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.
November 1, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews architect, critic, and writer Peter Blake about the history behind modern architecture.
November 3, 1993 - British author Antonia Fraser talks about Mary, Queen of the Scots. Fraser comments on the research and development of the biography.
November 5, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, American poet, critic, and playwright Robert Peters reads Venison.
November 5, 1993 - On this segment of First Friday, an interview with historian and journalist Alison Owings about Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich. Owings’ book contains 29 interviews of German women share their experiences during the Third Reich, from resistance fighters to Nazi Party members.
November 5, 1993 - On this Midmorning segment, an interview with naturalist, conservationist, and journalist John Madson about the American tallgrass prairie. Madson details the diversity and uniqueness of the land.
November 8, 1993 - American journalist and writer Susan Gordan Lydon describes the double-life of a drug addict and her book, Take the Long Way Home: Memoirs Of A Survivor. The memoir focuses on drug abuse, addiction, and incest.
November 8, 1993 - A Worldview interview with John Perrott, author of Bush for the Bushman. Perrott explains the history of the Bush population and present predicament for the indigenous hunter-gatherer group in Southern Africa.
November 9, 1993 - An All Things Considered interview with English science fiction author Douglas Adams about his humorous Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series. Adams shares anecdotes from his writing process.
November 10, 1993 - Business consultant Ed Oakley discusses Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change, a book he co-authored.
November 12, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, English translator and author Kevin Crossley-Holland reads an essay about his relationship with Minnesota.