May 8, 2024 - Culture

Minnesota Book Awards announce 2024 winners

Kyle Stokes

Mona Susan Power won a 2024 Minnesota Book Award for her novel "A Council of Dolls." Images: Courtesy of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library

Avid readers looking for something Minnesotan to pick up should consider one of the recently announced winners of a Minnesota Book Award.

Driving the news: The Friends of the Saint Paul Library winnowed a field of 252 books authored by Minnesotans and this week announced ten winners:

Novel & Short Story: "A Council of Dolls," by Mona Susan Power
Children's Literature: "Beneath," by Cori Doerrfeld
General Nonfiction: "Lessons on the Road to Peace," by John Noltner
Genre Fiction: "Ink Blood Sister Scribe," by Emma Törzs
Memoir & Creative Nonfiction: "Half-Life of a Secret," Emily Strasser
Middle Grade Literature: "Shannon in the Spotlight," by Kalena Miller
Minnesota Nonfiction: "Making the Carry," by Timothy Cochrane
Poetry: "Wail Song," by Chaun Webster
Young Adult Literature: "The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be," by Shannon Gibney
Minnesota History Award: "Minescapes," by Pete Kero

Go deeper: Contest organizers also honored author Bao Phi and book artist Vesna Kittelson.

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