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.
July 14, 1992 - A Midday interview with Dr. Stuart Yudofsky, who talks about medication avenues for those affected by mental conditions and illness. Dr. Yudofsky is co-author of the book, What You Need to Know About Psychiatric Drugs.
July 15, 1992 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews historian Steven M. Gillon, author of The Democrats' Dilemma. Book presents the Democratic party through the lens of Walter Mondale's political career.
July 16, 1992 - A Midmorning interview and reading with white American writer Susan Straight about her book, I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots. The book presents a portrait of an African American woman and her Gullah culture.
July 20, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer gets insights into Panther Dreams: A Story of the African Rainforest from writer and artist Wendy Weir. The book/cassette was co-created with brother and musician Bob Weir.
August 1, 1992 - Historian Karal Ann Marling talks with photographer Frank Gohlke about his book, Measure of Emptiness: Grain Elevators in the American Landscape.
August 8, 1992 - Photographer and author Jim Hubbard talks about photography exhibit "Shooting Back, Little Earth Kids,” which presents a collection of images by young photographers at Little Earth.
August 10, 1992 - A Worldview interview with artist and author Carroll Dunham about the book she co-authored, Mamatoto: A Celebration of Birth. The published work is a compilation of international lore, legends, remedies, and advice, revealing different cultures' conceptions of the mysteries of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
August 11, 1992 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews Baxter Clarence Hall, Jr. and Clyde Thornton Wood about travels along the Mississippi River. The two wrote the book Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's Heartland, capturing environmental elements, the past, and the people along the river’s shores.
August 14, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith reads A View from the Air: Charles Lindbergh's Earth and Sky by daughter Reeve Lindbergh.
August 17, 1992 - American writer Carol Weston shares items from revised version of her book, Girltalk. Topics include drugs, suicide, and sexually transmitted diseases.