People on Books was an MPR book review series that ran from 1979-1980. It contained commentary on book releases from various local reviewers, usually aligned with the subject matter of publication.
December 12, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Edgar Nash reviews Erik Bruhn: Danseur Noble by John Gruen.
December 14, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Iantha LeVander, former governor’s wife and Republican National Committee woman, reviews Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth by Howard Teichmann.
December 19, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, writer Lawrence Sutton reviews A Coat of Varnish by C. P. Snow.
December 21, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Minnesota author Patricia Weaver Francisco reviews The Kryptonite Kid by Joseph Torchia.
December 26, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, B. J. Duffy, president of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Minnesota, reviews Credit Where Credit Is Due: A Legal Guide to Your Credit Rights and How to Assert Them by Glen Walker.
January 18, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, actor Oliver Cliff reviews Young Gemini by Alec McCowen.
March 6, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, a review of The Epilepsy Fact Book by Harry Sands.
March 7, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, Dorthy Mardin, a CPA and tax accountant, reviews All You Need to Know about the IRS : A Taxpayer's Guide by Paul N. Strassels.
March 12, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, teacher Mary Gardner reviews A Married Man by Piers Paul Read.
March 14, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, Ed Clark, editorial writer for the Miller Publishing Company, reviews Caroline by Thea Holme.