Award-winning Minnesota author, Loretta Ellsworth
Saturday, April 6 | 2–4 p.m.
Helen Young Room – Southdale Library | 7001 York Ave. S., Edina
The event will be a Q&A discussion between Loretta and
author Kristin F. Johnson. Refreshments will be served. Games might
be played. There will be bookish prizes! Fun will be had by all of us.
Loretta Ellsworth
Loretta is a former Spanish teacher and the author of books
for children as well as adults. Her latest is Tangle-Knot (Page
Street Kids), a picture book released in June. Her adult novel,
Stars Over Clear Lake (May 2017, St. Martin’s Press) is set in
Clear Lake, Iowa (this book has been optioned for film). Her
next adult novel, The French Winemaker’s Daughter, will be
published by HarperCollins.
Her books have been awarded many accolades, including
Teen’s Top Ten Finalist, ALA and IRA Notables, New York Library List of
Books for the Teen Age, Midwest Bookseller’s Choice Honor Award, Midwest
Connection’s Pick, BBCB Choice, NEMBA (Northeastern Minnesota Book
Award), Rebecca Caudill Nominee, and Charlotte Award Nominee.
Loretta received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from
Hamline University and lives with her husband and children in Lakeville,
Minnesota. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s usually playing tennis.
Join us for this rare opportunity!
For more information, visit gustavus.edu/gla
This event is FREE, but registration is required at gustavustickets.com