Laurie Hertzel
Senior Editor
BooksShe worked at the Star Tribune for more than two decades as an editor and writer before retiring. Previously, she was a writer and editor at Minnesota Monthly magazine and at the Duluth News-Tribune. Hertzel grew up in Duluth, earned an MFA from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C., has written two books, and served as the autobiography chairman of the National Book Critics Circle board of directors.
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James Rebanks befriends Norwegian birds in 'The Place of Tides'
"The Shepherd's Life" author James Rebanks refreshes himself with a trip to Norway and inspiration from a "duck woman" on an island there in his new book.
June 16, 2025
Review: These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading
From a trip Up North to what sheep should eat, 10 new tales are full of surprises.
May 21, 2025
Review: A comedian finds her calling, as a nun, in ‘A Change of Habit’
Nonfiction: The memoir chronicles the journey of Sister Monica Clare.
April 21, 2025
Review: Cold got you down? ‘We All Live Here’ will warm you up
Fiction: Jojo Moyes' London-set novel is about a blended, complicated family.
February 4, 2025
Review: Life seems to have passed by Eddie Winston, but he gets another chance in ‘delightful’ novel
Fiction: A nonagenarian makes up for lost time in “Eddie Winston is Looking for Love.”
December 26, 2024
Review: A 70-ish woman takes off with an urn of ashes and a carload of feelings. Things take a turn.
Fiction: “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” is a debut novel about love and regret.
October 17, 2024
Minneapolis writer Charles Baxter’s ‘Blood Test’ uses humor to get to the bottom of one family’s issues
LOCAL FICTION: The “Feast of Love” author will discuss the novel this week at the Twin Cities Book Festival.
October 9, 2024
Booker Prize-winning Irishman Roddy Doyle finds humor and pain in ‘The Women Behind the Door’
FICTION: It’s the third of his novels about Paula Spencer, who has finally found a measure of peace. It’s temporary.
September 4, 2024
Review: Life seems to have passed by Eddie Winston, but he gets another chance in ‘delightful’ novel
Fiction: A nonagenarian makes up for lost time in “Eddie Winston is Looking for Love.”
December 26, 2024
Review: A 70-ish woman takes off with an urn of ashes and a carload of feelings. Things take a turn.
Fiction: “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” is a debut novel about love and regret.
October 17, 2024
Minneapolis writer Charles Baxter’s ‘Blood Test’ uses humor to get to the bottom of one family’s issues
LOCAL FICTION: The “Feast of Love” author will discuss the novel this week at the Twin Cities Book Festival.
October 9, 2024
Booker Prize-winning Irishman Roddy Doyle finds humor and pain in ‘The Women Behind the Door’
FICTION: It’s the third of his novels about Paula Spencer, who has finally found a measure of peace. It’s temporary.
September 4, 2024