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SUMMARY:NONFICTION - Autocracy\, Inc.
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy leads our quarterly Nonfiction book club with a meeting about Autocracy\, Inc. Fair warning\, this one hits a little close to home. \nAbout the Book \nFrom the Pulitzer-prize winning\, New York Times bestselling author\, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world\, and how we should organize to defeat them \nWe think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators\, and maybe some brave dissidents. \nBut in the 21st century\, that bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays\, autocracies are underpinned not by one dictator\, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures\, surveillance technologies\, and professional propagandists\, all of which operate across multiple regimes\, from China to Russia to Iran. Corrupt companies in one country do business with corrupt companies in another. The police in one country can arm and train the police in another\, and propagandists share resources and themes\, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America. \nInternational condemnation and economic sanctions cannot move the autocrats. Even popular opposition movements\, from Venezuela to Hong Kong to Moscow\, don’t stand a chance. The members of Autocracy\, Inc\, aren’t linked by a unifying ideology\, like communism\, but rather a common desire for power\, wealth\, and impunity. In this urgent treatise\, which evokes George Kennan’s essay calling for “containment” of the Soviet Union\, Anne Applebaum calls for the democracies to fundamentally reorient their policies to fight a new kind of threat.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/nonfiction-autocracy-inc/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author - Heather Texle!
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, August 2 to welcome award-winning local author Heather Texle as she continues her launch tour for On Impact\, the second book in the Reliance Sinclair series. This is an adrenaline-fueled science-fiction-espionage-thriller-police-drama-murder-mystery series about a young woman navigating the underbelly of interplanetary human civilization. Think The Expanse meets Honor Harrington with a heavy dose of Jason Bourne. These books were a dream come true even before the reveal that Sinclair’s spaceship is run by an AI with a very feline “personality.” \n  \nHeather will be signing her books from 11-2\, so don’t miss this chance to grab an autograph from a local author who is going places! \n  \nReserve your copy of On Impulse here \nor Pre-Order On Impact here!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/meet-the-author-heather-texle/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Stories at the Station - Mubanga Kalimamukwento
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the 2025 Minnesota Book Award in the Novel and Short Story category\, Obligations to the Wounded is an extraordinary collection of stories about Zambian women\, all of whom are adjusting to circumstances far outside of their control\, either in the United States or in Kalimamukwento’s birth nation of Zambia. \n  \n“While providing a sense of the ancient traditions of the various ethnic groups of the landlocked south-central African nation\, the stories in Obligations to the Wounded have a universal appeal. Who wouldn’t feel vulnerable in the face of authority\, especially when you’re young and female? Kalimamukwento’s characters face daunting odds while trying to do the right thing\, in a way that feels so familiar\, so compelling. So many of Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s characters are vulnerable\, conflicted\, wounded. Very few are evil or malevolent. Everyone can use a little help\, human or divine. We feel that obligation\, reading these stories.” – Charles Rammelkamp\, The Hopkins Review \n  \nJoin us for the latest iteration of Stories at the Station – light appetizers and a cash bar provided!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/stories-at-the-station-mubanga-kalimamukwento/
LOCATION:1881 Eating House\, 214 4th Street E\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stories at the Station
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SUMMARY:Happy 75th Birthday\, Snoopy!
DESCRIPTION:Charlie Brown first met his best friend\, Snoopy in the August 10\, 1950 edition of the Peanuts daily comic strip\, brought to life by St. Paul’s own Charles Schultz. \n  \nTo celebrate 75 years of Snoopy\, we’ll be having a little party at the store for ol’ Snoopy\, with cake\, dancing\, entertainment\, and (of course) Snoopy’s favorite – root beer floats! Swing by any time between 10 and 2 on Sunday\, August 10 to join in the fun!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/happy-75th-birthday-snoopy/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:THE ESSENTIALS - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
DESCRIPTION:We didn’t even need to see the Essentials List before we knew that we’d be reading this one. Join us to discuss this all-timer\, and share the story with the whole family with our collection of Huckleberry Finn adaptations suitable for readers of all ages!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/the-essentials-the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:STAFF CHOICE - When Women Were Dragons
DESCRIPTION:The short description is “A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons“. 10/10 Perfect. No notes. \nIt’s a book about rage\, memory\, and violently enforced limitations where women are forced to stay small – crushed and crushed until the pressure causes them to explode into the space they deserve. \n 
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-choice-when-women-were-dragons/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE - Small Mercies
DESCRIPTION:We’re all familiar with the story of American desegration in the South\, but many fewer of us are as familiar with what desegration looked like in relatively “progressive” places like Boston. Hint: it wasn’t good. Set against the hot\, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence\, Small Mercies is a superb thriller\, a brutal depiction of criminality and power\, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-small-mercies/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:100 ESSENTAILS - All The King's Men
DESCRIPTION:Meet the original American demagogue. All the King’s Men is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the corrupt\, populist political rise and fall of fictional Governor Willie Stark\, loosely based on Louisiana Governor Huey Long. \nThe story is told through the perspective of journalist Jack Burden\, exploring themes of power\, corruption\, and morality in the 1930s American South. The novel was adapted into a classic 1949 film that won three Oscars\, and a later 2006 film adaptation.   \nBonus: Jimmy had already read this one\, so he’s going to be joining us!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/100-essentails-all-the-kings-men/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:STAFF CHOICE: Atmosphere
DESCRIPTION:Taylor Jenkins Reid comes back onto the scene with another heartbreaker – this time set against the backdrop of early-space-age Houston. It’s space month\, y’all! Come cry with us!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-choice-atmosphere/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE: Orbital
DESCRIPTION:We continue space month with Orbital\, the spectacular novel by Samantha Harvey\, in which she looks at us and our planet through the eyes of astronauts orbiting. It’s gorgeous\, and like 130 pages. Definitely read this one! \nAbout the Book: \nA slender novel of epic power and the winner of the Booker Prize 2024\, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled\, these astronauts and cosmonauts–from America\, Russia\, Italy\, Britain\, and Japan–have left their lives behind to travel at a speed of over seventeen thousand miles an hour as the earth reels below. We glimpse moments of their earthly lives through brief communications with family\, their photos and talismans; we watch them whip up dehydrated meals\, float in gravity-free sleep\, and exercise in regimented routines to prevent atrophying muscles; we witness them form bonds that will stand between them and utter solitude. Most of all\, we are with them as they behold and record their silent blue planet. Their experiences of sixteen sunrises and sunsets and the bright\, blinking constellations of the galaxy are at once breathtakingly awesome and surprisingly intimate. \nProfound and contemplative\, Orbital is a moving elegy to our environment and planet.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-orbital/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:100 ESSENTIAL NOVELS - American Pastoral
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Story Line Books is diving into American Pastoral by Philip Roth — a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that explores family\, identity\, and the unraveling of the American dream. We’ll gather to share thoughts\, questions\, and insights in a welcoming\, conversational setting. Whether you’ve read Roth before or are picking him up for the first time\, we’d love to have you join the discussion. \n📖 Bring your copy\, your curiosity\, and your perspective — everyone’s voice adds something unique to the conversation.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/100-essential-novels-american-pastoral/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:STAFF CHOICE: The Cloisters
DESCRIPTION:Step into the shadowy\, enchanting world of The Cloisters by Katy Hays — a novel brimming with secrets\, tarot cards\, and a hint of the supernatural. This darkly atmospheric tale follows a young scholar drawn into the mysterious research halls of a gothic museum in New York City\, where the line between scholarship and magic begins to blur. \nIt’s a perfect October read — lush\, eerie\, and spellbinding — the kind of book that begs to be read with a cup of tea\, a cozy blanket\, and maybe a flickering candle or two. If you love stories about hidden histories\, secret societies\, and the seductive pull of the unknown\, you won’t want to miss this one.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-choice-the-cloisters/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:STORIES AT THE STATION - William Kent Krueger and Sarah Stonich
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with William Kent Krueger & Sarah StonichThursday\, October 16 6:00 pmUnion Depot\, St. Paul \nJoin us for a special night of conversation and readings with two of Minnesota’s finest authors: William Kent Krueger and Sarah Stonich. \nThe evening will begin with brief opening remarks and introductions. Each author will read a selection from their work\, followed by reflections on craft\, place\, and how Minnesota shapes their storytelling. We’ll follow with a conversation between them\, touching on their different approaches\, shared themes\, and what’s next for each. Audience Q&A will follow\, and there will be a book signing and book sale afterward. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from two voices deeply rooted in Minnesota’s literary landscape — one of them a master of atmospheric mystery and the other a chronicler of northern lives and landscapes. You’ll come away with new insights into how place shapes narrative\, along with fresh enthusiasm for their newest works. Seating is first-come\, first-served (if you need special accommodations\, please let us know in advance). Admission is free with registration\, and light appetizers and a cash bar will be available. \n\nAbout the Authors \nWilliam Kent Krueger lives in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, and has long made the state his literary home\, setting many of his novels in northern Minnesota. Krueger is best known for his Cork O’Connor mystery series\, but also writes stand-alone novels like This Tender Land and Ordinary Grace (which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2013).His latest Cork O’Connor installment\, Apostle’s Cove\, is expected to continue his tradition of weaving suspense\, place\, and moral ambiguity. \nSarah Stonich was born in Duluth\, Minnesota\, and currently resides in Minneapolis.Her fiction often explores small towns in northern Minnesota\, where she mines the tensions between place\, identity\, industry\, and nature. Stonich’s first novel\, These Granite Islands\, was published in 2001 and went on to international translation and critical acclaim (including a Loft McKnight Award and a Minnesota State Arts Board Award). She recently published Fishing!\, a sharp\, funny novel about family\, culture\, and the outdoors.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/stories-at-the-station-william-kent-krueger-and-sarah-stonich/
LOCATION:1881 Eating House\, 214 4th Street E\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stories at the Station
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE: The Warm Hands of Ghosts
DESCRIPTION:As Halloween approaches\, we’re reading something hauntingly beautiful — The Warm Hands of Ghosts: A Novel by Katherine Arden. Set in the aftermath of World War I\, this lyrical novel weaves history and the supernatural into a story about love\, loss\, and the lingering spirits of the past. \nWith its mist-covered battlefields\, ghostly encounters\, and aching humanity\, The Warm Hands of Ghosts feels like a candlelit séance between memory and myth. It’s the perfect October read — eerie enough to raise goosebumps\, tender enough to break your heart\, and best enjoyed with a mug of something warm while the wind rattles the windows.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-the-warm-hands-of-ghosts/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:NONFICTION- Just Mercy
DESCRIPTION:This month\, we’re reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson — a powerful true story about justice\, redemption\, and the fight for dignity in America’s criminal legal system. Stevenson’s memoir is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring\, showing how compassion and courage can change lives even in the face of impossible odds. \nWe’re especially excited that Jimmy\, who is a public defender in Hennepin County\, will be leading the discussion! His real-world perspective promises an engaging\, thought-provoking conversation about fairness\, reform\, and what mercy really means. Join us for an evening of good company\, honest dialogue\, and big ideas that stay with you long after you leave.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/nonfiction-just-mercy/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Halloween Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Do you know which real-life member of the European nobility inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula? Do you prefer a big\, old\, classy\, and very haunted train station to the crowded bar scene? Join us for a celebration of all things spooky on Halloween night! There will be food and drink specials all evening\, and our 3.5 round trivia game will start at 8\, with the winners taking home a $30 gift card to SLB! \nIt’s not required\, but if you RSVP below you’ll get 10% off your first cocktail of the evening! \nTrivia Rules \n\nTeams of between 1-4 people\nThree full rounds of 10 questions each: Scary Movies; Horror in Literature; and Hauntings IRL.\n+ 5 question bonus round of questions about ghosts haunting St Paul. Everything you need to know to ace this round will be talked about on the CynCity Union Depot Ghost Tour\, offered several times a week all October long!\nOnce per round\, you can send a team member into the bookstore to look up an answer in the books! Otherwise\, this is a closed book test!\nThe questions will increase in difficulty within each round – harder questions are worth more points!\nThe winning team will get a $40 gift card to SLB\, which can be split into up to four $10 cards!\n\n  \n 
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/halloween-trivia-night/
LOCATION:1881 Eating House\, 214 4th Street E\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:100 ESSENTIALS: An American Tragedy
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Story Line Books is reading An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser — a landmark novel first published in 1925 that still resonates today. Based on real events\, the story follows Clyde Griffiths\, a young man yearning for success and respectability\, who finds himself torn between love\, ambition\, and the crushing weight of his choices. Dreiser’s sweeping narrative explores the stark divides of class\, the allure and danger of the American dream\, and the moral struggles that can shape — or shatter — a life. \nWe’ll come together to reflect on the novel’s themes\, its historical context\, and the questions it raises about ambition\, morality\, and fate. Whether you’re encountering this powerful work for the first time or revisiting it with fresh eyes\, we’d love to have you join the conversation. \n📖 Bring your copy\, your curiosity\, and your perspective — everyone’s voice adds something unique to the discussion.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/100-essentials-an-american-tragedy/
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SUMMARY:STORIES AT THE STATION - Pete Gallagher
DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet local St. Paul author Pete Gallagher whose debut novel Backwashed was featured in Mary Ann Grossman’s column in the Pioneer Press. \nMr. Gallagher will read from his novel and then we will open the floor to questions and answers. As always\, light appetizers will be served alongside a cash bar. \nRSVPs appreciated for headcount purposes. but not required!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/stories-at-the-station-pete-gallagher/
LOCATION:1881 Eating House\, 214 4th Street E\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stories at the Station
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T203845Z
CREATED:20260114T195618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T203845Z
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SUMMARY:THE ESSENTIALS - Animal Farm
DESCRIPTION:This extraordinary book does in 120 pages what it would take most people a treatise to do – deliver a clear-eyed and devastating takedown of authoritarianism and\, more specifically\, Soviet-style “communism.” Let’s talk about what it says\, what it doesn’t say\, and whether we should still be listening more than thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/the-essentials-animal-farm/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,The 100 Essential Novels
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T203221Z
CREATED:20260114T203129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T203221Z
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SUMMARY:STAFF CHOICE - Circe
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-choice-circe/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Staff Choice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T203758Z
CREATED:20260114T203758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T203758Z
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE - The Life Impossible
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-the-life-impossible/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Contemporary Literature
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storylinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9780593489277.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T204056Z
CREATED:20260114T204056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T204056Z
UID:61524-1770229800-1770235200@storylinebooks.com
SUMMARY:NONFICTION - On Tyranny
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/nonfiction-on-tyranny/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Nonfiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T140000
DTSTAMP:20260203T220721Z
CREATED:20260203T204701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T220721Z
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SUMMARY:The League of Minnesota Poets - Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, February 7 at noon as we welcome the League of Minnesota Poets to the store! Six of their members will be sharing their work with us\, and there will be light snacks provided. We’ll get started at noon\, be sure to arrive a little early to snag a seat! Poets will be reading from their own collections and will have books available for sale! \nPoets: \nKathleen Wedl \nDralandra Larkins \nDennis Maulsby \nMary Joe Robinson-Jamison \nConnie Bogard \nAnnette Gagliardi\, Poet Laureate for the League of Minnesota Poets
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/the-league-of-minnesota-poets-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events,Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T213755Z
CREATED:20260114T213755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T213755Z
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SUMMARY:THE ESSENTIALS - Fahrenheit 451
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/the-essentials-fahrenheit-451/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,The 100 Essential Novels
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storylinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/9781451673319.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260227T194149Z
CREATED:20260114T214728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194149Z
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SUMMARY:STAFF PICK - Legendborn
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-pick-legendborn/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Staff Choice
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storylinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/9781534441613.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260127T215259Z
CREATED:20260127T191138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T215259Z
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-night-watch/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Contemporary Literature
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storylinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9780593422946.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260204T013225Z
CREATED:20260127T212652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T013225Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Series: Saint Paul Almanac - Illumination
DESCRIPTION:Saint Paul Almanac Reading Series: Illumination \nWe Welcome:\nLouis DiSanto\nDonna Isaac\nDavid Mendez\nDeAnne Parks\nGordon Shumaker\nSusan Spindler\nJenna Carlson \nSaint Paul Almanac Volume 14: Illumination is an anthology of prose and poetry from Minnesotan writers that illuminate the tenacity\, grit\, pleasure\, and grace of the human experience. This singular volume\, the twentieth anniversary edition of the Almanac\, is filled with thought-provoking and moving works by memoirists Sherry Quan Lee and Hedy Tripp; poets Stephani Booker\, Donna Isaac\, John Medeiros\, and Debra Stone; and community activists Dr. LaVonne Moore and Clarence White. There are nearly 100 contributors\, including winners of the 2023 Sidewalk Poetry Contest. \nIllumination also highlights the voices we seldom hear. You’ll find incarcerated writers\, those who experience health challenges\, those who grieve and heal\, and those who cope with marginalization. It also includes stories and poems from young writers who are elementary and high school students. There are reflections about longing to connect\, the search for truth\, the joy of abundance from nature\, and a magical parable of possibility. Within these pages are testimonies to mentors and unexpected encounters with strangers. \n“Illumination is as beautiful and moving an anthology as I have ever encountered. In poems and prose\, in paintings and photos\, it contains the stories\, testimonies and images of what actually makes America great—our diversity of voices\, our love for our families\, our neighbors and our communities\, the ways we overcome prejudice and hate. In these troubled times\, this essential anthology will give you hope and courage.”  – David Mura\, author of The Last Incantations and The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives 
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/reading-series-saint-paul-almanac-illumination/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events,Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T213911Z
CREATED:20260114T213639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T213911Z
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SUMMARY:NONFICTION - Everyone Who is Gone is Here
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/nonfiction-everyone-who-is-gone-is-here/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Nonfiction
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storylinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/9781984880826.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260227T173220Z
CREATED:20260220T203913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T173220Z
UID:61744-1773858600-1773864000@storylinebooks.com
SUMMARY:STAFF CHOICE - The Once and Future Queen
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-choice-the-once-and-future-queen/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Staff Choice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T200000
DTSTAMP:20260227T194029Z
CREATED:20260227T194029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194029Z
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE - The Best American Short Stories (2025)
DESCRIPTION:March is both Short Stories Month and Women’s History Month\, so for the month’s contemporary lit choice\, we went with a short stories collection edited and curated by one of the most talented female authors currently writing. We’re excited to discuss the impact of the variety of pieces and what makes the “best” short stories!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-the-best-american-short-stories-2025/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Contemporary Literature
ORGANIZER;CN="Story Line Books":MAILTO:info@storylinebooks.com
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