Category Archives: Books

They Took My Father by Mayme Sevander with Laurie Hertzel (1992: University of Minnesota Press. IDBN 978-0-8166-4336-3) One great thing about working on a new historical novel (my manuscript of the ties between Karelia, Finland, and Estonia tentatively entitled Sukulaiset: … Continue reading →

The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics by Walter F. Mondale with David Hage (2010; Scribner. ISBN 978-1-4391-5866-1) Attorney General of the State of Minnesota. United States Senator. Vice-President of the United States. Ambassador to Japan. Father. Husband. Native … Continue reading →

Whitey: From Farm Kid to Flying Tiger to Attorney; A Memoir by Wayne G. Johnson (2011: Langdon Street Press. ISBN 978-1-936183-93-7) Spoiler alert. I had the privilege of reading the first one hundred or so pages of the unfinished manuscript … Continue reading →

  A Grave in Karelia by Ernesti J. Komulainen (1995. Self-Published. No ISBN. Available through the New World Finn Bookstore. http://www.newworldfinn.com/.) Thanks to my pal, Gerry Henkel, editor of the New World Finn (http://www.newworldfinn.com/) a fine periodical chronicling the culture, … Continue reading →