Chris Hewitt
Critic / Editor
BooksArmed with a degree in the lucrative field of history, Chris has written for publications that vary from a small-town newspaper to a city magazine to national sites. He's probably reading a good book right this minute.
Latest from Chris Hewitt
Things To Do
Need a quick fix of joy? These books and movies will make you smile.
These five books and five movies are perfect for cold, dark times.
February 21, 2025
Movies
Minneapolis fraudster (and Prince pal) sells memoir for movie starring Janelle Monáe
Tanya Smith’s memoir, “Never Saw Me Coming,” will be adapted by Universal Pictures.
February 20, 2025
Books
Minneapolis writer Curtis Sittenfeld offers new short stories about ‘women who are wrong’
Local fiction: “Romantic Comedy” author, who’s writing her first novel set in Minnesota, offers 12 new short stories in “Show Don’t Tell.”
February 19, 2025
Books
Five books we can’t wait to read in March
From sleuths in Minnesota and San Francisco to a real-life Indiana Jones.
February 18, 2025
Things To Do
With Oscars on the way, dishy novel offers insider look at fictional actors
Fiction: “The Talent,” by a show biz reporter, goes behind the scenes of awards season.
February 17, 2025
Books
Not all the romance in bookstores is in the books
These two couples took the next step, relationship-wise, at Red Balloon and Tropes & Trifles.
February 13, 2025
Books
Rick Steves' life-changing memoir recalls his days ‘On the Hippie Trail’
Nonfiction: The TV host and author will talk about it Feb. 17 in Hopkins.
February 12, 2025
Things To Do
Driving around Minnesota gives novelist Allen Eskens his best ideas
Local fiction: His new thriller is “The Quiet Librarian,” set in Farmington.
February 12, 2025
Things To Do
With Oscars on the way, dishy novel offers insider look at fictional actors
Fiction: “The Talent,” by a show biz reporter, goes behind the scenes of awards season.
February 17, 2025
Books
Not all the romance in bookstores is in the books
These two couples took the next step, relationship-wise, at Red Balloon and Tropes & Trifles.
February 13, 2025
Books
Rick Steves' life-changing memoir recalls his days ‘On the Hippie Trail’
Nonfiction: The TV host and author will talk about it Feb. 17 in Hopkins.
February 12, 2025
Things To Do
Driving around Minnesota gives novelist Allen Eskens his best ideas
Local fiction: His new thriller is “The Quiet Librarian,” set in Farmington.
February 12, 2025