Rookery State College Books in Order

Five dissatisfied faculty members at a remote Minnesota college find companionship by forming a jazz quintet. As the unrest of the late 1960s reaches campus, a looming teachers’ strike tests their loyalties to one another and their community.

Newly appointed dean Leland Edwards struggles to revive a troubled Minnesota college. A celebrated poet’s visit promises prestige and money, but the encounter draws Leland into unexpected complications and forces him to confront painful memories from his past.