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It’s not very Minnesotan to brag about yourself, but when your book is featured in the New York Times, it’s okay to make an exception.
“Charming . . . lilting nature writing . . . bristles with details. . .leaves the reader knowing what it might feel like to be a smart, intrepid squirrel . . .”
As we practice social distancing, Margi and her friends decide to have a little fun with The Littlest Voyageur. Brush up on your French for an unforgettable portage back in time through the North Woods. Longing for adventure, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a red squirrel, stows away in a voyageur canoe. Watch Margi’s video to find out what happens next!
Looking for more? Margi and her friends are posting new videos on Youtube. Follow along!
Hosted by FBC founder Renee M. Powers, Feminist Book Club: The Podcast is a weekly show featuring conversations and interviews with feminist authors, writers, and readers.
This week she interviewed Margi about her upcoming middle-grade historical fiction novel Village of Scoundrels and more. This is the perfect episode to listen to in times of crisis as Margi and Renee chat about hope, respect, and working together. Listen now and be inspired >
Did you love the interview with Margi Preus on this week's episode of Feminist Book Club: The Podcast? Then enter to win a copy of her book in the latest FBC Giveaway!
One winner will win a SIGNED copy of Village of Scoundrels PLUS some extra surprises from Feminist Book Club! Winner will be contacted after the contest ends on April 1, 2020.
As many in the Northland arts community struggle to bring their work to an audience amidst the social distancing recommendations related to the COVID-19 crisis, “Simply Superior” interviews two of the Northland's most well-known creatives — musician Gaelynn Lea and author Margi Preus — about how they’re finding new ways to connect with their audiences near and far.
Here’s a fun and interesting blog to answer your questions, like what was life like during the 1800s in French Canada? Like who could or couldn’t be a voyageur? How big the canoes were? What trade goods they carried? What different furs were worth? What they used for medicine?
Nikki Rajala will answer your questions, recommend books and more!
Rajala is an author who writes about voyageurs—her French-Canadian ancestors paddled birch bark canoes on many fur trade brigades. One great-great wintered for 16 years in fur posts west of Lake Superior!
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