"A perfect example of the spirit of childhood when it's set free to explore the vast, open spaces of the imaginable." Constant Wonder interviews LEAF TOWN FOREVER authors Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney. open.spotify.com/episode/4kh7sU…

After listening to Mary Lucia’s voice for decades on the radio, you might think you know her. Reading her new memoir, you’re feeling: When you’ve loved and lost like Mary Lucia has, you really know what life’s about. mspmag.com/arts-and-cultu…

The kind folks at U of MN Press sent Jefferey Angles' next kaiju eiga translation in Shinichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta's THE LUMINOUS FAIRIES AND MOTHRA. Let's take a look at how it shaped the 1961 Ishiro Honda film!

📚✨Books for them, books for you: Our holiday sale is on! z.umn.edu/readmn25

ACCIDENTAL SHEPHERD is a Literary Hub 100 Notable Small Press Book of 2025! "A familiar folk tale, freshly told." lithub.com/100-notable-sm…

Deleuze's ON PAINTING: For the philosophical pal! via Art in America artnews.com/list/art-in-am…

🐝🐝🐝 A new Brigid Reardon Mystery installment forthcoming this spring from Mary Logue: youtube.com/watch?v=czHknI…

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Honored to have my testimonial featured in the 100th episode of @BlackMktReads! Grateful to celebrate Black stories, authors, and community with this milestone moment. ✨ Listen here: blackmarketreads.com/2025/12/05/epi… #BlackMarketReads #BlackStoriesMatter #100Episodes U of MN Press

✨✨ Dreamy magic last night at Mpls's Granada Theater: Mary Lucia in conversation with Lizz Winstead. Lucia's fantastic memoir now available! upress.umn.edu/9781517918866/… 📸: Heather Skinner

Loving this, loving them all & especially loving the appearance of The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige (in the middle!) lithub.com/the-173-best-b…

It's one thing to hear from a publisher, and another to hear about books from the wonderful people who write them. Here are nine authors sharing a bit about their books—perfect for holiday giving, or any time of the year. youtube.com/watch?v=mG9oV0… Stacia Kalinoski Cary J. Griffith

(TJT) #CULTURE ‘The Luminous Fairies and Mothra’: This monster is not like the others: The Luminous Fairies and Mothra," translated to English for the first time, provides deeper insight into the political context in Japan in the 1950s. dlvr.it/TQHhYc [The Japan Times]

INTERVIEW: Translating Mothra Is Trickier Than Capturing Godzilla Professor of Japanese Jeffrey Angles discusses the perils and pleasures of translating Mothra’s tri-authored origin tale, The Luminous Fairies and Mothra, into English. – Alyssa Charpentier ✍️💥 READ:

Officially out today! The original story that hatched Mothra, available in English for the first time. upress.umn.edu/9781517920012/…

From radio legend Mary Lucia to Justin Townes Earle, these books examine the price worth paying for a creative life bit.ly/49Fy8dt

New books from Kao Kalia Yang /U of MN Press , Angela Tomaski and more in the Star Tribune Going Out book room

Charlie Brown and Lucy van Pelt, created by Minneapolis cartoonist Charles Schulz, have entered the building. Flyer seen at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis on January 14th, 2026.

This year's James Beard Awards semifinalists are in, and we're happy to see contributors to KITCHENS OF HOPE Gustavo Romero and Kate Romero (Oro by Nixta) and Yia Vang (Vinai) included. Congrats! startribune.com/minnesota-chef…

Mothra Is Luminous as an Icon of Soft Power and Femininity Whether defending her eggs, the Earth, or the people and kaiju she values, Mothra has consistently demonstrated caregiving instincts that finally have a lucid source in her feminine creator, Ajigo. – Alyssa Charpentier ✍️💥 READ: