This collection encompasses 50-plus years of interviews, readings, speeches, and reports on the vibrant literary scene in Minnesota. Not only home to giants F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis, our state has an array of incredible contemporary poets, novelists and playwrights. Their words make up majority of this collection.
Repeatedly being named the “Most Literate City in the United States,” the Twin Cities has played host to numerous visiting national writers via book tours, festivals, and lectures. Many recordings of these are also included.
This project was funded by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
December 19, 1992 - Thorunn Bjarnadottir shares her fondest Christmas memory from Minnesota. Back in 1989, Bjarnadottir and her friend Remy, both foreign students, hunted the cold northern landscape for a Christmas tree.
December 19, 1992 - Minnesota author Lawrence Sutin reflects on the winter solstice, and on humanity in the darkest days of year.
December 19, 1992 - Los Angeles based performance art theater company at Walker Art Center and Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center. Mason speaks on Rodney King and LA riots.
December 23, 1992 -
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December 24, 1992 - Bergliot "Bitten" Norvoll and husband Torbjorn were featured in the book Last Word on Lefse: Heartwarming Stories--and Recipes Too by Gary Legwold, relating stories of how lefse helped feed people in occupied Norway during World War II.
December 24, 1992 - Duluth writer Michael Fedo shares his family memory of holiday slideshow presentations, and how it became a powerful time-marker.
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December 28, 1992 -