Saturday night was a good night for repeat winners of the Minnesota Book Awards.
Mystery writer Ellen Hart picked up her fourth award (though was not there to do so in person), poet Ray Gonzalez picked up his third, and Charles Baxter and Michael Hall each picked up their second on Saturday night.
The annual gala event drew more than 900 people to St. Paul's Union Depot for a night of music, champagne and celebration of the written word. Here are the winners:
Children's Literature, sponsored by Books for Africa: Michael Hall, "Red: A Crayon's Story," published by Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins. Hall also won in 2011 for "My Heart is Like a Zoo."
General Nonfiction, sponsored by the Waterbury Group at Morgan Stanley: Ryan Berg, "No House to Call My Home: Love, Family and Other Transgressions," published by Nation Books.
Genre Fiction, sponsored by Macalester College: Ellen Hart, "The Grave Soul," published by Minotaur Books. Hart also won in 1995, 1996 and 2006.
Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, sponsored by Kevin and Greta Warren: Karen Babine, "Water and What We Know: Following the Roots of a Northern Life," University of Minnesota Press.
Minnesota, sponsored by St. Mary's University of Minnesota: Larry Millett, "Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury," University of Minnesota Press.
