Winners
of the 2011 Minnesota Book Awards, a joint venture of Friends of the
St. Paul Public Library, the St. Paul Public Library and the city of St.
Paul, were honored Saturday, the Star Tribune reported. This year's winners are:
Children's literature: My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins)
General nonfiction: The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition by Michael Nordskog and Aaron Hautala (University of Minnesota Press)
Genre fiction: The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (Henry Holt)
Memoir/creative nonfiction: Carrier: Untangling the Danger in My DNA by Bonnie J. Rough (Counterpoint)
Minnesota nonfiction: North Country: The Making of Minnesota by Mary Lethert Wingerd (University of Minnesota Press)
Novel/short story: Vestments by John Reimringer (Milkweed Editions)
Poetry: Find the Girl by Lightsey Darst (Coffee House Press).
Young people's literature: Blank Confession by Pete Hautman (S&S
Readers' choice award: News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist by Laurie Hertzel (University of Minnesota Press)
Kay Sexton Award for outstanding contributions to Minnesota's literary community: Carol Connolly, poet and organizer
Book Artist Award: Regula Russelle
General nonfiction: The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition by Michael Nordskog and Aaron Hautala (University of Minnesota Press)
Genre fiction: The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (Henry Holt)
Memoir/creative nonfiction: Carrier: Untangling the Danger in My DNA by Bonnie J. Rough (Counterpoint)
Minnesota nonfiction: North Country: The Making of Minnesota by Mary Lethert Wingerd (University of Minnesota Press)
Novel/short story: Vestments by John Reimringer (Milkweed Editions)
Poetry: Find the Girl by Lightsey Darst (Coffee House Press).
Young people's literature: Blank Confession by Pete Hautman (S&S
Readers' choice award: News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist by Laurie Hertzel (University of Minnesota Press)
Kay Sexton Award for outstanding contributions to Minnesota's literary community: Carol Connolly, poet and organizer
Book Artist Award: Regula Russelle