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
St. Paul writer Christopher Tradowsky talks about his witty, sexy new novel
Local fiction: “Midnight at the Cinema Palace” is set in the ’90s in San Francisco — when the author lived there, too.
June 18, 2025
Star Tribune publisher's memoir is 'How I Found Myself in the Midwest'
Steve Grove writes about returning home, growing a family, finding kinship, helping Minnesota weather the COVID pandemic and reinvention.
June 15, 2025
Minneapolis writer Kate DiCamillo will be at August screening of ‘Because of Winn-Dixie,’ based on her book
She’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut novel at the Riverview Theater.
June 11, 2025
Ever wonder why the Northwest produces so many serial killers?
Nonfiction: New book from Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser offers chilling theories.
June 5, 2025
Review: Social media star the Dogist writes that ‘This Dog Will Change Your Life’
Nonfiction: Love dogs? Have we got a book for you.
June 2, 2025
National Book Award winner Susan Choi's new novel is 'Flashlight'
Fiction: The award-winning novelist’s new book is more ambitious but not as compelling.
May 28, 2025
Minneapolis writer Kathleen West’s new novel is fun. Her mom approves.
Local fiction: “Making Friends Can Be Murder” is a cozy mystery, set at familiar Twin Cities locales.
May 28, 2025
A wild Uber ride with a psychic gave Minneapolis writer her novel’s ending
Local fiction: Megan Giddings’ “Meet Me at the Crossroads” is about a family and two sisters who make wildly different choices.
May 27, 2025
Review: Social media star the Dogist writes that ‘This Dog Will Change Your Life’
Nonfiction: Love dogs? Have we got a book for you.
June 2, 2025
National Book Award winner Susan Choi's new novel is 'Flashlight'
Fiction: The award-winning novelist’s new book is more ambitious but not as compelling.
May 28, 2025
Minneapolis writer Kathleen West’s new novel is fun. Her mom approves.
Local fiction: “Making Friends Can Be Murder” is a cozy mystery, set at familiar Twin Cities locales.
May 28, 2025
A wild Uber ride with a psychic gave Minneapolis writer her novel’s ending
Local fiction: Megan Giddings’ “Meet Me at the Crossroads” is about a family and two sisters who make wildly different choices.
May 27, 2025