Twin Cities Noir Publication Party

Spawned by the success of Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books, the tiny New York City publishing house, launched a series of noir anthologies, each pegged to individual cities and their neighborhoods, and featuring all-new stories by local writers. With seventeen titles either in print or in the works, stories from the series are racking up a passel of literary awards. The brand-new Twin Cities franchise includes hard-boiled tales—some of them tongue-in-cheek—set in locales ranging from Uptown Minneapolis to Duluth. The Rake’s own Brad Zellar contributes a story set in Columbia Heights, David Housewright goes in for Frogtown, and even Kenwood and Linden Hills get the treatment from Mary Logue and Pete Hautman, respectively. 604 26th St. W., Minneapolis; 612-870-3785; www.onceuponacrimebooks.com