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.
October 16, 1992 - British-Australian author and artist Graeme Base visit’s the MPR studios to discuss his art and writing his book, Sign of the Seahorse.
October 17, 1992 - American philosopher, author, and social activist Myriam Miedzian talks about her book, Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence. Miedzian details her findings on violence and gender.
October 20, 1992 - Canadian poet and fiction writer Michael Ondaatje reads from his novel, The English Patient.
October 20, 1992 - Canadian poet and fiction writer Michael Ondaatje reads from his novel, The English Patient.
October 22, 1992 - A Midmorning interview with Linda Brown Harris, author of Breast Cancer, A Handbook.
October 23, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, American writer and historian William Least Heat-Moon reads from PrairyErth (A Deep Map).
October 23, 1992 - Steele Wotkyns and Richard Mahler, co-authors of Belize: A Natural Destination, discuss the book and concept of eco-tourism.
October 26, 1992 - American educator and author Herbert Kohl discusses his book, From Archetype to Zeitgeist: Powerful Ideas for Powerful Thinking. Interview also includes commentary from Kohl about the politics of education.
October 26, 1992 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer sits down with Valerie Tripp, author and creator of the “American Girl” book series. Tripp describes the in depth research in developing book and the reactions of girl readers.
October 30, 1992 - Author Jerry Dennis and illustrator Glenn Wolff detail the aspects of their book, It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky. Segment concludes with a reading from Dennis.