Photograph of Armand McCoy, a young Black man with medium-brown skin, short hair, and a short beard and mustache. In this photo he's wearing a light tan coat over a white T-shirt, a bandanna around his forehead, a ring on his middle finger, and a necklace. He's sitting in a vehicle and has a neutral expression.

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Text slide bearing words "For more: follow @reentrylab. better-things.org. reentrylab.org" and logos for the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment.

Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, May 5th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, Sabrin Nur.

Armand McCoy (they/them), from Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a multidisciplinary artist whose passions intersect Holistic Healing, Black Liberation, and Environmental Justice. They have been studying healing modalities from all over the world, with a current focus on…

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I just received my copy via @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and I'm excited to dig in!

Photograph of Sana Wazwaz, a young Palestinian American woman with light brown skin. In this photo, she is wearing a purple hijab and a white top, smiling at the camera against a gray background.

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Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, May 5th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, Sabrin Nur.

Sana Wazwaz (she/her) is a Palestinian American writer and theater artist. Her work appears in Black Warrior Review, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, The Ghassan Kanafani Anthology, Overtly Lit, and has been featured at the Colorado College Fine Arts Center’s Muslim Futurism exhibit….
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.

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Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and are available on-site. This is a free event.

Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books….

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Please join us on Tuesday, May 5th, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, and Sabrin Nur, followed by an open mic.

Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.

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Photograph of Jennifer Landretti, a white woman with medium-short graying brown hair. In this photo, she's wearing a blue sleeveless top, a blue gaiter around her neck, and dark sunglasses, and is standing in dunes behind an ocean shore.

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Text slide bearing words "For more: follow @reentrylab. better-things.org. reentrylab.org" and logos for the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment.

Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, May 5th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, Sabrin Nur.

Jennifer Marysia Landretti (she/her) writes poetry and essays. Her themes are nature, place, and spirit—and in recent years, gender, which has served as a vector to explore the former three.  Over the years her work has appeared in various literary publications, most regularly Orion magazine…

Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, May 5th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, Sabrin Nur.

Please join us on Tuesday, May 5th, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, and Sabrin Nur.

Each featured artist will take five minutes to share work. After the main reading, …

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David’s new book, The Public Scholar, on a table next to Octavia Butler.

Was at moon palace tonight and OH LOOK 👀 @lollardfish.bsky.social

A man in a hat and a blue mask stands in a beautiful bookstore, holding up a copy of the public scholar. On the table are more copies plus signed edits of his other books.

Signed books at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social! The pre-orders are being mailed out but you … yes you! … could contact them to order a signed book right now. Or drop in if you’re local.

Apparently some of you did this awesome thing and now I need to go sign books. BUT HERE'S THE THING! If more of you do this awesome thing, I will continue to go there and sign books.

Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, April 7th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf.

Come join us *tonight* at Better Things - 7pm - @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social—we'd love to see you there!

Featuring Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf.

ASL interpretation; masks required at Moon Palace Books & available on-site.
There Will Be Snacks 😁

📢 Twin Cities wolves! Mark your calendars for chaun webster's events this summer. Details:

www.graywolfpress.org/events?field...

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Climate Stories — 100%

I've had a very hard time finding people willing to tell their story. Did you have major damage after a flood, a leaky basement, rising energy costs, impacts to your business or to your health?

Fill this out and we will reach out to you to help develop your story: 100percentmn.org/stories?emci...

Moon Palace Books and Kory Stamper's new book, True Color

Excited to pick up @korystamper.bsky.social's new book from the most colorful bookstore in town

Obviously, we're a little biased, but we think diving even more deeply into books and reading, spending time off your screen, slowing down in general is a good response to how overwhelming every goddamn day seems to be. So here's another micro-course on close reading to help you do that...

Just ordered this from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social. Maybe you should too!

The Public Scholar by David M Perry | Moon Palace Books A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy.Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions.

Did you know you could pre-order a copy of The Public Scholar from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social? Help a local bookstore. Help a local author. And if you want it signed, I'll drive over.

We're about a month out. :)

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…to a community that’s ready to receive them. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books. The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration…

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The reading and open mic will be hosted by Erin Sharkey and Davi Gray, and both will feature ASL interpretation.

Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at Moon Palace Books and are available on-site. This is a free event.

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Please join us on Tuesday, April 7th, at 7:00pm, at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf, followed by an open mic. …

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…Nick is a Poet and Writer. Nick is participating in the Loft’s 2024 year-long Poetry Apprenticeship with Heid E. Erdrich.

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Photograph of Nick Metcalf, a two-spirit American Indian. In this photo, they are wearing a striped collared shirt over a t-shirt and standing in front of a microphone with one hand raised.

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Text slide bearing words "For more: follow @reentrylab. better-things.org. reentrylab.org" and logos for the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment.

Flyer with text reading: “Better Things - a 5x5 reading for social change - the reading everybody will be talking about the next day. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, April 7th, 2026, 7 pm.” Small photos of each of five readers, labeled by name: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf.

Nick Metcalf (they/them) is Sicangu Oyate – Burnt Thigh People – Rosebud Sioux Tribe.  Nick has lived in the Twin Cities for 30 years where they’ve made a life filled with lots of friends, family, and community.  Nick is a proud Parent and Grandparent….

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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…in partnership with Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Moon Palace Books. The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.

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Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at Moon Palace Books and are available on-site. This is a free event, hosted by Erin Sharkey and @davigray.com.

Better Things is a series of events sponsored by @reentrylab.bsky.social…

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Please join us on Tuesday, April 7th, at 7:00pm, at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf, followed by an open mic.

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Ben was also a selected poet for Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye.

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