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Published: 26 February 2020

Winona Post Story Publishes About Minnesota Book Award Finalist Sheila O'Connor's "Evidence of V"

   Since the release of  her novel, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts and Fictions, in late 2019, Hamline University Professor Sheila O'Connor has been traveling the state of Minnesota sharing her story focused on a little-known piece of Minnesota women’s history.
However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, her planned appearances in Winona and Sauk Centre are now on hold.
   So, rather than previewing her presentation at the Eagle's Healing Nest (former Homeschool for Girls) as well as the River of Life Church on Mar. 21; at Winona State University on Mar. 23 and 24;  and on Mar. 25 lead he Winona County History Center's Book Chat this story published in the Mar. 20 edition of the Winona Post focuses on the content of the book only. An interview done on  KROC-Radio (Mar. 4) did preview the now cancelled events.
    Evidence of V sheds light on the fact that In the early part of the 20th century, there was a practice throughout the state of Minnesota, of sending girls who were considered "immoral or incorrigible" to the Minnesota Home for Girls in Sauk Centre. The home was established in 1907 as the State Industrial School for Girls, to provide for the care, training, and education of girls who had been committed by the courts.  It was open until 1999. After learning that her own grandmother had been sentenced to the institution for six years as a pregnant fifteen-year-old, and that her mother had been born there, O’Connor began extensive research to uncover the buried truth about the institution and its treatment of girls.  What she was able to learn served as inspiration for Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts and Fictions, which is a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. 
    A story in the Red Wing Republican Eagle. on Feb. 26 previewed O'Connor's Feb. 29 appearance at the Red Wing Public Library.
   Learn more about Sheila O'Connor's work on her author website, Sheilaoconnor.com.
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Published: 10 February 2020

Book Tour Suspended for Gardeners of the Universe

    Due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, the difficult decision has been made to suspend former Honeywell executive Ronald E. Peterson's book tour for his sci-fi thriller, Gardeners of the Universe. 

   Events that had been planned at the  Barnes and Noble - Calhoun Village Shopping Center in Minneapolis,  Barnes and Noble - Roseville, and Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul in March and April will be rescheduled at a later date.  Fortunately, Peterson was able to appear at the Barnes and Noble in Minnetonka, Minn.  (March 7) and the Barnes and Noble - Woodbury (March 14) before the tour had to be suspended. 

  Gardeners of the Universe begins in the not too distant future with the births of three children destined to change the world. Rianne grows up to lead biological revolutions. Dan creates sentient computers and guides the direction of human evolution. Sarah, in an age of information dissonance, becomes the most trusted individual on Earth, and convinces the world that it must change. What sets the three apart from the rest of humanity are genetics and “gifts” that were no accident. 

   The book shows how the children and their totally different families adapt to disruptive new technologies in transportation, medicine, communication, as well as global catastrophe. The focus is on how people will change themselves, through mechanical devices, augmented intelligence, and ultimately altering our genetics, and how these shifts will affect real people.

   Check out the website www.ptbbooks.com for more information. 

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Published: 12 March 2020

The March 21 Rosemount Writers Festival is Being Postponed

      Due to concerns over the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), The Rosemount Writers Festival, which had been scheduled to take place on Sat. Mar. 21, 2020, is being postponed. 

     The tentative new date is Sat., Sept. 26, 2020. The plan is for The Writers Festival to be combined this year with the Rosemount Area Arts Council's Country Faire, an art/book/music/food festival .which takes place at The Steeple Center in Rosemount. 

  

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Published: 19 February 2020

Xavier's Next Event to Promote Neffatira's First Challenge to Take Place in May

   For teenagers everywhere who have a hard time fitting in, a new book written by a Twin Cities artist is something to celebrate. Tom Xavier’s coming of age story, Neffatira’s First Challenge, is about a 14-year-old girl who considers herself an outcast. With her yellow eyes and distinct freckled face, she is very different than the other kids at school. The book begins with a secret from her past being revealed, and soon thereafter, she and her friend, Jessica, are whisked away to a strange land where the rules are different, and they must learn them quick in order to survive.

   Author Tom Xavier, who is perhaps best known for the nationally recognized Songs of Hope global music project for youngsters, has a presentation and signing planned for May 6  beginning at 7 p.m. at Next Chapter Booksellers (38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105).  In March, he appeared at the Barnes and Noble at Calhoun Village in Minneapolis and Galleria Barnes and Noble in Edina .

  About the Author: Tom Xavier is the award-winning author of Dark Curses, Faerie Dreams, recipient of a coveted Mom's Choice Awards Gold Seal in Juvenile Fiction, a 2018 Book Excellence Awards Finalist, and a Royal Dragonfly Book Awards second-place winner in Middle Grade Fiction. Previously, Mr. Xavier was a writer on the unique and innovative Women of Courage series of children's recordings, recognized with a Minnesota Human Rights Award and the Twin Cities Mayor's Public Art Award. When not writing novels, Tom Xavier directs the nationally recognized Songs of Hope (soundsofhope.org) global music project for young artists aged 9 to 16.

  1. Good Morning America Features Story About Minnesota Effort to Limit Screen Time for Young Children
  2. Pre St. Patrick's Day Party at Senior Living Community in St. Paul Receives Media Coverage on March 8
  3. Richard Bahr Signs Copies of "Those People" Feb. 15 at Barnes and Noble in Minneapolis
  4. New Romance Launching Just in Time for Valentine's Day
  5. New Self Help Book Aimed at Helping Those Struggling with Relationships Launches in Time for Valentine's Day
  6. Elliott Foster Presents at Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis Feb. 12

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