"Dances Through Glass" Named a Finalist in Six Categories of the Midwest Book Awards Competition

     A book sharing an artist’s psychological struggles and passion for dance has been named one of the best books produced in the Midwest in 2013. Dances Through Glass: A 25- Year Retrospective of Work By Photographer and Painter Polly Norman (AVANT Circle, 2013, $49.95) is a finalist in six categories of this year’s Midwest Book Awards competition.
   Judges in the categories of Arts, Coffee Table Books, Cover, Photography, Interior Layout and Total Book Design were especially impressed by the book, which begins with an essay titled, “Soaring and Crashing.” In it Norman reveals her psychological struggles. She writes, “To deal with the chaos in my life, I escape into the prism of glass, dancing to the visual music in my mind. My photographs express my interior movement from darkness into light and back again.”

   Finalist names were released on April 12. Winners will be recognized at the 24th annual Midwest Book Awards Celebration. This year’s gala will be held the evening of Wednesday, May 14 at the Olson Campus Center at Luther Seminary, located at 1490 Fulham Street in St. Paul.
   “I am thrilled Dances Through Glass, a book that reflects my life's work and passion, has received such honors!” exclaimed Norman.
   Copies of Dances Through Glass are available for purchase at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. The book retails for $49.95. Learn more about the book at http://www.pollynormanart.com/book.