Thursday, October 24

2024 Book Lovers Ball

Featuring

Montana Poet Laureate, Métis storyteller, and writer Chris La Tray, author of a new memoir Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home.

 

“Becoming Little Shell is deeply and immediately absorbing, beautifully written, and a perfect example of my favorite genre: Stories You Didn’t Realize You Urgently Needed Until You Started Reading.” –Christie Olson Day, Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, CA

More About Our Speaker

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Machine Shop
300 Second Street Southeast | Minneapolis 55414

6:00 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Dinner & program
8:30 p.m. Post-program social

 

Join fellow book lovers for a social hour, pop-up bookstore, seated dinner, inspiring program, live auction, and post-program reception with the author—all in celebration and support of transformative books.

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Images from the 2023 Book Lovers Ball with Elizabeth Rush, author of Rising and The Quickening. Thank you to last year’s attendees and sponsors!

  • Live auction | Mill City Foodie’s Dream with Beth Dooley

    Visit the Mill City Farmers Market with local food expert Beth Dooley, author of In Winter’s Kitchen and a dozen beloved cookbooks. Together you’ll shop for the best of local ingredients, which Beth will prepare for you and your guests (up to twelve), at your home or a location of your choice.

  • Live auction | Meal and conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Enjoy a private meal and conversation for up to four guests with renowned botanist, teacher, and Indigenous knowledge keeper Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass. Robin will be in Minneapolis next year for the October 9, 2025 Book Lovers Ball. This experience will take place on a date adjacent leading up to the ball.

  • Live auction | Visit with Margaret Renkl’s Nashville

    Experience Nashville through a writer’s eyes. Meet New York Times weekly opinion writer and bestselling author Margaret Renkl for a meal in her home city, get tips for what to see and do, and conclude your time together with a trip to Parnassus Books, author Ann Patchett’s beloved independent bookstore!

  • Live auction | A day trip to the Boundary Waters led by Amy and Dave Freeman

    BWCA expert adventurers Amy and Dave will outfit your group (up to four) and guide you on a day canoe trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If your group wants to take a longer trip, the Freemans will meet with you this winter to help you plan it!

  • Chris La Tray author photo

    Live auction | The Bison Range of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes with Chris La Tray in Montana

    Join our event speaker, Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray, on a day trip through the historic Bison Range. Chris will guide you through the past, present, and future of this beautiful natural resource, now restored to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for management and conservation.

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