Repeatedly 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. This curation presents broadcasts over the decades of writer’s voices in form of speech, interview, and discussion.
May 19, 1992 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly sits down with author William J. Kennedy to discuss Very Old Bones. The book is part of Kennedy’s Albany Cycle of novels.
May 21, 1992 - An interview with American environmentalist Bill McKibben, author of The Age of Missing Information.
May 23, 1992 - A Weekend Edition interview with Geoffrey Scott, author of Memorial Day. Scott provides a historical understanding of the holiday.
May 27, 1992 - A Worldview interview with Mark and Gail Mathabane, who discuss their book Love in Black and White: The Triumph of Love over Prejudice and Taboo. It’s a personal look at the controversial issue of interracial relationships, the authors relate their own and others' experiences as partners in an interracial marriage.
May 28, 1992 - Midday broadcasts economist and author Sylvia Ann Hewlett speaking at Westminster Town Hall Forum. The theme of address is about her book, When the Bough Breaks: The Cost of Neglecting Our Children.
May 30, 1992 - Gina Barreca, author of They Used to Call Me Snow White . . . But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor, shares her research and views on women humor and how it fits into the general culture.
June 1, 1992 - Irish author Edna O'Brien talks about her book, Time and Tide. Interview centers on the topic of motherhood.
June 3, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews author Reynolds Price. The two discuss Price’s novel Blue Calhoun.
June 4, 1992 - Midday broadcasts American writer and activist Betty Freidan speaking at the College of Saint Benedict. Freidan’s address is entitled, Feminism Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
June 5, 1992 - Australian author Tim Winton talks about his book, Cloudstreet. The novel tells the story of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who are forced to live together in a large, haunted house in Perth, Western Australia, from 1943 to 1963.