Land of 10,000 Loves, a book chronicling Minnesota’s LGBT history, has been included on the American Library Association’s Over the Rainbow list. According to a press release:

This year’s list includes 71 titles published between July 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. The committee’s mission is to create a bibliography of books that exhibit commendable literary quality and significant authentic GLBT content and are recommended for adults over age 18. It is not meant to be all-inclusive but is intended as an annual core list for readers and librarians searching for recommendations for a cross-section of the year’s titles. Although the committee attempts to present titles for a variety of reading tastes and levels, no effort is made to balance this bibliography according to subject, area of interest, age, or genre.

Land of 10,000 Loves was written by former TheColu.mn contributor, Stewart Van Cleve.

The selection committee had to say, “The rich vignettes about events and people of just one state, ‘queer … since the very beginning,’ tie in people from around the world who visited Minnesota and represent the struggles of queer folk everywhere.”

The full list is available at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) website.