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Idaho Ave. Marilynne Robinson (born 1943) is an American novelist and essayist born in Sandpoint, Idaho. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005 for her novel, Gilead. This author read her first book, Housekeeping, when it was first published in 1980. It was later named by Time magazine as being one of the “100 greatest books of all time.” This author loved the book but wonders how he can get on that list. There was a movie made of the book but, sadly, it as yet to be made available on video.

Iglehart Ave. Don Empson tells us that the street is named for Harwood Iglehart (1829-1893) who served as president of the Mercantile Library Association which merged with the Saint Paul Library Association in 1863 to become the Saint Paul Public Library. This author is particularly fond of libraries and librarians. He would like to make a special mention of Eilenne Boden, the branch manager of the Shoreview, Minnesota, library who very sadly passed away in May of 2015. She was a treasure.

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Iowa Ave. Dorothy Marie Johnson (1905 – 1984) was an American author best known for her Western fiction. Her most well-known book is   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, published in 1949. She was born in McGregor, Iowa.

Iris Pl. Iris Murdoch (1919 – 1999) was an Irish-born British author and philosopher. She was awarded the Booker Prize in 1978 for her novel, The Sea, The Sea.

Iroquois Ave. The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow but which is not connected to the historical Iroquois leader, Hiawatha, a co-founder of the Iroquois confederacy in prehistoric New York State. The historic Hiawatha lived in the 15th century although dates are uncertain. He was a follower of the Great Peacemaker who tried to unify the Iroquois tribes.

Irvine Ave. Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1947) is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa received the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his poem,  Neon Vernacular. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine.

Isabel St. Isabel Allende (born 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Her works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition. She is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts.

Itasca Ave. Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, also known as Bamewawagezhikaquay (1800 – 1842) is considered the first known American Indian literary writer. She was of Ojibwa and Scots-Irish ancestry. Her Ojibwa name can also be written as O-bah-bahm-wawa-ge-zhe-go-qua , meaning "Woman of the Sound [that the stars make] Rushing Through the Sky." She married Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) who led the expedition which found the source of the Mississippi River. He coined the name Lake Itasca from the Latin words for veritas (truth) and caput (head). The Ojibwe name for "Lake Itasca" was Omashkoozo-zaaga'igan (Elk Lake). (compiled from wikipedia)

Ivan Way Ivan Doig (1939-2015) was a novelist from White Sulphur Springs, Montana. He is known for his Western settings and themes.

Ivy Ave. Ivy Claire Pochoda (born 1977) is an American novelist and former professional squash player. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Her first novel, The Art of Disappearing was published in 2009 by St. Martin's Press. Her second novel, Visitation Street was published by Ecco in 2013.