Fiction: Dead Ahead: A Jo Spence Mystery written by Jen Wright

Poetry: Tumbled Dry by Charmaine Donovan

General Nonfiction: Ancient Earth and the First Ancestors: A Cultural and Geological Journey written by Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy, illustrated by Carl Gawboy

Children's Literature: Unforgettable written by Loretta Ellsworth

Art, Photography: Voyageaur Skies: Weather and the Wilderness in Minnesota's National Park  photography by Don Brenneman, weather commentary by Mark Seeley

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Shelter written by Sarah Stonich

Fiction: Safe from the Sea written by Peter Geye

Poetry: On Speaking Terms by Connie Wanek

General Nonfiction: Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness written by Greg Breining, photography by Layne Kennedy

Children's Literature: Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet written by David LaRochelle, photography by Joe Rossi

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand  written by Dennis Herschbach

Fiction: Minnesota Coldwritten by Cynthia Kraack

Poetry: The Dark Honey: New & Used Poems by Ellie Schoenfeld

General Nonfiction: Minong - The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale written by Timothy Cochrane

Children's Literature: WIntering written by William Durbin

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Knife Island written by Stephen Dahl

Fiction: A Finntown of the Soul written by Patricia Eilola (Library Call # PS3555.I45 F57 2008)

Poetry: Trail Guide to the Northland Experience in Prints and Poetry by Northern Printmakers Alliance and Lake Superior Writers (Library Call # PS584.T735 2008)

General Nonfiction: Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota written by Barbara W. Sommer (Library Call # S932.M45 S66 2008)

Children's Literature: Someone Walks By: The Wonders of Winter Wildlife written by Polly Carlson-Voiles (Library Call # Children's Lit 591.723 C284so)

Art, Photography: Driftwood: Stories Picked Up along the Shore written by Howard Sivertson (Library Call # F552.S56 2008)

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range written by Aaron Brown (Library Call # PS3602.R652 O94 2008)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Thunder Bay: A Cork O'Connor Mystery written by William Kent Krueger (Library Call # PS3561 .R766 T48 2007)

Nonfiction, Memoir: Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the Forging of a Company Town written by Arnold R. Alanen (Library Call # HN80.D88 A53 2007)

Children's Literature: Agate: What Good is a Moose? written by Joy Morgan Dey and illustrated by Nikki Johnson (Library Call # Children's Lit Prim-Fic D5283ag )

Art, Photography : Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree written by North House Folk School (Library Call # TT199.7 .C45 2007)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: The North Shore written by Gunnard Landers (Library Call # PS3562 .A4755 N67 2006)

Nonfiction, Memoir: Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence written by Matthew Sanford (Library Call # WL346 S217w 2006)

Children's Literature: Fearless John: The Legend of John Beargrease written by Kelly Emerling Rauzi and illustrated by Mila Horak (Library Call # Children's 977.6 R251f)

2005

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Zoe's Good-bye written and illustrated by Mary Schlangen (Library Call # PRIM-FIC S3385zo)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Salmela: Architect by Thomas Fisher, with photographs by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze (Library Call # NA737 .S317 F57 2005)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Ojibwe Tales: Stories of the Ojibwe People by Art Przybilla with the aid of the late Randy Councillor (Library Call # Children's 398.2 P973o)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Minnesota's Iron Country: Rich Ore, Rich Lives by Marvin Lamppa (Library Call # F606 .L29 2004)

2003

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Uncommon Light: A Collection of Poems by Jeanine Lamoureux Emmons, Gladys Koski Holmes, Kathleen McQuillan, Stephanie Stevens, and Sheila Packa (Library Call # PS589 .U536 2003)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: V Is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Karen Latham and Rebecca Latham (Library Call # Children's 977.6 W274v)

2002

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Borealis by Jeff Humphries with woodcut prints by Betsy Bowen (Library Call # PS3608 .U57 B67 2002)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: The Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga by Jerry Stelmok with photography by Deborah Sussex (Library Call # VM353 .S767 2002)

2001

Schooners, Skiffs & Steamships: Stories along Lake Superior Water Trails by Howard Sivertson (Library Call # F552 .S57 2001)

2000

John Blair and the Great Hinckley Fire by Josephine Nobisso (Library Call # Children's 977.6 N745J)

1999

50 Circuit Hikes by Howard Fenton (Library Call # GV199.42 .M6 F46 1999)

1998

Cold Comfort by Barton Sutter (Library Call # PS3569 .U87 Z464 1998)

1997

Just Above Water by Louis Jenkins (Library Call # PS3560 .E488 J87 1997x)

1996

Silent Words by Joan M. Drury (Library Call # PS3554 .R827 S5 1996)

1995

The Duluth Portfolio by Craig and Nadine Blacklock (Library Call # V0Y F614 .D8B53 1995x)

1994

The Illustrated Voyageur by Howard Sivertson (Library Call # V0Y F614 .G7 S58 1994)

1993

Walking the Rez Road by Jim Northrup (Library Call # V0Y PS3564 .O765 W3 1993)

1992

The Grand Portage Story by Carolyn Gilman (Library Call # F614 .G7 G55 1992)

1991

North Writers: A Strong Woods Collection edited by John Henricksson (Library Call # QH14 .N67 1991)

1990

Gunflint: Reflections on the Trail by Justine Kerfoot (Library Call # F612 .B73 K468 1991)

1989

The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen (Library Call # INTR-FIC P3324WI)

1988

Quiet Magic by Sam Cook (Library Call # V0Y F610 .C65 1989x)

Fiction: The Winds of Change written by Duane Schwartz

Poetry: Migrations: Poetry and Prose for Life's Transitions edited by Sheila Packa

General Nonfiction: Twelve Owls written by Laura Erickson, illustrations by Betsy Bowan

Children's Literature: Utterly Otterly Night written by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ard Hoyt

Art, Photography: Old Minnesota written by Nace Hagemann

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Hauling Water: Reflections on Making a Home in the North Woods written by Becca Manlove, illustrated by Sharon Brin Manlove

Fiction: The Burying Place written by Brian Freeman

Poetry: Under the Influence of Lilacs by Deborah Gordon Cooper

General Nonfiction: The Assassination of Hole in the Day written by Anton Treuer

Children's Literature: Big Belching Bog written by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Betsy Bowan

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Tales from the Creel written by Rudy Senarighi

Fiction: Big Noise: A Jo Spence Mystery written by Jen Wright

Poetry: The Gravity of Flesh by Jill Breckenridge

General Nonfiction: 61 Gems on Highway 61 written by Kathryn Mayo and William Mayo

Children's Literature: Manoomin: A Wild Rice Adventure written by Joshua Whitebird

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Chaos and Grit: Barbless Bits & Little Chits  written by Phyllis Burgess

Fiction: Shelter Half written by Carol Bly (Library Call # PS3552.L89 S54 2008)

Poetry: Between the Ceiling & the Moon written by Deborah Gordon Cooper (Library Call # PS3603.O5826 B48 2008)

General Nonfiction: Invincible: History of the Duluth Boat Club written by Michael J. Cochran (Library Call # GV793.C63 2008)

Children's Literature: Face to Face with Wolves written by Jim and Judy Brandenburg (Library Call # Children's Lit 599 B817fa)

Art, Photography: Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior written by Peter Scott Eide (Library Call # F552.E343 2008)

Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Blueberry Summers: Growing Up at the Lake written by Curtiss Anderson (Library Call # F615.S2 A53 2008)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: The Mother Tongue written by Sheila Packa (Library Call # PS3566 .A315 M68 2007)

Nonfiction, Memoir: Skiing the North Shore: A Guide to Cross Country Trails in Minnesota's Spectacular Lake Superior Region written by Andrew Slade (Library Call # GV854.5.M6 S53 2007)

Children's Literature: Storm Codes written by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Christina Rodriguez (Library Call # Children's Lit Prim-Fic M4534st )

Art, Photography : We Are At Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People written by Bruce White (Library Call # TR654 .W363 2007)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: The Keeper's Daughter written by Leanne Denise Knott (Library Call # PS3611 .N688 K44 2006)

Nonfiction, Memoir: By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth written by Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross (Library Call # HD8085 .D88 H83 2006)

Children's Literature: The Legend of Minnesota written by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by David Geister (Library Call # Children's 398.2 W2746Leg)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (Library Call # PS3561 .R766 M47 2005)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Rudy! The People's Governor by Betty Wilson (Library Call # F606 .P476 W557 2005)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Sea Smoke: Prose Poems by Louis Jenkins (Library Call # PS3560 .E488 S43 2004)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Pride of the Inland Seas: An illustrated History of the Port of Duluth by Bill Beck and C. Patrick Labadie (Library Call # HE554 .D8 B43 2004)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Mittens in the Boundary Waters by Larry Ahlman (Library Call # PS3601 .H563 M5 2001)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Will to Murder: The True Story behind the Crimes & Trials Surrounding the Glensheen Killings by Gail Feichtinger with John DeSanto and Gary Waller (Library Call # HV6534 .D88 F45 2003)

Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Chasing Fire:Danger inCanoeCountry by Earl Fleck (Library Call # PRIM-FIC F593CK)

Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks by David R. Benson (Library Call # SB482 .M6 B46 2002)