Ever wish you could include a book’s author in your book club discussions? Now you can!

In our Book Club for Writers series, we bring a regional author to the table to talk about craft, what it took to write the book, or life as a writer for 30 minutes. Then we allow 60 minutes for a Q&A and book discussion.

This event is free and you do not need to be a member to attend.

For virtual events, we will be recording and making it available to those who register for one month afterwards. So even if you cannot attend, you can watch the session later! Email writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org for the link.

We encourage you to support your local independent bookstores, who may have these books in stock or would be happy to order them for you.

Fitgers Bookstore – Duluth
Zenith Bookstore – Duluth
Foxes & Fireflies Booksellers – Superior
Honest Dog Books – Bayfield

February 10, 2026 at 6pm at Dubh Linn Pub, 109 W Superior St., Duluth, MN and Zoom

Come for our writer-to-writers conversation with Mark Munger, founder of Cloquet River Press and author of more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction novels, including his Finnish American trilogy. Mark also works as a correspondent for The Finnish American Reporter. Mark’s writing has been published widely in periodicals and his essay “Leaving Mayo” was a finalist for the 2000 Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Writing Award. His short fiction and essays have won publication/air time in contests with the Lake Superior Writers, the Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop, Fond du Lac Tribal College, Wisconsin Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, and other organizations.
Mark’s latest novel, Muckraker, a Novel Noir, is another piece of truth turned into a fictional tale. Inspired by a series of commentaries on Garrison Keillor’s “A Writer’s Almanac”, Mark used the gangster-era murder of journalist Walter Liggett as the
beginning point for his fictional story of Prohibition, crooked politicians, and violence. Mark will tell us about his writing and publishing journey, will read from some of his works and will offer insights for others interested in becoming authors. Bring your questions for an evening of writerly interest.

Join Zoom Tuesday at 6pm

Operating support is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.