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Minnesota Authors

The following bibliography contains authors who were born or lived in Minnesota. They are sorted alphabetically by author's last name.

I encourage anyone to point out any Minnesota authors I may have missed. 

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Jonis Agee

Novelist - Born May 31, 1943 in Omaha, NE
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/jonis-agee/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonis_Agee#Biography

  • Strange Angels (1993) - Available Formats: RC 39148
  • The River Wife (2007) - Available Formats: DB 64456
Joseph Anthony Amato

Historian - Born August 31, 1938 in Detroit, MI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Amato

  • Dust: A History of the Small and the Invisible (2000) - Available Formats: RC 51291
Poul Anderson

Novelist - Born November 25, 1926 in Bristol, PA; Died July 31, 2001 in Orinda, CA
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/poul-anderson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_anderson#Biography

  • The Avatar (1978) - Available Formats: RC 14773
  • The Boat of a Million Years (1989) - Available Formats: DB 32289
  • Brain Wave (1954) - Available Formats: DB 59111
  • The Byworlder (1971) - Available Formats: RC 16724
  • Conan the Rebel (1980) - Available Formats: DB 61193
  • The Dancer from Atlantis (1972) - Available Formats: BR 02895 | RC 16554
  • For Love and Glory (2003) - Available Formats: DB 57106
  • The High Crusade (1960) - Available Formats: RC 14375
  • The Merman's Children (1979) - Available Formats: RC 17415
  • Mother of Kings (2001) - Available Formats: DB 60096
  • Starfarers (1998) - Available Formats: DB 49154
  • Tau Zero (1970) - Available Formats: DB 13290

Time Patrol series

  • The Time Patrol (omnibus; contains Books #1-9) (1991) - Available Formats: DB 35105
  • The Shield of Time (Book #10) (1990) - Available Formats: DB 33382

Future History of the Polesotechnic League series

  1. War of the Wing-Men (1958) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  2. Trader to the Stars (1964) - Available Formats: RC 16688
  3. The Trouble Twisters (1966) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  4. Satan's World (1969) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  5. Mirkheim (1977) - Available Formats: RC 11523
  • The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978) - Available Formats: DB 14616

Harvest of Stars series

  1. Harvest of Stars (1992) - Available Formats: DB 37776
  2. The Stars are Also Fire (1994) - Available Formats: DB 40383
  3. Harvest the Fire (1995) - Available Formats: DB 44528
  4. The Fleet of Stars (1997) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
Charles Baxter

Novelist - Born May 13, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/charles-baxter/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baxter_%28author%29#Biography

  • Believers: A Novella and Stories (1997) - Available Formats: RC 47019
  • The Feast of Love (2000) - Available Formats: DB 51804
  • First Light (1987) - Available Formats: DB 27147
  • A Relative Stranger: Stories (1990) - Available Formats: RC 33571
  • Saul and Patsy (2003) - Available Formats: BR 15275
  • Shadow Play: A Novel (1993) - Available Formats: DB 38535 | BR 09711
Sandra Benitez

Novelist - Born March 26, 1941 in Washington D.C.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/sandra-benitez/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Benitez

  • Bitter Grounds (1998) - Available Formats: DB 63036
  • A Place Where the Sea Remembers: A Novel (1993) - Available Formats: DB 55916 | BR 09524 | Spanish: RC 52973
John Berryman

Poet - Born October 25, 1914 in McAlester, OK; Died January 7, 1972 in Minneapolis, MN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berryman#Life_and_career

  • Collected Poems: 1937-1971 (1989) - Available Formats: DB 45491
  • Delusions, Etc. (1972) - Available Formats: BR 02051
  • Recovery (1973) - Available Formats: BR 03065
Carol Bly

Novelist/Essayist - Born April 16, 1930 in Duluth, MN; Died December 21, 2007 in Oakdale, MN
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/carol-bly/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Bly

  • Letters from the Country (1981) - Available Formats: RC 18644
  • The Tomcat's Wife, and Other Stories (1991) - Available Formats: RC 36947
Robert Bly

Poet - Born December 23, 1926 in Madison, MN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bly#Life

  • Iron John: A Book About Men (1990) - Available Formats: DB 31997
  • Loving a Woman in Two Worlds (1985) - Available Formats: RC 33628
  • The Sibling Society (1997) - Available Formats: RC 44095
Steven Brust

Novelist - Born November 23, 1955 in St. Paul, MN
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/steven-brust/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brust

Novels

  • Agyar (1993) - Available Formats: RC 37288

Series

Khaavren Romances series

  1. The Phoenix Guards (1991) - Available Formats: RC 43532
  2. Five Hundred Years After (1994) - Available Formats: RC 43533
  3. The Paths of the Dead (2002) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  4. The Lord of Castle Black (2003) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  5. Sethra Lavode (2004) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
Lois McMaster Bujold

Novelist - Born November 2, 1949 in Columbus, OH
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/lois-mcmaster-bujold/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold#Biography

  • The Spirit Ring (1992) - Available Formats: RC 37866

Cordelia Naismith series

  1. Shards of Honor (1986) - Available Formats: BR 17287
  2. Barrayar (1991) - Available Formats: BR 09534

Curse of Chalion series

  1. The Curse of Chalion (2001) - Available Formats: RC 53074 | BR 13712
  2. Paladin of Souls (2003) - Available Formats: DB 57356 | BR 16837
  3. The Hallowed Hunt (2005) - Available Formats: DB 63819 | BR 17219

Miles Vorkosigan series

  1. The Warrior's Apprentice (1986) - Available Formats: BR 17281
  2. The Vor Game (1990) - Available Formats: BR 10544
  3. Ethan of Athos (1986) - Available Formats: BR 17164
  4. Falling Free (1988) - Available Formats: BR 09367
  5. Brothers in Arms (1990) - Available Formats: BR 10666
  6. Mirror Dance (1994) - Available Formats: BR 10665
  7. Cetaganda (1996) - Available Formats: BR 10688
  8. Memory (1996) - Available Formats: BR 11295
  9. Komarr (1998) - Available Formats: BR 13036
  10. Diplomatic Immunity (2002) - Available Formats: DB 54176 | BR 17544
  11. Cryoburn (2010) - Available Formats: BR 20104 IN PROCESS
  12. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012) - Available Formats: BR 19770
  • Borders of Infinity (1989) - Available Formats: BR 17542
  • A Civil Campaign: A Comedy of Biology and Manners (1999) - Available Formats: BR 17543

Sharing Knife series

  1. Beguilement (2006) - Available Formats: DB 64999
  2. Legacy (2007) - Available Formats: DB 65034
  3. Passage (2008) - Available Formats: DB 66875
  4. Horizon: The Sharing Knife (2009) - Available Formats: DB 68548
Bob Dylan

Musician/Poet - Born (Robert Zimmerman) May 24, 1941 in Duluth, MN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan#Origins_and_musical_beginnings

Louise Erdrich

Novelist - Born (Karen Louise Erdrich) June 7, 1954 in Little Falls, Minnesota
June 7, 1954 (age 59) Little Falls, Minnesota, USA http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/louise-erdrich/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Erdrich

Novels

  • The Antelope Wife (1997) - Available Formats: RC 46741
  • The Beet Queen (1986) - Available Formats: DB 23943
  • The Bingo Palace (1994) - Available Formats: DB 39114
  • The Crown of Columbus (co-authored with Michael Dorris) (1991) - Available Formats: RC 33023
  • Four Souls (2004) - Available Formats: DB 59355
  • The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (1999) - Available Formats: DB 53273
  • Love Medicine (1984) - Available Formats: DB 22061
  • The Master Butchers Singing Club (2003) - Available Formats: DB 58796
  • The Painted Drum (2005) - Available Formats: DB 62861
  • The Plague of Doves (2008) - Available Formats: DB 66886
  • The Round House (2012) - Available Formats: DB 75641
  • Shadow Tag (2010) - Available Formats: DB 70647
  • Tales of Burning Love (1996) - Available Formats: DB 42836
  • Tracks (1988) - Available Formats: DB 28557

Series

Birchbark House series

  1. The Birchbark House (1999) - Available Formats: DB 48991 INPROCESS
  2. The Game of Silence (2005) - Available Formats: DB 61109
  3. The Porcupine Year (2008) - Available Formats: DB 68022
  4. Chickadee (2012) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT

Collections

  • The Best American Short Stories [An anthology of stories edited by Louise Erdrich with Katrina Kenison] (1993) - Available Formats: DB 38344
  • The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008 (2009) - Available Formats: DB 69544

Nonfiction Works

  • The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year (1995) - Available Formats: BR 10450
  • Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (2003) - Available Formats: DB 59035 INPROCESS
Al Franken

Politician/Satirist - Born May 21, 1951 in New York City, New York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_franken

Nonfiction Works

  • Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (2003) - Available Formats: DB 56939
  • Oh, the Things I Know! A Guide to Success, or, Failing that, Happiness (2003) - Available Formats: DB 54335
  • Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (1996) - Available Formats: RC 41786
  • The Truth (With Jokes) (2005) - Available Formats: DB 61420
  • Why Not Me? The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency (1999) - Available Formats: RC 47913
Jon Hassler

Novelist - Born March 30, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Died March 20, 2008 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/jon-hassler/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hassler

Novels

  • The Love Hunter (1981) - Available Formats: RC 19434
  • The New Woman (2005) - Available Formats: DB 63168
  • North of Hope (1990) - Available Formats: RC 32464
  • Simon's Night (1979) - Available Formats: RC 44880
  • The Staggerford Murders – The Life and Death of Nancy Clancy's Nephew (2004) - Available Formats: DB 64368

Series

Rookery State College series

  1. Rookery Blues (1995) - Available Formats: DB 64432
  2. The Dean's List (1997) - Available Formats: DB 65030 | BR 12055

Staggerford series

  1. Staggerford (1977) - Available Formats: DB 56651
  2. Green Journey (1984) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  3. Dear James (1993) - Available Formats: RC 41830
  4. The Staggerford Flood (2002) - Available Formats: DB 56631

Nonfiction Works

  • My Staggerford Journal (1999) - Available Formats: DB 56669
Helen Hoover

Nature Writer - Born 1910 in Greenfield, Ohio; Died 1984 in Fort Collins, Colorado

Nonfiction Works

Sinclair Lewis

Novelist - Born February 7, 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota; Died January 10, 1951 in Rome, Italy
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/sinclair-lewis/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Lewis

Novels

  • Ann Vickers (1933) - Available Formats: RC 40317
  • Arrowsmith (1925) - Available Formats: DB 12622
  • Babbitt (1922) - Available Formats: DB 27929
  • Dodsworth (1929) - Available Formats: DB 25832
  • Elmer Gantry (1927) - Available Formats: DB 22114
  • It Can't Happen Here (1935) - Available Formats: BR 10789
  • The Job (1917) - Available Formats: BR 11513
  • Main Street (1920) - Available Formats: DB 42189 | BR 18625

Collections

  • Arrowsmith (1925) – Elmer Gantry (1927) – Dodsworth (1929) - Available Formats: DB 56668 | BR 15684
  • If I Were Boss: The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis (1997) - Available Formats: BR 12463
Eugene J. McCarthy

Politician/Poet/Memoirist - Born March 29, 1916 in Watkins, Minnesota; Died December 10, 2005 in Washington D.C.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_J._McCarthy

Nonfiction Works

  • Up 'Til Now: A Memoir (1987) - Available Formats: RC 26505
Sigurd F. Olson

Nature Writer - Born April 4, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois; Died January 13, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_F._Olson

Nonfiction Works

  • Of Time and Place (1982) - Available Formats: DB 58591
  • Reflections from the North Country (1976) - Available Formats: DB 58735
Lauran Paine

Novelist - Born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, MN
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/lauran-paine/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauran_Paine

  • Cache Cañon: A Western Story (1998) - Available Formats: RC 49349
  • Custer Meadow (1988) - Available Formats: RC 28199
  • Gunman (2006) - Available Formats: DB 70014
  • Guns of Thunder: A Western Duo (Phantom Trail | Guns of Thunder) (2010) - Available Formats: DB 73383
  • The Homesteaders (1986) - Available Formats: RC 27377
  • The Horseman (1986) - Available Formats: RC 31533
  • Iron Marshal: A Western Duo (Lost Valley | Iron Marshal) (2011) - Available Formats: DB 75025
  • Kansas Kid: A Western Duo (Border Dawn | Kansas Kid) (2010) - Available Formats: DB 73512
  • Man from Butte City (2000) - Available Formats: BRC00511
  • The Mustangers: A Western Story (1999) - Available Formats: RC 55255
  • The New Mexico Heritage (1987) - Available Formats: RC 26780
  • The Open Range Men (1990) - Available Formats: DB 32457
  • The Prairieton Raid (1994) - Available Formats: RC 40915
  • Rain Valley (2004) - Available Formats: DB 75019
  • Rangers of El Paso: A Western Duo (Rangers of El Paso | Fighting Marshal) (2009) - Available Formats: DB 70037
  • Sheriff of Hangtown: A Western Duo (Outlaw's Hide-out | Sheriff of Hangtown) (2009) - Available Formats: DB 70112
  • Skye (1984) - Available Formats: RC 26687
  • Spirit Meadow (1987) - Available Formats: RC 27902
  • Tears of the Heart (1995) - Available Formats: DB 70446
  • Thunder Valley (1982) - Available Formats: RC 36456
Mabel Seeley

Novelist - Born March 25, 1903 in Herman, Minnesota; Died in 1991 in Medford Township, New Jersey
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/mabel-seeley/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Seeley

Novels

  • The Chuckling Fingers (1941) - Available Formats: RC 54542
  • The Crying Sisters (1939) - Available Formats: RC 54274
LaVyrle Spencer

Novelist - Born July 17, 1943 in Browerville, Minnesota
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/lavyrle-spencer/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavyrle_Spencer

Novels

  • Bitter Sweet (1990) - Available Formats: DB 31028
  • Bygones (1992) - Available Formats: DB 34014
  • The Endearment (1982) - Available Formats: DB 32021 | BR 08464
  • Family Blessings (1994) - Available Formats: DB 37816
  • Forgiving (1991) - Available Formats: DB 32030 | BR 08520
  • The Gamble (1984) - Available Formats: DB 26153
  • A Heart Speaks (1986) - Available Formats: DB 58615 | BR 10977
  • The Hellion (1984) - Available Formats: DB 41850 | BR 09807
  • Home Song (1995) - Available Formats: DB 39491
  • Hummingbird (1983) - Available Formats: DB 37522
  • Morning Glory (1989) - Available Formats: DB 29013
  • November of the Heart (1993) - Available Formats: DB 35898 | BR 09211
  • Separate Beds (1985) - Available Formats: DB 36580
  • Small Town Girl (1997) - Available Formats: DB 43784
  • Spring Fancy (1984) - Available Formats: DB 30749 | BR 08174
  • Sweet Memories (1984) - Available Formats: DB 58065
  • That Camden Summer (1996) - Available Formats: DB 42049
  • Then Came Heaven (1997) - Available Formats: DB 45146
  • Twice Loved (1984) - Available Formats: DB 32370 | BR 08455
  • Vows (1988) - Available Formats: DB 27009
  • Years (1986) - Available Formats: DB 37743
Barton Sutter

Poet/Novelist - Born 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Sutter

Novels

  • My Father's War and Other Stories (1991) - Available Formats: RC 37763
David Treuer

Novelist/Essayist - Born 1970 in Washington D.C.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/david-treuer/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Treuer

Nonfiction Works

  • Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life (2012) - Available Formats: DB 74432
Jesse Ventura

Politician/Author - Born July 15, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Ventura

Nonfiction Works

  • American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies That the Government Tells Us (with Dick Russell) (2010) - Available Formats: DB 70846
  • Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals (with Julie Mooney) (2000) - Available Formats: RC 52597
  • I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up (1999) - Available Formats: DB 48828
Gerald Robert Vizenor

Novelist/Essayist/Poet - Born in 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/v/gerald-vizenor/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Vizenor

Novels

  • Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World (1992) - Available Formats: RC 38648
  • Earthdivers: Tribal Narratives on Mixed Descent (1981) - Available Formats: RC 35316
  • Wordarrows: Indians and Whites in the New Fur Trade (1978) - Available Formats: RC 35023

Nonfiction Works

  • Interior Landscapes: Autobiographical Myths and Metaphors (1990) - Available Formats: RC 33818
  • The People Named the Chippewa: Narrative Histories (1984) - Available Formats: RC 35286
Will Weaver

Novelist/Young Adult Novelist - Born (William Weller) in 1950 in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/will-weaver/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_weaver

Novels

Collections

  • A Gravestone Made of Wheat: Stories (1989) - Available Formats: RC 32095
  • Sweet Land: New and Selected Stories (2006) - Available Formats: DB 64732

Series

Billy Baggs series

  1. Striking Out (1993) - Available Formats: BR 11696
  2. Farm Team (1995) - Available Formats: DB 64497 | BR 10506
  3. Hard Ball (1998) - Available Formats: BR 11697

Memory Boy series

  1. Memory Boy (2001) - Available Formats: RC 53191 | BR 13868
  2. The Survivors (2012) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT

Motor Novel series

  1. Saturday Night Dirt (2008) - Available Formats: DB 67940 | BR 18211
  2. Super Stock Rookie (2009) - Available Formats: DB 73348 | BR 19373
Paul Wellstone

Politician/Author - Born July 21, 1944 in Washington, D.C.; Died October 25, 2002 in Eveleth, Minnesota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wellstone

Nonfiction Works

  • The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda (2001) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  • How the Rural Poor Got Power: Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer (2003) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
  • The First Battle of America’s Energy War (2003) - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
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