Nina Willner
By Lori SorensonNovember 19, 2025Nina Willner’s book, “The Boys in the Light,” made national news in the past week as it was named Amazon Editors’ No. 3 Best Book of 2025 and No. 1 Best Nonfiction Book of 2025. The honor was announced Nov. 12 on CBS This Morning where Amazon editor Sarah Gelman discussed Willner’s book with the CBS talk show hosts. “This is such a riveting story,” she said on the nationally televised show. “…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025A recently published book memorializes the late Elmer Hovland, a decorated Luverne World War II veteran who served as a tank unit commander on the front lines in Europe. The book, “The Boys in the Light,” talks about Hovland’s role as a U.S. military leader in rescuing two concentration camp survivors in the waning weeks of the war. The book’s author, Nina Willner, is the daughter of Eddie…
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