A new year means a new season of Club Book — and this year it also means new leadership, a revamped website and podcasts.
After four years under the auspices of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library, Club Book crosses the river and will now be led by Library Strategies, a consulting arm of the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. Hennepin County also coordinates Talk of the Stacks and PenPals, and this shift to St. Paul helps spread out the workload.
The retooled website (which should go live on Sunday) is at ClubBook.org, which will also link to podcasts of all the events.
The spring lineup includes bestselling writers Elizabeth Berg, J. Courtney Sullivan and Nikki Giovanni, along with a host of regional writers, including mystery writers Julie Kramer and Brian Freeman, and novelists P.S. Duffy and Peter Geye.
Club Book is a free, nonprofit writers series that brings notable writers to suburban libraries. It is paid for through the Legacy Fund. The lineup:
Amy Thielen, host of the Food Network's "Heartland Table" and author of "The New Midwestern Table." 7 p.m. Feb. 3, Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Av. SE., Prior Lake.
Julie Kramer, author of the Minnesota Book Award-winning "Stalking Susan" and "Delivering Death." 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury.
J. Courtney Sullivan, author of "The Engagements" and "Maine." 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chanhassen.
