Hoffman Creations has published two books relating to Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota history. Each offer their own unique attributes and pair well together. With the exception of historical images, all content was created and produced by Hoffman Creations, including writing copy, present-day photography, and artwork.
The Bismarck-Mandan Encyclopedia
Available on Amazon: Paperback | Hardcover
First published in August 2020 and updated for 2021, Hoffman Creations published The Bismarck-Mandan Encyclopedia, which is the embodiment of the historic database that I’ve been producing on BisManCafe.com since 2007. The Bismarck-Mandan Encyclopedia contains detailed definitions and pictures on more than 430 terms: the people, places, events, and things that have shaped Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota from past to present in an easy alphabetic arrangement.
The Complete History of Bismarck, North Dakota
Available on Amazon: Paperback | Hardcover
Follow the comprehensive historical journey of Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota from an isolated frontier town on the edge of civilization, to its seemingly unlikely assumption as capital, to its role as a pivotal city that encompasses government, education, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and commerce.
Untailored: A Life Better Suited
Available on Amazon: Paperback | Hardcover
Published in 2026, Untailored: A Life Better Suited is my debut novel and third published book. It is a coming-of-age story about nineteen-year-old Adam Wiley, whose gilded upbringing among Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka elite collapses overnight when his family’s fortune is exposed as a house of cards built on debt.
Stripped of his privilege, home, and sense of identity, Adam flees on a one-way bus to New York City determined to rebuild the life he thought was destined to be his. Instead, he faces constant rejection and finds himself thrust into a classic fish-out-of-water reality, trading wealth, privacy, and certainty for crowded hostel bunks, restaurant shifts, and life among the ordinary people he once overlooked. As his carefully tailored future unravels, Adam discovers that losing everything may be the only way to find out who he really is, including a relationship he can’t quite define.