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Törzs talks about how the 'enforced coziness' of Minnesota winters helps her write and the rules of magic in her debut novel "Ink Blood Sister Scribe."

Writer Robert Saxton turns bedtime stories into his debut novel of suspense, adventure, and wilderness awareness.

Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus is the naturalist at Sax-Zim Bog in northeastern Minnesota. The bog spans 300 square miles from Zim in the north to Floodwood in the south. Photographers and birders flock from all over the world to see the bird species and other wildlife in the black spruce and tamarack bog.

Food writers Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson share the best recipes from the long running Star Tribune cookie contest in The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book.

Anna Farro Henderson's new book "Core Samples" highlights personal stories behind her science and political advisory roles and motherhood—a unique and compelling work of creative non-fiction.

Co-editors Michelle Filkins and Margret Aldrich look to reframe the traditional sense of locker room talk and celebrate the privates spaces where women are often at their best in “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces.”

David Nash's latest novel "In Wells' Time" will have you thinking about how you spend your time. The La Crescent, Minnesota singer/songwriter and author has recently been named a Minnesota Book Award finalist.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Minnesota writer and music critic Nate Patrin examines the history of pop songs in films in his new book "The Needle and the Lens."

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.

Children's librarian Tracy Kampa and "What We're Reading" producer and librarian Tammy Bobrowsky discuss Kekla Magoon's new book "The Secret Library."

Children's librarian Tracy Kampa and “What We're Reading” producer and librarian Tammy Bobrowsky discuss Jasmine Warga's new book “A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall.”

Forty books by Minnesota authors are finalists for the 2025 Minnesota Book Awards, including in a variety of fiction categories, nonfiction, poetry and anthology.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

New research shows that kids aren’t reading for fun as much as they used to. Local educators Tracy Kampa and Kathrina O’Connell talk about why and how you can motivate young readers.

Children's librarian Tracy Kampa and “What We're Reading” producer and librarian Tammy Bobrowsky discuss Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book "On a Wing and a Tear."

During the week of March 31, 2026, we enjoy reports of the Spring's first flower, the maple sap running, and emerging moths. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.