Join Ryan King for a reading and signing of his gripping new dystopian novel, Fragments of Tomorrow.

Six hundred years after humanity fled Earth, Ixe lives in a city ruled by machines, created but never truly free. As their twentieth birthday approaches, exile looms—and with it, a life beyond the Bots who raised them. When a mysterious ship lands outside the city, curiosity pulls Ixe into captivity and a conflict that could change everything. Fragments of Tomorrow is a dark, tense dystopian debut about survival, identity, and the fragile hope for a future in a broken world.  

Ryan King is a Minnesota-based author whose debut novel, Fragments of Tomorrow, began as a dream that refused to let him rest until he put it to the page. By day, he works as a software engineer, but his true passion lies in storytelling and building worlds. When he’s not writing, Ryan can be found gaming, spending time with his spouse and two kids, or helping fellow authors achieve their publishing dreams.  

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Bring a project to share! Can be a work-in-progress, sketch, outline, or anything else.

We will be having an open discussion about our artistic goals with an opportunity to share our own projects for those who would like to do so!

Please join us as John-Ivan Palmer reads from his third book, Hypnotic Control: Reflections on the Nature of Staged Influence. Hypnotic Control reveals the bizarre world of stage hypnotism and how the same principles control your sense of reality itself. You may be under and not even know it.

This event will be emceed by Minneapolis musician, Joel Van Valen.

Son of a nightclub magician and Croatian actress, John-Ivan Palmer has spent a lifetime career as a stage hypnotist. His writing has appeared in literary publications across the US.

Set in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Blues Jam follows the emotional journey of Sarah, a young woman navigating personal tragedy, opioid addiction, and the pursuit of her dream to become a Blues drummer. The novel is a character-driven coming-of-age story that powerfully resonates with readers of all backgrounds—especially those who appreciate heartfelt fiction rooted in real-world challenges and triumphs.

Stephen Rice grew up in Henderson, New York, about an hour south of the Canadian border. He moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota, to attend Hamline University.

Please join us for a reading of the biography of James Walsh and one of Minnesota’s greatest rock bands, Gypsy. Minnesota journalist, Al Zdon, shares Walsh’s story in his latest book, Working Musician.

From Zdon:

James Walsh died in 2023 just as this book was completed. He was a lifelong musician who had a strong influence on the Minnesota music scene as both a band artist and a studio record producer for six decades. He began his career playing drums at age 13 in a polka band that played all over northern Minnesota. Along the way he was a member of  the Underbeats, Gypsy, Minnesota's first great rock and roll band, and recorded a solo album at Muscle Shoals with the legendary Swampers. 

Al Zdon is a lifelong Minnesota newspaper editor. He has written seven books, mainly about Minnesota veterans who have served in the wars. This is his first book about rock and roll.

Like James Walsh, he was born and raised in Northeast Minneapolis and is an Edison High School alumni, Class of 66. He and his wife, Mary, have six children. He is a reporter for the Northeaster newspaper. He is a member of the Greater Mesabi Mens Book Club

Zdon has played the tenor banjo for over 50 years, and someday he might get good at it.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

On the first Friday of each month, a puzzling group of people gathers to do a jigsaw puzzle or two. Over the highs, lows, and drama of completing a puzzle, friendships and interesting conversation emerge from the woodwork. Puzzlers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Please join us for a reading of the final book of the The Chronicles of Soraya Thenayu trilogy, Oblivion by the author, Christina Silva.

The third and final adventure continues with Soraya Thenayu heading deep into the heart of Casmerah searching for answers about her mother's mysterious past and her younger brother. Time is running out, however, as her enemies carry out their nefarious plans to rule all of Etheria. With the Angels turning their backs on Soraya, she must find a way to use her Demonic powers to save her family, friends, and the world.

Want to learn how to make a comic?

Learn DIY comics techniques from local cartoonist Ezra David Mattes.

Bring some paper and your drawing implements of choice.

Ezra David Mattes is a writer and graphic artist from Minneapolis. The self-published first chapter of his graphic memoir A Terrified Child Played by Jeremy Strong earned him a 2024 Creative Individuals Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board in addition to a 2024 Comics Advocacy Group Minigrant and the Athenaeum Comic Art 2023 Spring Microgrant.

Ellie Blue will be reading from her YA fantasy book, The King’s Secret.

The King’s Secret is a Chronicles of Narnia inspired story about seventeen year old Regan who is trapped in a fairytale land where everyone has magic powers, except for her. Her only hope is a magic key that she must use to either return home or save the King.

Ellie Blue is a local author who has presented her first book, The King’s Secret, at the LA Times book festival, Twin Cities and Des Moines book festivals.  

The League of Minnesota Poets is proud to announce its 3rd annual Agates IndyBookStore Tour that showcases its highly anticipated Agates Volume 88, a vibrant poetry collection celebrating the creative spirit of Minnesota’s literary community.

Established in 1934, the League of Minnesota Poets is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting poets and promoting poetry throughout Minnesota. Through annual publications, contests, and public events, the League fosters a vibrant and inclusive literary community.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

On the first Friday of each month, a puzzling group of people gathers to do a jigsaw puzzle or two. Over the highs, lows, and drama of completing a puzzle, friendships and interesting conversation emerge from the woodwork. Puzzlers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Local musical acts Big Big Brain!, Ducksmithsonian, and Better Devils will perform on Saturday, November 29th, at 6:00 PM.

Please help us inaugurate our new Local Art Showcase program with an exclusive “gala” for our first showcase pick: Lilyan Lauzon, (aka, Onetiredartist).

We will be gathering for an informal meet-and-greet on Sunday, November 23rd at 2 PM.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Bring a project to share! Can be a work-in-progress, sketch, outline, or anything else.

We will be having an open discussion about our artistic goals with an opportunity to share our own projects for those who would like to do so!

Dougie Padilla will be reading from his 2 newest poetry books - 40 feet down and Old dog sleeping on the couch along with new unpublished poems.

Dougie Padilla is a MN/WI poet and artist. He has published four chapbooks and three full length books of poetry (all with Luna Brava Press).

Please join us for a reading from Iowa Weird, Vol. 1, a short story collection about the monsters lurking in the cornfields and the spirits haunting the farmhouse down the lane. This is the latest release from Hayseed Press, a new independent publishing company operating out of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

A selection will be read by this volume’s star contributor Anton Jones.

Anton Jones, MFA (Iowa Playwrights' Workshop) and two-time Jerome Many Voices Fellow, is the recipient of the 2025 Citizens League Civic Changemaker Award and a passionate advocate and leader in the education and non-profit sector. He also happens to be training for the USATF Indoor and Outdoor Nationals.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

On the first Friday of each month, a puzzling group of people gathers to do a jigsaw puzzle or two. Over the highs, lows, and drama of completing a puzzle, friendships and interesting conversation emerge from the woodwork. Puzzlers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

From the Guthrie’s website:

Inspired by the small-town Yellowed Pages bookstore featured in Primary Trust, we’re hosting a book fair where you can find your next great read and pair it with mugs, teas, candles and more. Shop a variety of books and other goods curated by local bookstores. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and loved ones!

Featured vendors include Once Upon a Crime, Mashkiki Studios LLC, Diivine Scents, The L Spot Shop, ImoKim Pottery, Eat My Words Bookstore, The Book House, Lightning Stone Arts, Graywolf Press, William Sturdivant and The Violet Shelf.

Please join us for a reading of A Migraine in Room 3, A Stroke in Room 4: A Physician Examines His Profession by Dr. Paul Schanfield, MD.

Dr. Schanfield is a Minnesota Neurologist, who retired in 2015 after forty years in private practice. As a University of Minnesota Clinical Professor of Neurology, he continues to teach medical students and residents in Family Practice and Neurology. His book endeavors to rekindle the commitment to the human side of medicine by emphasizing patient-centered care. This book is a valuable educational text for medical students and physicians, yet anyone who has been a patient will appreciate and benefit from it.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Bring a project to share! Can be a work-in-progress, sketch, outline, or anything else.

We will be having an open discussion about our artistic goals with an opportunity to share our own projects for those who would like to do so!

Local poet and NE Minneapolis community mainstay, Mary Cassidy, will read from her poetry, accompanied by poets Julie Quinn Nichols and Julie Becker.

Join us as these three women with distinct voices carry us through all the highs and lows that life has to offer.

Please join us for an evening of poetry, organized by Elaine Klaassen. Elaine Klaassen is a writer, musician, mother, grandmother, and friend who is committed to the spirit and skills of nonviolence.

Marquise Bowie and Coley Gates, who met Elaine in 2020 at George Floyd Square, have both released books recently. They are brothers, both incarcerated for long periods of time, each with his own long and complex story.

The trio will read from their recent books, La Penultima (With A Rose In Its Eye), If My Tears Could Talk #2,  and The Last Drop of Maddog 30/30.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

On the first Friday of each month, a puzzling group of people gathers to do a jigsaw puzzle or two. Over the highs, lows, and drama of completing a puzzle, friendships and interesting conversation emerge from the woodwork. Puzzlers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Bring a project to share! Can be a work-in-progress, sketch, outline, or anything else.

We will be having an open discussion about our artistic goals with an opportunity to share our own projects for those who would like to do so!

Please join us for a reading of TICK TOWN by Christopher A. Micklos.

TICK TOWN is a fun, fast-paced pulp horror adventure about a small northern Wisconsin tourist town that becomes the feeding ground for a band of giant, mutant ticks. Told in a breezy, cinematic style and inspired by the b-movies of the 1950’s and the pulp horror paperbacks and comics of the 1970’s and 1980’s, it blends suspense, playful gore, and adventure, all designed to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Christopher A. Micklos is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction.

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

Please join us for the dulcet tones of local pianist Nick Bhalla.

Nick's solo piano music has an open, spacey sound that leaves room for listeners to disappear into introspective ruminations and hopes for the future.

Nick’s latest album Empire (April 2024) is a spacious suite of explorations for solo piano, with plenty of room for improvisation & surprising twists of harmony.

Please join us just months before the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald for a reading of Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy by Thomas Nelson.

Wrecked links the story of America’s most infamous shipwreck to the story of an even larger disaster—the wreck of the American industrial economy. When the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, more was lost than the ship and the twenty-nine lives on board.

Thomas Nelson is the Outagamie County Executive (Appleton-Fox Valley, Wisconsin) and former majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He has written for or has been covered by numerous national publications including, Washington Post, New York Times, The Nation, Politico, NBC News, Chronicle of Higher Education, NPR, The Progressive and American Prospect. 

Now at our new home at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

On the first Friday of each month, a puzzling group of people gathers to do a jigsaw puzzle or two. Over the highs, lows, and drama of completing a puzzle, friendships and interesting conversation emerge from the woodwork. Puzzlers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Book lovers are invited to the grand opening of Eat My Words Bookstore’s new location at 201 6th Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The event, which will go from noon to 8 PM on Saturday, August 16th, is free and will feature performances from local poets and musicians. Eat My Words staff are happy to answer any questions at eatmywordsbooks@gmail.com.