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.
September 24, 1992 - A Midday interview with American writer Rosellen Brown about her crime novel, Before and After. The book follows a family as their lives unravel after their teenage son becomes a murder suspect.
September 26, 1992 - American journalist and food writer Michael Pollan reads "The Harvest", an excerpt from his book, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education.
October 3, 1992 - Suzanna Danuta Walters, author of Lives Together/Worlds Apart: Mothers and Daughters in Popular Culture, talks about the problematic presentation of the depiction mother and daughter relationships in film, TV, and books.
October 5, 1992 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews Lynne Rossetto Kasper, author of The Splendid Table. Topics include the importance of regional cuisine, origin of balsamic vinegar, and Italian food. Segment concludes with a selection of tastings.
October 6, 1992 - All Things Considered presents part one of an interview with Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, activist, and Nobel Prize winner. Gordimer discusses her activities as a Nobel Prize recipient and the political and social changes taking place in South Africa.
October 7, 1992 - Worldview presents part two of an interview with Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, activist, and Nobel Prize winner. Gordimer discusses her activities as a Nobel Prize recipient and the political and social changes taking place in South Africa.
October 9, 1992 - Terry Tempest Williams, an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist reads from her memoir, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place.
October 10, 1992 - MPR’s John Merli presents a profile of American novelist and short story writer N. Scott Momaday. The report highlights his writing and Native American background.
October 12, 1992 - Historian and author Kathy Pelta discusses her book, Discovering Christopher Columbus: How History Is Invented, which takes a look at the bias that created a false history studied in U.S. classrooms for many decades.
October 13, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer presents an interview with futurist author John Naisbett about his book, Megatrends for Women.