...librarian at the Jon Hassler Library on the Brainerd campus, and Joe Plut of Crosby, retired English and humanities instructor and author, friend and former colleague of the late novelist.Hassler, who died in 2008, began his reputable writing career...

Former Central Lakes College instructor and author Joe Plut paused Thursday in the room named for him at Prairie Bay Restaurant. The porch area has been remodeled and Plut will officially open the reading room with a reception and book signing.

...the program, the Brainerd Public Library will host a writer's seminar with Donna Salli, Central Lakes College instructor and author of many published essays and poems. The session is 11 a.m. to noon June 22 in Brainerd Public Library's large...

...Lakes College Foundation recently received a $1,000 donation to begin a scholarship in honor of former English instructor and author Jon Hassler. It was while teaching in Brainerd that Hassler developed his trademark insight into small-town...