Open Book is a three-level literary melting pot. It is located in three renovated century-old buildings in downtown Minneapolis. Established in 2000, it is the collaborated effort of The Loft Literary Center, Milkweed Editions and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. It is a forum where creative minds come together to create unique works, peruse rare volumes, meet at book clubs and increase an...
The Twin Cites, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, have long been a haven for literary pursuits, right from the days of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Garrison Keillor. Situated in a refurbished warehouse, the Open Book houses the Minnesota Center for Book Arts , the Loft Literary Center and Milkweed Editions, a publishing company. Its interior design is noteworthy with the white panels of the main staircase...
Open Book is the first facility of its kind in the nation, serving as: •the permanent home for organizations that educate, i...nspire, mentor and foster creativity and imagination among artists, writers, and book lovers of all ages; •a place to introduce the region’s children and youth to the book and literary arts; •a community center for book and literary artists, and lovers of these art...