Jane Smiley is the author of the 2016 One Book South Dakota selection Some Luck. Born in 1949, she grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and earned degrees in literature from…

Staff picks for the best of the South Dakota Humanities Council in 2015 include: 2015 Festival of Books in Deadwood, fundraising challenges and more.

My name is Claire Stone, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to intern with the South Dakota Humanities Council this semester!