Chester Creek Ravine
Chester Creek Ravine
by Bart Sutter
Nodin Press • ISBN: 978-1-935666-752 • $16.00 Softcover
Haiku is my favorite form of poetry – and not just because it’s short. Done well, it evokes emotions, and in the tradition of Japanese master Basho, it speaks best for nature – the fleeting moment that brings diverse elements into a cohesive meaning.
With his first published volume of haiku, Duluth poet-playwright-author Bart Sutter captures those moments with gentle rhyme.
Divided by seasons, Bart’s musings use everyday Up North objects and experiences to weave delightful insights, thoughtful points and whimsical premises.
Water rumbles under
Ice. Could that be where
They store the Thunder?
Enjoy this written stroll through our woods and by our shores on stormy days you’re stuck inside.
The Ravens
The Ravens
by Vidar Sundstøl
University of Minnesota Press • ISBN: 978-0-8166-8944-6 • $24.95 Hardcover
This is the final book in a trilogy in which a modern-day murder (of a Norwegian visitor, no less) launches events that tumble to a century-old crime and reverberate across the generations of a Minnesota family.
Along with the brutal mystery, this story traverses familiar shoreside towns, making them mildly exotic through the eyes of Norwegian writer Vidar Sundstøl.
Not for the faint of heart or stomach, these books are hard-core thrillers guaranteed to give a chill even before winter arrives.
The Drummond Girls
The Drummond Girls: A Story of Fierce Friendship Beyond Time and Chance
by Mardi Jo Link
Grand Central Publishing • ISBN: 978-1-4555-5474-4 • $26.00 Hardcover
Are we a haven for renewal? Drummond Island, at the end of the St. Marys River, is where this memoir’s group of women visits annually. But it also conjures time spent by our Lake for so many. Mardi Jo Link has received lauds for finely expressing the love, laughter and depth of friendship, but read the book, too, to see how the North Woods enriches their lives, letting them be a little wild.