Chris Hewitt
Critic / Editor
BooksArmed with a degree in the lucrative field of history, Chris has written for publications that vary from a small-town newspaper to a city magazine to national sites. He's probably reading a good book right this minute.
Latest from Chris Hewitt
Things To Do
Know what we’re thankful for? The year’s best fiction and nonfiction, and 10 Minnesota picture books.
Here’s what to look for this holiday shopping season.
November 22, 2024
Books
Review: Niall Williams’ ‘Time of the Child,’ set in Ireland, is one of the year’s finest novels
Fiction: An abandoned infant drives the beguiling story of a doctor and his adult daughter.
November 13, 2024
Books
Minneapolis’ Danez Smith looks to Langston Hughes and Andre 3000 in trying to write one great poem
Local poetry: Smith will discuss their collection “Bluff” and a new compilation of Hughes’ work in St. Paul.
November 13, 2024
Books
The latest from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ writer Robin Wall Kimmerer reminds us we owe nature a lot
Nonfiction: “The Serviceberry” is about nurturing, and giving back to, our world.
November 12, 2024
Books
40 must-reads from staffers at Red Balloon, as it throws itself (and you) a 40th birthday party
Employees went beyond time-honored classics to suggest more recent titles you may have missed.
November 11, 2024
Books
‘Pony Confidential’ is ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ with a horse instead of an octopus
Fiction: The novel is narrated by a pony, trying to reunite with a beloved former owner.
November 5, 2024
Things To Do
What should kids know about George Floyd’s murder? Minneapolis author answers with moving picture book.
Local nonfiction: Shannon Gibney hopes “We Miss You” will start conversations.
November 4, 2024
Books
Will ‘Bosch’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ writer Michael Connelly kill off his detective hero?
Fiction: In his new “The Waiting,” Bosch and Renee Ballard take on a big, real-life mystery, the Black Dahlia murder.
October 30, 2024
Books
40 must-reads from staffers at Red Balloon, as it throws itself (and you) a 40th birthday party
Employees went beyond time-honored classics to suggest more recent titles you may have missed.
November 11, 2024
Books
‘Pony Confidential’ is ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ with a horse instead of an octopus
Fiction: The novel is narrated by a pony, trying to reunite with a beloved former owner.
November 5, 2024
Things To Do
What should kids know about George Floyd’s murder? Minneapolis author answers with moving picture book.
Local nonfiction: Shannon Gibney hopes “We Miss You” will start conversations.
November 4, 2024
Books
Will ‘Bosch’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ writer Michael Connelly kill off his detective hero?
Fiction: In his new “The Waiting,” Bosch and Renee Ballard take on a big, real-life mystery, the Black Dahlia murder.
October 30, 2024