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				1	2	3 The Dishevel’d Salon The Dishevel’d Salon 1:00pm – 4:00pm Artists! Time again for the Dishevel’d Salon. Get out and connect with fellow creators. Drink good coffee. Imbibe good conversation. Then, for the love of Buddha, get back…
4	5	6 Nathan Everett reads from The Gutenberg Rubric Nathan Everett reads from The Gutenberg Rubric Nathan Everett reads from The Gutenberg Rubric, 7:30 pm. Just months before the famous Bible that bears his name was finished, Johannes Gutenberg was sued by his business partner for misappropriating…	7 John Reimringer John Reimringer John Reimringer’s first novel, Vestments, was named one of the “Best Books of 2010″ by Publishers Weekly. A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week/Starred Review, and an Indie Next and Midwest Connections pick, Vestments was also the…	8 Thomas Fisher Thomas Fisher Author and University of Minnesota professor Thomas Fisher will discuss his book The Invisible Element of Place: The Architecture of David Salmela at the University of Minnesota Bookstore on Thursday, September 8… John Reimringer John Reimringer John Reimringer’s first novel, Vestments, was named one of the “Best Books of 2010″ by Publishers Weekly. A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week/Starred Review, and an Indie Next and Midwest Connections pick, Vestments was also the… Granta 116: 10 Years Later Granta 116: 10 Years Later Granta 116: 10 Years Later, 7 pm One day in September, a decade ago, all eyes were turned towards New York. Where are we looking now? Through fiction, reportage, memoir, poetry and…	9 Thomas Friedman Thomas Friedman Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer-prize winning author and New York Times columnist, will discuss his book, That Used To Be Us, at the University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Concert Hall on Friday,…	10
11 SL Smith at Magers & Quinn SL Smith at Magers & Quinn SL Smith reads from her new thriller Blinded by the Sight at 4:00 pm. “When a homeless man is found dead near the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, veteran Lieutenant…	12	13 Books & Bars: The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall Books & Bars: The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall Books & Bars isn’t your mother’s book club. We provide a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion of interesting authors, fun people, good food and drinks. You’re invited to our free meetings with moderator… Hartless Murderers at Magers & Quinn Hartless Murderers at Magers & Quinn The writing group Hartless Murderers (Jessie Chandler, Joan Murphy Pride, and Brian Landon) read from their latest mysteries. Three Minnesota authors of silly, whimsical, and downright funny murder mysteries visit…	14 Talking Volumes: Jennifer Egan Talking Volumes: Jennifer Egan WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio’s Talking Volumes series invites booklovers to hear acclaimed authors discuss their latest books with MPR News Midmorning host, Kerri Miller. The 12th season features two Pulitzer Prize-winners, a post-apocalyptic… Punch Party at Club Jager Punch Party at Club Jager Join Twin Cities literary organizations for a happy hour gathering. Receive your Literary Punch Card, learn about the card and the events coming this fall, drink punch, and celebrate the…	15 Bonnie Jo Campbell at the Loft Literary Center Bonnie Jo Campbell at the Loft Literary Center A finalist for the National Book Award and the NBCC Award, and the winner of the ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year Award in Fiction for her critically acclaimed short…	16	17
18 Kathryn Kysar and Jim Moore Kathryn Kysar and Jim Moore Kathryn Kysar and Jim Moore, two of the Twin Cities’ best poets, share their work at Magers & Quinn at 4:00 pm. —– From her Saint Paul kitchen to the historical shores…	19	20 Beth Bednar Beth Bednar Beth Bednar, local author and former news anchor, will discuss her book, Dead Air, at the University of Minnesota Bookstore on Tuesday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. Who: Beth Bednar What: Discussion and Book Signing When: Tuesday, September… Nancy Paddock at the Loft Literary Center Nancy Paddock at the Loft Literary Center Nancy Paddock Publication Reading: A Song at Twilight: of Alzheimer’s and Love at 7:00 pm. A Song at Twilight: Of Alzheimer’s and Love is a feature-length memoir by acclaimed Minnesota poet…	21	22 Danielle Sosin Danielle Sosin DANIELLE SOSIN is the author of the short-story collectionGarden Primitives (Coffee House Press, 2000). Her fiction has been featured in the Alaska Quarterly Review and on National Public Radio. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota. The…	23	24 Spotlight on Coffee House Press with Ed Bok Lee and Bao Phi Spotlight on Coffee House Press with Ed Bok Lee and Bao Phi Local presses and the public library have always had a shared mission to inform and inspire people to read. As collaborative crusaders in nurturing and celebrating the written word, it… Guerilla Haiku Movement Guerilla Haiku Movement Are you ready to be part of a movement?! Armed only with sidewalk chalk, your own vitality and a digital camera; in the company of strangers that are soon-to-be kindred spirits,…
25	26	27	28 MN Publishing Tweet Up MN Publishing Tweet Up 5 PM–7 PM Come one, come all. A love books is the basic requirement. Being a writer and/or one who works in publishing is even nicer! MN Publishing Tweet Up	29	30 Jean Larson at Micawbers Jean Larson at Micawbers Larson will read from her debut collection of poems “Superior Life” at Micawbers at 7:00 pm. *This is a literary punch eligible event. More info at litpunch.com