A beautiful coffee-table book by Charles R. Stinson’s architecture firm highlights some of his most interesting local creations. Charles R. Stinson...
Book Club
Local Author Mines Family History for a Good Story with First Novel ‘The Find’
Tonka Bay author turns his family’s adventures into a new novel. Tonka Bay resident Tim Duff is a bit of a Renaissance man. After a career as a...
Pages to Honor and Heal
Minnetonka native creates a baby book for parents who have lost pregnancies. I Love You Still: A Memorial Baby Book has a similar look and feel to...
Mother and Son Duo Help Teenagers Get Their Writing Published
Sigma’s Bookshelf is a publishing organization started by Rachel and Justin Anderson. Rachel Anderson has always had a way with words. With years of...
Minnetonka Native David Gardner Inspires Listeners with a New Podcast
Professional athletes are a source of inspiration. We watch in awe during the Olympics as they perform nearly impossible feats—flips, spins, goals...
Wayzata Author Anne Marie Ruff Moves Back to the Lake
After many years away, living in Los Angeles and traveling the world, Ruff returned to the Wayzata area last year. As a novelist, journalist,...
Local Authors Share Their Journeys and Insights into the Publishing World
For aspiring authors, getting their work published is a quest that can elicit as many goosebumps as reading a Stephen King novel. Many dream of...
Excelsior Poet Brings Light to Darkness
Excelsior writer shares her journey with a terminal illness through art. At age 23, Excelsior’s Anna Jeter has shouldered a burden that most people...
Local Business Leader and Author Sue Hawkes Collaborates with Her Daughter on a New Book
Sue Hawkes, a natural entrepreneur since she started a business in fifth grade, has a passion for sharing her talents to help others achieve their...
Saving the “Trapper’s Cabin”
Wayzata resident chronicles her work to save historic cabin in new book. Irene Stemmer, sharp as ever at age 92, is leafing through her book, The...
Deephaven Native Publishes First Novel
James Tucker is a Target executive and former international lawyer, and he’s truly a Renaissance guy. The Deephaven native recently published his...
Media Maven Natalie Webster Launches New Show with Twila Dang
As a columnist, social media connector and former radio co-host with Twila Dang on myTalk 107.1, Excelsior resident Natalie Webster thrives...
Just in time for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, We Catch up with Some Local Olympians
You have to wonder if there’s something in the water—Lake Minnetonka’s water, perhaps?—because Minnesota has been home to an especially impressive...
Events for Literature Lovers Abound This Month
February 1 and 2 The Hopkins Art Center will host Pulitzer Prize–winning author Colson Whitehead as part of its Pen Pals Author lecture series....
Inside the Boathouse
Local photographer Karen Melvin’s new book highlights the boathouses of Lake Minnetonka. When you’re out on Lake Minnetonka, do you find yourself...
