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[catherineldf]

 Last week, I had a look at the Hennepin County Library's recommended reading list for Pride and noticed that while it included a number of perfectly fine titles, there was not a single book by a Minnesota author. Minnesota, for the record, is home to a large group of queer-identified authors who include an Edgar Grand Master, a Tiptree Award winner, multiple Lambda and Goldie Award winners, even Minnesota Book Awards winners. St. Paul Public didn't have a formal list at all. So I girded my loins and called them both out from the Queen of Swords Press account, pointing out the Quatrefoil Library (now one of the largest queer libraries in the country) and the Tretter Collection (one of the largest LGBTQ+ archives in the world, both in Minnesota, would like also be happy to help. Quatrefoil chimed in and now we have a starter list!

How did books get selected? I/Queen of Swords Press suggested a bunch of folks, then Quatrefoil Library added more, then Hennepin County Library made the final selection based on the following criteria: authors on our lists with 3 or more current titles in their catalogue. Bear in mind that they "deaquisition" pretty enthusiastically, so maybe check some books out once in awhile to keep them in circulation. At any rate, a starting place! Now let's see what St. Paul Library comes up with.

 

 

Comments

[duskpeterson]

This might interest you. :)

http://www.duskpeterson.com/preston/timeline/index.htm#minneapolis

[catherineldf]

Cool! We've got a lot of historical programming going on around Pride - this is a great addition!

[duskpeterson]

Plus there's the literary connection. Preston won a whole bunch of literary awards, but he's usually associated with Maine and New York City. Not many people know that he got his start as an author in Minneapolis.

[duskpeterson]

Just saw your nice tweet about this. :)