book talk

Retired riverboat captain and author to speak at Wabasha County Historical Society

Jul 2, 2025

On Sunday, July 13, at 2 p.m., the Wabasha County Historical Society (WCHS) Museum invites the public to an engaging and entertaining afternoon with Captain Lee Hendrix, author of Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain. With more than 50 years of experience working on the...

Authors will talk about murder, mayhem at library event

Apr 16, 2025

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk and discussion with Minnesota authors Gretchen Anthony and Joshua Moehling on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Friends/authors/writing partners Gretchen Anthony (mayhem!) and Josh Moehling (murder!) will discuss their different...

Author Julie Schumacher to speak at library

Apr 9, 2025

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk and discussion with novelist, essayist, short story writer and academic Julie Schumacher on Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. Schumacher is a Regents Professor of Creative Writing and English at the University of Minnesota and...

Local Authors present new book on PTSD and veteran suicide prevention

Apr 17, 2024

Lake City author B. Wayne Quist and coauthor Dr. Steve Lansing will present their new book “Veterans in Crisis” on Thursday, April 25, at the Elks Club in Red Wing, 306 West 4th Street. The public is welcome for this important community service event on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...

Author Allen Eskens will talk at library on April 25

Apr 17, 2024

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with Minnesota author Allen Eskens. This event takes place on Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the library and is free and open to the public. Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of “The Life We Bury,” “The Guise of Another,” “The...

Library hosts Minnesota author Josh Moehling

Mar 13, 2024

The Lake City Public Library is inviting the public to a book talk with Minnesota author Joshua Moehling on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m.. Moehling is the author of the Ben Packard series. His first book, “And There He Kept Her,” was a Barnes & Noble monthly Mystery/Thriller pick and a...

Norton to discuss first responder memoir

Feb 14, 2024

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with Minnesota author Jeremy Norton. Norton will discuss his memoir, “Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response,” which addresses the personal and social toll experienced by emergency responders. He will...

Boat captain, author Lee Hendrix speaks Friday at City Hall

Oct 18, 2023

The Lake City Historical Society will host a presentation by local author Lee Hendrix on Friday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Lake City City Hall. Lee is the author of the forthcoming book Peep Light, Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain about his adventures piloting tow boats...

Author Cary Griffith will lead Oct. 19 book talk at library

Oct 11, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk led by award-winning Minnesota author Cary J. Griffith. This event takes place on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m. “Cary Griffith is a recipient of a Minnesota Book Award and a Midwest Book Award. His his novels focus on the way some...

Migrant farm labor the subject of upcoming book talk

Sep 13, 2023

Author Ruth Conniff will be speaking about her book “Milked: How an American crisis brought together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers” at the Red Wing Public Library Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. “As an author and journalist through interviews with dairy farmers, she shines a light on...