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Here are some of the authors who have appeared at the U of M Bookstore.
Authors at a Glance
Here is our schedule. Follow the links to learn more about the author and their book.
| Jeannette Brown |
January 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| Ray Harris |
January 26 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| David Sheffer |
February 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
McNamara |
| Amy Chua |
February 10 |
4:30 p.m. |
McNamara |
| John Mowitt |
February 16 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| Ezra Hyland |
February 21 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| Brenda Child |
February 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| Marie Aquilino |
February 23 |
6:00 p.m. |
100 Rapson |
| Eben Weiss |
March 27 |
TBD |
Bookstore |
| John Karlawish |
March 29 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
| John Capecci |
April 4 |
4:00 p.m. |
Bookstore |
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Meet author Jeannette Brown on Wednesday, January 18 @ 4:00 p.m. |
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Jeannette Brown, author and chemist, will discuss her book African American Women Chemists, on Wednesday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union. |
Brown presents a wide-ranging  historical introduction to the relatively new presence of African American women in the field of chemistry. Brown profiles the field from the first PhD in chemistry granted from Columbia University in 1947 up until the late 1960s's when the Civil Rights Acts were passed and more career opportunities emerged.
African American Women Chemists explores women's motivation to study chemistry as well as their significant accomplishments in academia, industry, government and chemical engineering. Brown's work will interest and encourage all women interested in science.
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Meet author Ray Harris on Thursday, January 26 @ 4:00 p.m. |
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Ray Harris, author and local real estate developer, will discuss his book, Welcome to Wynott: ReThinking The Way We've Always Done Things, on Thursday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union. |
| Harris, the creator of several Minneapolis public and private real estate developments, believes anything is possible with courage and guts. He shares his problem-solving philosophy and techniques in his new book Welcome to Wynott. His message of embracing change, encouraging experimentation, and empowering bottoms-up innovation delivers the story of how our society can change if we all think 'why not'. |
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Meet author and U of M professor John Mowitt on Thursday, February 16 @ 4:00 p.m. |
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John Mowitt, author and Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, will discuss his book, Radio: Essays in Bad Reception, on Thursday, February 16 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union. |
Mowitt examines radio's central place in the history of twentieth-century critical theory. Radio emerged as a founding technology of twentieth-century mass culture, drawing the attention of theoretical and philosophical writers as a means to disseminate their ideas, while providing a forum of urgent reflection for others. Mowitt considers how radio came to matter, especially politically, to phenomenology and cultural studies. He offers a fresh perspective on the role this technology plays today. |
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Meet author Ezra Hyland on Tuesday, February 21 @ 4:00 p.m. |
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Ezra Hyland, author and University of Minnesota instructor, will discuss his contributions to the book, By Any Means Necessary: Malcolm X: Real, Not Invented, on Tuesday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union. |
By Any Means Necessary is a collection of  essays in response to Manning Marable's controversial new biography of Malcolm X. More than 30 noted scholars from the African-American community, including Hyland, offer their opinions of Marable's portrayal of the man whose short life still inspires speculation of what might have been. |
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Meet author and U of M professor Brenda Child on Thursday, February 23 @ 4:00 p.m. |
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Brenda Child, author, member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe and University of Minnesota associate professor, will discuss her book, Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community, on Thursday, February 23 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union. |
Holding Our World Together explores the remarkable role of women in sustaining Native American communities through the hardest years of the last two centuries. Child, a leading scholar, brings readers to a fascinating interpretation of Native American women and their significant roles in commerce, agriculture and spirituality. Child features countless stories of strong-willed and inspiring Ojibwe women and her work delivers a powerful corrective to the commonly held notion of Indian male dominance.
Holding Our World Together is the latest addition to the Penguin Library of American Indian History. |
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