Lucinda Berry will present Saving Noah. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Chris Smalls will present When the Revolution Comes, in conversation with Aminah Sheikh. For more information, click here. 

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Celebrate local author Bao Phi's new bilingual picture book, Ride/Đạp Xe.  For more information, click here.

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Na Eng will present The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change. For more information, click here. 

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SL Smith will present Liar Liar. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Hieu Minh Nguyen presents his third book of poetry, Staying Still. He is joined by Danez Smith and Aurora Masum-Javed. For more information, click here.

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Marlon James discusses his book The Disappearers, in conversation with Kerri Miller and Catharine Richert. For more information, click here.

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Ashley Miles will present Messy Beautiful. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Authors, vendors, food, and, of course, BEER. The event is free to attend. Click here for more information.

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Discussing Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. For more information, click here.

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Natalie Warren (Hudson Bay Bound), Todd Smith (Relegated), Stacia Kalinoski (Racing Uphill), Alison Sommer (More than Teammates), and Ellie Roscher (Fair Game) will present their books. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Jennifer Anne Gordon will present Perfect Wives, Perfect Crimes. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Percival Everett  will discuss his novel James in  conversation with President Rob Vischer at James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall, 3rd floor, Anderson Student CenterUniversity of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus. For more information, click here.

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Ame Cutler presents The Regeneration Process. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Lana Harper and Jilly Gagnon will present Cards on the Table. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Sung Yung Shin will present Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, in conversation with Kristin Collier, Jennifer Eli Bowen, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Rachel Moritz and Michael Torres. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Two poets, Danny Klecko and Sharon Chmielarz, and two novelists, Brian Duren and Leslie Bazzett, will read from their work. 

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Books & Bites in collaboration with the St. Paul Cheese Shop, discussing American Cheese by Joe Berkowitz. For more information, click here.

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Books & Bars Book Club will read My Friends by Fredrick Backman.For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Tom Glaser presents The House That Resilience Built.  For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Join Marissa Lingen for the release of her new book A Dubious Clamor. Marissa will be joined in conversation by author Naomi Kritzer. For more information, click here.

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Thomas M. Nelson will present The Green and Gold Standard: A People's History of the Green Bay Packers. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Elin Anna Labba will present The Home of the Drowned in conversation with  Dr. Àila O'Loughli. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Phil Adamo presents Kill Ahab, in conversation with Robert Cowgill. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Katie Foag presents her book Voices of Neighbors. For more information, click here.

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Laura Piper Lee will present Doomsdate, in conversation with Ellie Palmer.For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Helena Ku Rhee will read from her picture books and discuss her work in conversation with Cristeta Boarini. For more information, click here.

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The 27th annual Minnesota Children's Book Festival will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. This beloved event features presentations of new books by award-winning authors and illustrators writing for young readers through middle grade. For more information, click here.

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Marjorie Mathison Hace will present Under the Ice. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Sandra Hisakuni will present Letters from Lucy Loon. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Natalie Fowler & Jessica Freeburg will present Witches of New England.For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Join booksellers at Milkweed Books for our August iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading If You Cross the River by Geneviève Damas, translated by Jody Gladding. For more information, click here.

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Yolanda DeLoach will present Squatters: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Spirit on the Ice Age Trail. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Newbery Medal-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander joins moderator Arleta Little of The Loft Literary Center for an inspiring conversation about creativity, storytelling, and discovering your unique voice. For more information, click here.

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Discussing The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. For more information, click here.

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Elizabeth Acevedo will present her new novel in verse, Anger is Only a Shadow, in conversation with Ari Tison. For more information, click here. 

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Don Bentley will present Double Tap.For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Stacy Carlson presents The Gyre, in conversation with Kathryn Nuernberger. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Books & Bars Book Club will read My Friends by Fredrick Backman.For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Norah Labiner presents Morocco, in conversation with Mike Wisti. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

George Saunders will read from his book Vigil, then joined in conversation with Julie Schumacher. For more information, click here.  Free event, register here.

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Milkweed presents Victoria Blanco, Gary Nabhan, and Luis Alberto Urrea in conversation around hope and resistance at the US-Mexico border. For more information, click here.

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Serena Chopra presents A Catalog of Future Mercies, in conversation with Sarah Ghazal Ali. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Magers & Quinn Translation Book Club discusses City of Rats.  For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Austin Channing Brown presents her book Full of Myself. For more information, click here.

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Celebrate Carolyn Williams-Noren's two new books out this month: award-winning poetry collection OIL COURSES (chosen by Pádraig Ó Tuama as winner of the Stan & Tom Wick first book prize, published by KSU Press) and author-made, hand-drawn comic recipe zine THIS IS GOOD. For more information, click here.

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Brian Duren presents Day Brings Back the Night. For more information, click here.

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Join Jaz Sufi for a reading from her new book Catalog of Shadows. Jaz will be joined in conversation with Zach Goldberg, Khary Jackson, and Danez Smith.  For more information, click here.

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Lucy Foley discusses her book Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, in conversation with Kerri Miller and Catharine Richert. For more information, click here.

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Kelsey Gross will present Fall: A Seasons Story. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Local author/illustrator Mike Wohnoutka presents his hilarious new picture book, Bear's Magic Show! For more information, click here.

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Matthew L. Reyes will present God's Own Country. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Wild Rumpus is partnering with local outdoor staple Wilderness Inquiry to bring you a Story Time Canoe Paddle! That's not all! We'll also be joined by our friend and beloved local author, Molly Beth Griffin! THAT'S RIGHT!!! We will paddle across the Chain of Lakes on a crisp autumn morning, and get to hear stories on the beach afterwards!For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Matt Goldman presents his new book, The Prohibited. For more information, click here.

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Local authors Jennifer Bowen (The Book of Kin​), Andrew DeYoung (Stay Away from Him​), Loretta Ellsworth (The Jilted Countess), and Anika Fajardo​ (The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore​) will share their unique path to publication and the experiences that shaped their books in a discussion moderated by staff member Karen Karason. For more information, click here. For a comprehensive list of area literary events, visit Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar.

Beth Lincoln presents her latest book in The Swift series, The Swifts: A Garden of Vipers! For more information, click here.

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Award-winning authors Aamina Ahmad, Megan Giddings, and Julie Schumacher as they discuss the inspiration, challenges, and artistry behind crafting short stories. For more information, click here.

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William Kent Krueger presents God's Country. Ticketed event, For more information, click here.

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