Holly Day is a longtime member of the Minnesota Historical Society, The Ramsey County Historical Society, and The St. Paul/Minneapolis Film Society. Since 1992 she has worked as a Contributing Writer for The Oxford American. Globe-Pequot Press published all three editions of her book, The Insider's Guide to the Twin Cities, and John Wiley published her books, Music Theory for Dummies and Guitar. She is currently a Writing Instructor at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.