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Joan

Joan
Joan Trygg (she/her)
General Manager

Joan has been selling books since the olden days when she used microfiche, bound copies of Books in Print, and manual credit card imprinters. She's been part of the Red Balloon staff since 2004. She is a writer with an MFA from Hamline University, a grammar nerd, and is obsessed with Doctor Who, Star Trek, and her many grandchildren. In 2020, she was honored to serve as chair of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature committee.

 

A Few Favorites:

Still Stuck By Shinsuke Yoshitake Cover Image
$12.95
ISBN: 9781419726996
Availability: Not on our shelves now. Usually ships in 4-7 business days from warehouse.
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - September 26th, 2017
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Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9781984895639
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Published: Random House Graphic - January 5th, 2021
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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team By Christina Soontornvat Cover Image
$25.99
ISBN: 9781536209457
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Published: Candlewick - October 13th, 2020
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The Seed Keeper By Diane Wilson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781571311375
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Published: Milkweed Editions - March 9th, 2021
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Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays By Carolyn Holbrook Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781517907631
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Published: Univ Of Minnesota Press - July 21st, 2020
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Time Is a Mother By Ocean Vuong Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593300237
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Published: Penguin Press - April 5th, 2022
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K-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher By Mark Fisher, Darren Ambrose (Editor), Simon Reynolds (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Mark Fisher, Darren Ambrose (Editor), Simon Reynolds (Foreword by)
$29.95
ISBN: 9781912248285
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Published: Repeater - November 13th, 2018
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