Cynthia Kraack, Minnesota Cold Publication Reading and Reception September 15, 2009

Minnesota Cold (North Star Press). “The amazing thing about this bracing Orwellian vision of a post-nuclear future is that it’s hopeful. Cynthia Kraack’s fierce feminist vision is full of compelling family drama and characters who believe in human dignity and the possibility of freedom even against the odds. It’s a great read.” —Alan Davis, author of Alone with the Owl

Cynthia Kraack is a Twin Cities-based writer. “While many writers have a cathartic tradition, digging into their past for today’s stories; I find myself writing through my fears of the future,” says Cynthia. “How will I parent grown up children, could we survive a world changed by environmental catastrophe, what happens in the face of economic deprivation, what will it be like to lose family members? The only way I’ve found to discipline an imaginative brain is through creativity.” Cynthia Kraack