A bone-chilling number of mystery and crime writers come from Minnesota, and the U.

Since 1925, University of Minnesota Press has been redefining the idea of scholarly publishing.

Personal narratives have become the currency of the moment for eliciting sympathy and goodwill toward noble causes. But what about when they're used to sell software and sweaters?

Biographer William Souder embeds his subjects firmly in their places and times. Next up, John Steinbeck.

The U is home to a weird and wonderful collection of bookish artifacts.