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“Muskeg is my favorite kind of novel: wickedly paced, steeped in historical details that resonate across the years…, resplendent in the northern Minnesota setting, and full of characters you won’t be able to help falling in love with.”

— Peter Geye, author of The Ski Jumpers  

 
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“A story of forbidden love that resonates even a hundred years later.”

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Writer's Corner

Carla Hagen and Susan Thurston joined Alan Miller for the November program. Both are award-winning writers, and both have won the Midwest Independent Publisher Award in different years. Carla's "Muskeg" is set in the 1930s and is localized. Susan's epic, "Sister of Grendel" tackled the ancient tale of Beowulf with a new twist. Both discussed their careers and are working on new novels.

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In St. Paul's boomer ballet class, you're never too old to plié - From Star Tribune
In St. Paul's boomer ballet class, you're never too old to plié - From Star Tribune

Reposted from startribune.com

In a sprawling warehouse space in St. Paul that houses a boxing gym, a pilates studio and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu center, there's an exercise class for older adults that offers something besides improving strength, flexibility and balance.

It's the chance to create something beautiful.

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Carla Hagen and Erin Hart at Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Book Reading
Carla Hagen and Erin Hart at Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Book Reading

Carla Hagen presents Muskeg: A Novel, in conversation with Erin Hart (author of Haunted Ground). Recorded on October 25, 2022 at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.

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In addition to being an award-winning author and poet, Carla is the co-host of a weekly Latin music show on KFAI 90.3 FM in Minneapolis called Corazón Latino. Each week on Fridays, Carla and her co-host Eve MacLeish play music from 2:00-4:00 pm. From Las Americas to Iberia to East L.A. Vámonos, Corazón Latino takes you on a tour of the best in Latin music through the years.

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It’s a moody, foggy day…time for exploring the Borderland and the Bog. Have a warm cuppa and tuck in! Buy one for you and one for a loved one at Buy at independent bookstores: 1. SubText @subtextbooks in downtown Saint Paul 1. Eat M
Three days before #WinterSolstice and a week before #Christmas! ❄🌟 🎁 And here are the PERFECT GIFTS for anyone who loves to snuggle up with a book on a cold winter night. Below is a list of all the independent booksellers and online places where
Don't miss the Twin Cities Book Fest tomorrow, Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. I'll be at the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) table with my just-reissued award-winning book, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane as well as
Don't miss the Twin Cities Book Fest tomorrow, Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. I'll be at the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) table with my just-reissued award-winning book, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane as well as
With Susan Thurston at the Calumet author tables, Rosemount Country Fair. Selling books, talking books, having fun!
My father’s ghosts carried him far away from us in later years; but early on, he knew that the daughter named for him loved words, and he sensed they could comfort her.
I’m a finalist in the Midwest Independent Publishers Awards!
Before I was an attorney, before I published my novels, I was a DJ on KFAI, Fresh Air Radio, 90.3 FM (and now streaming at kfai.org). My amiga del alma, Eve MacLeish, and I have been spinning Latin tunes since 1982, with a hiatus when she moved to So
Una calle de San Pablo bajo una nevada/ a Saint Paul street under falling snow.
Happy New Year and happy reading!
Happy New Year! Feliz Año!