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 2, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, American writer Anita Shreve reads from her novel, Where of When. Where and When is a contemporary romance and drama about an unhappily married insurance broker in Rhode Island.
July 16, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Southern writer Lee Smith reads from her novel, The Devil’s Dream.
July 21, 1993 - On this Midday broadcast, American writer and historian William Least Heat-Moon speaks at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
July 23, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly talks with Alice Vachss, former American prosecutor and author of the book, Sex Crimes. Vachss shares her concern on cultural misunderstanding of sexual violence.
July 26, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews American lawyer, political figure, and writer Roger MacBride about is continuation of the “Little House” story via Wilder materials and a Rose Years spin‑off. Little House on Rocky Ridge is the first in series.
July 28, 1993 - Jeffrey Archer, novelist and former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, talks about his writing career. He also details his book, Honour Among Thieves. Honour Among Thieves is a thriller novel about Saddam Hussein's plot to steal and destroy the Declaration of Independence to embarrass the U.S. on July 4th.
August 6, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, a New Yorker’s essay on the joys of a summer ice cream.
August 10, 1993 - Two All Things Considered cuts of American writer Joyce Carol Oates. The first is interview excerpt about her book, Foxfire. The second is a short reading from book.
August 13, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Southern writer Lee Smith provides another reading from her novel, The Devil’s Dream.
August 14, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with Naomi Epel, author of Writers Dreaming. The book features interviews with 26 contemporary authors, including Maya Angelou, Stephen King, and William Styron. The writers discuss how their dreams influence their creative process and writing.