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.
August 23, 1985 - Lee Blessing
August 29, 1985 - Garrison Keillor, author of the just released "Lake Wobegon Days", answers listener questions about his writing and his show "A Prairie Home Companion".
September 14, 1985 - Al Sicherman, food writer for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, answers listener questions about food.
September 20, 1985 - Steve Busa, Red Eye Theater
September 30, 1985 -
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October 22, 1985 -
October 23, 1985 - Emily Mann
October 28, 1985 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on Garrison Keillor making the cover of Time Magazine. Catlin interviews Time editors on how and why Keillor was chosen.
November 11, 1985 - Tomie DePaola, children's book author and illustrator; and Al Greenfield, reading specialist with the Minnesota Department of Education, discuss reading and literacy. Topics also include wordless books and verbal skills. DePaola and Greenfield also answer listener questions about literacy problems for children and adults. Tomie DePaola has illustrated children’s books since 1965 and received Caldecott honor for book “Strega Nona.”