September 21, 2011

    Tonight, Friends of the Hennepin Country Library debuts its new series, Spotlight on Local Presses, featuring Coffee House Press, Graywolf Press, and Milkweed Editions. First up is Coffee House with an evening of spoken word from Bao Phi and Ed Bo... More >

  • Talk of the Stacks: Nuruddin Farah

    By Melissa Wray | Wed, September 14, 2011

    This Tuesday, exiled Somali writer Nuruddin Farah will appear at Talk of the Stacks. His most recent book, Crossbones (Riverhead), ties up a trilogy, this one starting with Links and continuing with Knots. The plot follows Malik, a war corresponde... More >

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