January 1, 1993 - An MPR Special Coverage broadcast entitled “A Sense of Place,” which presents a collection of Voices from the Heartland essays by Barton Sutter and Laurie Allmann.
January 2, 1993 - On Weekend Edition, pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling provides a humorous take on her predictions for 1993.
January 2, 1993 - American cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry performs a reading from Good Times Are Killing Me, a coming-of-age novella about a white girl, Edna Arkins, navigating racism, class, and family struggles in a changing Seattle neighborhood in the late 1960s, focusing on her friendship with a Black girl, Bonna Willis, and the role of music in their lives.
January 2, 1993 - American cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry performs a reading from Good Times Are Killing Me, a coming-of-age novella about a white girl, Edna Arkins, navigating racism, class, and family struggles in a changing Seattle neighborhood in the late 1960s, focusing on her friendship with a Black girl, Bonna Willis, and the role of music in their lives.
January 5, 1993 - American author Douglas Wood reads from his children’s book, Old Turtle. The book is a fable about a wise turtle who teaches all beings about the interconnectedness of life, the environment, and spirituality, addressing questions about God and humanity's role on Earth.
January 8, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, northern Minnesota Barton Sutter reads his essay, A Christmas Card. Sutter thinks back on a particular card from his grandmother.
January 9, 1993 - Minnesota Black writers Pamela Fletcher, Margaret Carlson, and Chen Lee Barksdale talk about the importance of the Loft Literary Center’s Inroads Mentoring Program providing ‘voice’ to writers of color.
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January 14, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Korean American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee. The Hibbing native talks about her book, Finding My Voice. Lee also discusses dealing with racism.