Strive Bookstore

Strive Bookstore will open it’s doors at 11:30am to welcome guests interested in this conversation. Book Description: In this primer on progressive, expansive, generous Christianity, writer and pastor Bruce Reyes-Chow offers his own "faith montage" and helps individuals and groups create their own. There is a more loving, more genuine vision of God than the … Continue reading "Join The Conversation"

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. Join Strive and Diversity Alive! as we celebrate the work of community elders, who have written stories that represent … Continue reading "Juneteenth Legacies of Black Joy Celebration & Book Reading"

Join us for a conversation with authors Christopher P. Lehman and Mary Moore Easter. Topic: Eliza Winston, a woman who freed herself from slavery in Minnesota.

In a collection of wide-ranging essays, Leon takes readers from his upbringing in the Bronx to his life raising two little girls of his own, unraveling those narratives to arrive at a deeper understanding of who he is as a son, friend, partner, and father. Traversing both the serious and lighthearted, from contemplating male beauty … Continue reading "Author Joel Leon in Conversation with Artist Bobby Rogers"

Shayla Michelle's book Echo In The Distance turns a year old this month! Join us in celebrating this exciting anniversary!

His passion for reading and writing was inspired by his father, who read voraciously.  His tastes in writing run to family sagas and M/M romance, seasoned with his own brand … Continue reading "Pride Month Reading & Book Signing"