Here’s a confession: when a book’s description mentions how it takes place in 18something, my eyes immediately glaze over from anticipated boredom. Same goes for anything that takes place during any war be it Civil,…
Posts tagged Nicole Helget
6 questions we hardly ever ask: Kurtis Scaletta, author
You are about to experience a great moment in MN Reads’ history. Yes, we’re making history here today. How exciting is that? I’m pretty pleased that Kurtis Scaletta now holds the unique honor of being…
Jodi’s Favorite Books of 2009
I feel bad making this list on December 27th when I’m in the midst of two books that are really quite good (A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein and What the World Will…
Celebrate MN Reads’ 1st Anniversary — Win one of our favorite books by Minnesotans
To celebrate our first anniversary, we’re giving you the chance to win one of our favorite books by Minnesota authors. Below, you’ll see five of our favorites, and a little bit about why we liked…
Best books of 2009 (so far)
I’ve noticed lately a slew of Best of 2009 (so far) music lists (all of which I found on Largeheartedboy). I thought, you know maybe people want to know what the best books (that I’ve…
6 questions we always ask — Nicole Helget, author
Nicole Helget is the author of the memoir The Summer of Ordinary Ways (which I haven’t read), and her first novel, The Turtle Catcher, was released in February by Owen Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It’s a…
600+ words and the wonder of The Turtle Catcher still eludes me
The first twenty-six pages of Nicole Helget’s The Turtle Catcher are so intense that you will find yourself gasping for air while reading them, having become so engrossed you forget to breathe. The book opens…