The Truth About Lies

By Kaitlin Leither Lies are a fact of life, whether we like it or not. From the child making excuses as to why the dishes are not clean to the bureaucrat swearing that all funds were accounted for, lies are everywhere. This is what makes Spencer Coffman’s book “A Guide to Deception” such a handy…

Only in Fargo

By Kaitlin Leither Marc de Celle’s “How Fargo of You” is going into reprint, this time through Ingram publishing company, and will now be available on a national scale in regions beyond the Midwest. Originally published in 2010, “How Fargo of You” tells the story of Marc de Celle, his wife Charlene, and his two…

Midwestern Poetry that’s Easy to Read

Julie Gard’s “Home Studies” has been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award in the poetry category. “Home Studies,” published by New Rivers Press in October 2015, follows Gard, her life partner and fellow poet Michelle Matthees, and their adopted daughter through their lives in the Midwest. At only 70 pages of text, it is a…