Duluth Book Releases in 2025

Presenting Perfect Duluth Day’s annual rundown of books by Duluth-area writers and/or about Duluth-area topics that are new to bookstores and e-commerce sites. It’s early in the year, so this list will grow as 2025 continues.

Power of One
Katy E. Chapman and David E. Beard
Jan. 8
University of Minnesota Libraries
Available at lib.umn.edu

Burnt Gloveboxes II: Embracing Life When It Goes Up in Flames
Gina Ramsey
Jan. 22
Highlander Press
Available at ginaramseyauthor.com

The Path of Totality
Marie Zhuikov
Feb. 11
Cornerstone Press
Available at payconex.net

100 Things to Do in Duluth Before You Die
Jay Gabler
Feb. 15
Reedy Press
Available at reedypress.com

The Stranger’s Saga: Baton Rouge, Book One
Ana Ban
Feb. 25
Five Point Publishing
Available at anabannovels.com

The Stranger’s Saga: Baton Rouge, Book Two
Ana Ban
March 4
Five Point Publishing
Available at anabannovels.com

The Seasons
Gregory Opstad
March 21
Finishing Line Press
Available at finishinglinepress.com

The Kraken’s Castaway
Cassandra Medcalf
March 27
Independently published
Available at amazon.com

Murder Your Darlings
Anthology
April 1
Duluth Failed Poets Society

Sun Ripened Fun Ideas
Robert Wildwood
April 12
Free Water Press
Available at books.google.com

A Lesser Light
Peter Geye
April 15
University of Minnesota Press
Available at upress.umn.edu

One Spring Up North
John Owens
April 29
University of Minnesota Press
Available at upress.umn.edu

Beyond the Darkness: Transformative Journeys Through Dark Tourism
Dr. Chad Scott
May 1
Whitefox Publishing
Available at amazon.com

Hunter: The Arcane Rebellion, Book Two
Denis James
May 2
Independently published
Available at amazon.com

String Ball
Chris Monroe
May 6
Carolrhoda Books
Available at lernerbooks.com

The Thief of Words
Anthony Bukoski
May 6
University of Wisconsin Press
Available at uwpress.wisc.edu

The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota’s North Shore
Arnold R. Alanen
May 20
University of Minnesota Press
Available at upress.umn.edu

Grace Unbound: The Sacred Activism of an Orthodox Bishop
Bishop Demetrios C. Kantzavelos and Patra McSharry Sevastiades
May 20
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Available at amazon.com

The Great Sheep Escape
Maria Vollom
May 23
Independently published
Available at bradthesheep.com

Brad: The Determined Sheep and His Lake Superior Adventure
Beth Petrowski
May 30
Independently published
Available at amazon.com

Allie’s Adventure on the Wonder
Erika Lynn Adams
June 17
Beaver’s Pond Press
Available at amazon.com

Codebreaker
Jay Martel
July 22
St. Martin’s Publishing Group
Available at reedypress.com

The Cave
Ryan Vine
Sept. 1
Texas A&M University Press
Available at tamupress.com

Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover
David Hakensen
Sept. 9
University of Minnesota Press
Available at upress.umn.edu

Sugar Bush Babies: Stories of My Ojibwe Grandmother
Janis A. Fairbanks
Sept. 30
University of Minnesota Press
Available at upress.umn.edu