Family plots

Photo provided by Lisa MB Simons. This is most definitely not Minnesota. Well, during last summer’s…

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I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota Book Awards on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Hilton. I went to support three (yes, three!) Mankato authors who were finalists. That’s Mankato representation in three of the eight categories! Mankato is an…

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My favorite tweet ever! Was it a joke? :)

I write about this in my book. www.rachaelhanel.com

Lambs and pinwheels and balloons

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From my memoir:

“Woodville is the only cemetery Dad and I work in with a section…

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Time to review the copy edited manuscript. @UMinnPress

Advice from Edwidge Danticat

Me and Edwidge Danticat. Authors are like my rock stars.

My local university, Minnesota State…

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Online magazine celebrates art that comes from the rural

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I’ve blogged before about the cool things going on at Rural America Contemporary…

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My path to a university press

Already the University of Minnesota Press staff is doing a great job with my book!

In April my…

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It’s University Press Week!

This week we’re celebrating University Press Week. Oh, you didn’t hear about that? Well, I’m not…

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