Book review for the March 21 edition of the Star Tribune It’s 1914 in Helen Simonson’s new novel, “The Summer Before the War,” and while the world is holding its breath against the German invasion of Belgium, residents of the English seaside...
Purls of Wisdom, book review written for the November 8, 2015 edition of the Star Tribune By Laura BILLINGS COLEMAN Special to the Star Tribune There’s a short list of accepted truths that most knitters have to learn the hard way: Never knit for a boyfriend,...
Can you love animals and eat them, too? Originally published in Mpls/St. Paul magazine, October 2008 Though I’ve been a meat-eater most of my life, I’ve always been squeamish about its preparation. I prefer not to touch bacon until it’s been burned...
Book review in today’s Strib “Love in a ballet is something that does not exist and then suddenly does, its beginning marked by pantomime, faces fixed in rapture, a dance,” Maggie Shipstead explains in the opening act of her new novel, “Astonish Me” (Alfred A....
Margi Preus profile in today’s Strib Middle-grade writer Margi Preus inspired by history Article by: LAURA BILLINGS COLEMAN , Special to the Star Tribune Updated: April 28, 2014 – 3:25 PM Duluth writer Margi Preus has made a name for herself by...
My review in today’s Strib: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/254786241.html In the Norwegian folk tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon,” a white bear bargains for the hand of a poor girl, soon revealing himself to be a handsome prince with a...
