MNHS Press Newsletter

MNHS Press Newsletter: June 16, 2026

Publisher's Note Governor Mark Dayton met with Acquisitions Editor Ryan Hemmer at the History Center on June 5 Earlier this month we were pleased to...

MNHS Press Newsletter: May 19, 2026

Publisher's Note Sun Yung Shin accepts the 2026 Kay Sexton Award at the 38th Annual Minnesota Book Awards. The Minnesota Historical Society was well...

MNHS Press Newsletter: April 14, 2026

Publisher's Note Author/illustrator Carolyn Olson read from Pearl's Garden at Next Chapter Booksellers. On a Saturday morning in March, Carolyn Olson...

MNHS Press Newsletter: March 10, 2026

Publisher's Note Author Sarah Peterson at her book launch on February 21 at the Minnesota History Center On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the...

MNHS Press Newsletter: February 17, 2026

Publisher's Note MNHS Press has published two finalists for the 2026 Minnesota Book Awards. Congratulations to authors Ka F. Wong and Greg Gaut,...

MNHS Press Newsletter: January 20, 2026

Publisher's Note So Cold! Day at Oliver Kelley Farm featured a variety of experiments from the book by John Coy. Brrr, it was chilly on January 10 at...

MNHS Press Newsletter: December 9, 2025

Publisher's Note MNHS Press around town: a selection of recent staff and author engagements this fall. Like everyone this time of year, we've been...

MNHS Press Newsletter: November 18, 2025

Publisher's Note Stephanie Hansen and Jason Matheson at the American Swedish Institute Stephanie Hansen entertained a full house at the book launch...

MNHS Press Newsletter: October 14, 2025

Publisher's Note Mike Erlandson (left) and Lori Sturdevant (right) on stage. Lori Sturdevant launched her new book, Martin Sabo: The Making of the...

MNHS Press Newsletter: September 9, 2025

Publisher's Note How the Birds Got Their Songs won a 2025 Heartland Booksellers Award Travis Zimmerman and Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik, author...

MNHS Press Newsletter: August 12, 2025

Publisher's Note On the set of TPT's Almanac, left to right: Cathy Wurzer, David Lawrence Grant, Eric Eskola, T Williams On July 18, Twin Cities...

MNHS Press Newsletter: July 8, 2025

Publisher's Note This summer the Minnesota Historical Society sends readers on a quest featuring MNHS Press cookbooks. Here's what's cooking at MNHS...

MNHS Press Newsletter: June 10, 2025

Publisher's Note Karen Tanaka Lucas (left) and Sally Sudo (right) spoke at the launch for Enmity and Empathy at Fort Snelling on May 31. Historic...