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.
June 11, 1993 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Louise King and a Maud Hart Lovelace expert about the beloved Betsy-Tacy children’s book series, written by the Mankato native.
June 11, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on a first canoe ride remembrance, titled Dream Canoe.
June 18, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Maxene Andrews about her recollections of Andrew Sisters fame. Andrews is co-author of the book, Over Here, Over There-the Andrews Sister.
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June 18, 1993 - A reading from Barry Lopez's book "Crow and Weasel."
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June 19, 1993 - An interview with author Jim Heynen, includes reading of "The Hike".
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June 22, 1993 - An interview with Marlin Bree, who decided to sail Lake Superior on a sailboat that he built. The journey is chronicled in the book "In the Teeth of the Northeaster."