January 11, 1983 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Thomas Kinsella about his novel Schindler's List.
January 15, 1983 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles Edgar Allan Poe with stage actor Jake Esau. Segment includes interview with Esau and reading from Poe’s work.
January 18, 1983 - Lady Mary Soames, author of a book on several generations of the Churchills, talks with About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie.
January 22, 1983 - This Weekend segment includes an interview with Richard Weise, executive director of Film in the Cities. This is followed by Phil Anderson, film critic for City Pages, reviewing Finders Keepers, which was made in Minnesota.
January 25, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with James Phalen, author of Scandals, Scamps, and Scoundrels.
January 29, 1983 - Dan Flaherty answers listener questions about maintaining heating systems, and new heating system technologies.
February 6, 1983 -
February 7, 1983 - Dick Dunlap, author of Donovan: America's Master Spy, is interviewed by About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie.
February 7, 1983 -
February 15, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with Virginia Gardner, author of Friend and Lover: The Life of Louise Bryant.