Book Signing at Zenith Bookstore in Duluth, Saturday, October 3, 1:00 to 3:00
If you happen to be in or around Duluth, MN, on Saturday, October 3, I hope you can stop by Zenith Bookstore and visit with me between 1:00 and 3:00. We can talk about my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, as well as my other three novels (Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love), and I can sign copies of any books that you purchase. I always enjoy talking with readers. Zenith Bookstore is located at 318 N. Central Avenue, Duluth, MN 55807. I look forward to seeing you.
Presentation of my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, at SubText Books in St. Paul, Thursday, September 24, 7:00 – 8:00.
I hope you can join me at SubText Books in St. Paul Thursday, September 24, when I introduce St. Paul readers to Day Brings Back the Night. I will begin the presentation with the definition that I always provide of my work when I introduce myself to an audience: I write innovative psychological literary fiction with an introspective quality about nomadic characters who travel through time and space, always returning to what haunts them. I will explain the definition and why I choose to write the way I do, and then read passages from my novel. We will have a conversation, and then I will sign copies of the book(s) that you purchase from the store. SubText Books is located at 6 W. 5th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102. I look forward to seeing you.
Book signing at the Rosemount Art Council’s Country Faire at the Steeple Center Saturday, September 19, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
If you happen to be in Rosemount, or the Twin Cities area, on Saturday, September 19, I hope you can stop by the Steeple Center between 10:00 and 4:00 and visit my table, where I will have copies of my new novel (Day Brings Back the Night) and my three previously published novels (Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love) on display. We can talk about my books, and I can sign the copies that you purchase. I always enjoy talking with readers, and I think they enjoy talking with me. So come by, and we’ll have a good time. The Steeple Center is located at 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN 55068. I look forward to seeing you.
I will participate in the Readings by Writers series at the University Club in St. Paul Tuesday, September 15, at 7:30
I am delighted to participate in a reading, hosted by poet Tim Nolan, with novelist Leslie Bazzett and poets Sharon Chmielarz and Danny Klecko at the University Club in St. Paul, Tuesday, September 15, at 7:30. Tim will also read some of his poems. I hope you can join us. The work of the writers who participate is outstanding, the audience always includes a lot of interesting people, and the building is an early twentieth-century architectural treasure that provides a beautiful view of downtown St. Paul. The University Club is located at 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Book Signing at Bookstore at Fitger’s, in Duluth, Saturday, September 12, 12:00 to 2:00.
If you happen to be in or around Duluth on Saturday, September 5, I hope you can stop by the Bookstore and visit with me between 12:00 and 2:00. We can talk about my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, as well as my other three novels (Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love), and I can sign copies of the books that you purchase. I always enjoy talking with readers. Bookstore at Fitger’s is located at 600 E. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802. I look forward to seeing you.
Book Signing at Lake Superior Trading Post in Grand Marais Saturday, September 5, 1:00 to 3:00
If you happen to be in or around Grand Marais on Saturday, September 5, I hope you can stop by the Lake Superior Trading Post and visit with me between 1:00 and 3:00. We can talk about my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, as well as my other three novels (Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love), and I can sign copies of the books that you purchase. I always enjoy talking with readers. The Lake Superior Trading Post is located at 10 S. First Avenue W., Grand Marais, MN 55604. I look forward to seeing you.
Book Signing At Piragis Bookstore In Ely, MN Friday, August 21, 2:00 To 4:00
If you happen to be in or around Ely, MN, on Friday, August 21, I hope you can stop by Piragis Bookstore and visit with me between 2:00 and 4:00. We can talk about my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, as well as my other three novels (Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love), and I can sign copies of any books that you purchase. I always enjoy talking with readers. Piragis Bookstore is located on the second floor of Piragis Northwoods Company at 105 N. Central Avenue, Ely, MN 55731. I look forward to seeing you.
Book signing at the 2026 Annual Northwoods Art and Book Festival in Hackensack, MN, on Saturday, August 8 from 9:00 to 3:00.
I will be signing and selling copies of Whiteout, Ivory Black, The Gravity of Loveand Day Brings Back the Night at the Art and Book Festival in Hackensack. The festival is at 3rd Street and Lake Avenue in Hackensack. I always enjoy talking with readers about my work. I hope to see you there.
Brian M. Duren and Cary J. Griffith in conversation about their new novels at Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Tuesday, July 21, at 7:00 at Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Brian M. Duren and Cary J. Griffith will discuss their new books (Day Brings the Night and Grizzly Narrows) and how they imagine their books and bring them into existence, revealing the similarities and differences between writing psychological literary fiction and mystery novels. Magers and Quinn is located at 3038 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55408. Registration is required. Go to https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Cary-J.-Griffith-and-Brian-Duren-in-conversation/638 to register.
Book signing at the Book Fair for Grown-ups, at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
I will be signing and selling copies of Whiteout, Ivory Black, The Gravity of Loveand Day Brings Back the Night at the Book Fair for Grown-ups. The Grandstand is located at the heart of the fairgrounds, at 1755 Dan Patch Avenue, Falcon Heights, MN 55108, between Liggett and Nelson Streets. For more information, visit this website: https://inboundbrew.co/book-fair-for-grown-ups. I always enjoy talking with readers about my work. I hope to see you there.
Launch of Day Brings Back the Night at Nokomis Library in Minneapolis at 6:00
Monday, June 22, at 6:00, I will do a reading of my new novel, Day Brings Back the Night, at Nokomis Library in Minneapolis. There will be a Q&A following the reading, and then I will sign and sell copies of Day Brings Back the Night, as well as my other novels—Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love. Following the Q&A, many of the attendees will go to one of the local restaurants for dinner and drinks. I will join everyone after I have finished signing and selling at the library. All are welcome. I hope you can join us too.
Book Signing at the 30th Annual Art and Book Festival in Hackensack, MN, on Saturday, August 9.
I will be signing and selling copies of Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love at the Art and Book Festival in Hackensack, from 9:00 to 3:00. The festival is at 3rd Street and Lake Avenue in Hackensack. I always enjoy talking with readers about my work. I hope to see you there.
I will give a talk at Washburn Public Library on the evolution of my style from my first novel to my fourth, and on what I am attempting to accomplish as an artist.
I hope you can attend my talk Thursday, June 5, at 6:00, at Washburn Public Library on the evolution of my style from my first novel, Whiteout, to my (recently completed) fourth, Day Brings Back the Night and on what I am attempting to accomplish as an artist. I gave this talk on January 30th at Nokomis Public Library, and it received a very strong ovation from the audience. All three of my published novels will be available at a special price.
For more information, visit Washburn Library’s Events page: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/68013ed15d2f4519eb249b7b
On Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 PM, I will participate in a reading with writers Becky Boling, Cass Dalglish, and Peter Geye at the University Club in St. Paul. hosted by poet Tim Nolan.
READINGS BY WRITERS
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:30 P.M
Hosted by Tim Nolan
University Club of St. Paul
420 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
Brian Duren was born and raised in Minnesota. A former French professor and university administrator, he holds doctorates from the University of Paris and the University of Minnesota. He is the author of three published novels, most recently The Gravity of Love which Junot Diaz described as “a magnificent haunting duet of grief, absence, and the unshakable bonds of family . . .” Brian recently completed his fourth novel, Day Brings Back the Night.
Becky Boling taught Latin American Literature and Language at Carleton College for 36 years. Little by Little, the Bird Builds Its Nest. Here Beyond Small Wonders is her first published collection of poetry (Finishing Line Press, March 2025). A “naturalized” Minnesotan, she was Northfield’s co-Poet Laureate, along with her husband D. E. Green, 2023-24.
Cass Dalglish . As a professor of English at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Cass was lead designer and first director of Augsburg’s MFA in Creative Writing. She studied and lived in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba, and traveled to Andalucía to research Ring of Lions, her latest published work. Cass is a poet and novelist and holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in Writing and Ancient Women’s Literature. Her curiosity has also led her to the study of languages, mythology, and energy practice. Cass lives in Minneapolis, where she worked early in her career as a broadcast journalist.
Peter Geye is the author of the award-winning novels Safe from the Sea, The Lighthouse Road, and Wintering, winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Northernmost, The Ski Jumpers, and most recently, A Lesser Light. Peter received his MFA from the University of New Orleans and his PhD from Western Michigan University, where he was editor of Third Coast. Born and raised in Minneapolis, he continues to live there with his family.
I will give a talk at Nokomis Public Library on the evolution of my style from my first novel to my fourth and on what I am attempting to accomplish as an artist.
I hope you can attend my talk Thursday, January 30, at 6:30, at Nokomis Public Library on the evolution of my style from my first novel, Whiteout, to my (recently completed) fourth, Day Brings Back the Night, and on what I am attempting to accomplish as an artist. All three of my published novels will be available at a special price. You will find below a link to the library’s event page here.
Thursday, January 16, at 6:30, I will participate in a reading, organized by Literary Locavore, at Nokomis Public Library. The library is located at 5100 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis.
I will join four other writers who are also participating in this event: Bill Burleson, Ed Sheehy, Steve Wilbers, and Vince Wyckoff. I will read a passage, featuring a scene in which the main character, Richard, still a young boy, is working in his father’s studio, where he learns to draw and paint. This is a blog entry, dealing with art and the novel, that I wrote for the website of Guernica Editions: “Why Did I Write IVORY BLACK? Brian Duren on art, exploring through writing, and anti-war activism.”
I will again participate in Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival, from 10:00 to 5:00, on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
I will again have a table in the Progress Center of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds where I will sign copies of Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love and discuss my work with readers. I hope you can join me. I look forward to talking with you about my work. The Progress Center is located at 1621 Randall Avenue, St. Paul 55108.
Book Signing at the 29th Annual Hackensack Art and Book Festival on Saturday, August 10.
I will be signing and selling copies of Whiteout, Ivory Black, and The Gravity of Love at the Hackensack Art and Book Festival from 9:00 to 3:00. The festival is at 3rd Street and Lake Avenue in Hackensack, MN. I hope to see you there.
Reading of the Gravity of Love and of the opening from my novel-in-progress, Day Brings Back the Night at the Barnes & Noble in Roseville at 7:00.
I will do a reading at 7:00, March 22, of The Gravity of Love and of the opening pages of my novel-in-progress, Day Brings Back the Night, at the Barnes & Noble located at HarMar Mall, 2100 Snelling Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113. The store will also have for sale copies of Ivory Black, my other novel published in 2023. I will arrive an hour before the reading to do signings of both books. I hope you can attend the reading and/or the signing. I look forward to talking with you about my work.
On September 12, Euan Kerr, of Minnesota Public Radio, interviewed me about my books, in particular The Gravity of Love and Ivory Black.
Monday, December 4, at 3:00 and 5:00, that interview aired on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/12/04/novelist-brian-durens-new-gravity