St. Paul – Meet the Finalists of the 2026 Minnesota Book Awards

The Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to sponsor the 2026 Minnesota Books Awards category of Novel/Short Story. Join us to meet the finalists for this year’s award at a Meet the Finalists event, hosted by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

This year’s finalists in the Novel/Short Story category are:

• “Ashes to Ashes” by Thomas Maltman
• “If the Dead Belong Here: A Novel” by Carson Faust
• “Lucky Tomorrow: Stories” by Deborah Jiang-Stein
• “The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore” by Anika Fajardo

Minnesota Book Award finalist authors from all nine awards categories will participate in readings, panel discussions, and other activities about their books and their work at this special event. Events will take place in different rooms of the library throughout the day. Come for one or stay for all! It’s your choice. Attendees can also buy finalist books and enjoy library activities.

Registration

Registration for this free event is through The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

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