Article: Minnesota Book Awards gets festive.(VARIETY)(BOOKS MIDWEEK)

Byline: Sarah T. Williams; Staff Writer

For the first time in its 16-year history, the Minnesota Book Awards will feature a daylong festival of readings, panel discussions and presentations celebrating the state's best writers, illustrators, photographers and publishers. The day will be capped by a ceremony granting awards to 12 of 55 finalists.

"They've turned this into an event squared," said KARE-TV anchor Rick Kupchella, who will be master of ceremonies. "It's not just an awards program, but a full-fledged literature and literacy exposition."

The event, sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Commission in cooperation with 30 nonprofit, ...

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