May 1, 1992 - American author and poet David Mura discusses being Japanese American, his writing, and the Asian American Renaissance Conference. Asian artists Li-Young Lee, Brenda Wong Aoki, Walter Liu are mentioned in segment.
May 1, 1992 - MPR’s Marlana Benzie-Lourey talks with St. Cloud poet Bill Meissner about the characters within his poetry. Meissner also reads numerous poems, including from his book Hitting into the Wind.
May 5, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele interviews Alfred Depew, an American-born Canadian short story writer and journalist. Depew details the process and drama of his character development.
May 12, 1992 - MPR’s Kim Hodgson interviews St. Paul mystery writer Kate Green about how writing and genres. Hodgson also talks about her 1992 book, Shooting Star.
May 15, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland episode, MPR’s Marlana Benzie-Lourey talks with central Minnesota poet Jerry Hansen about his time serving during the Vietnam War and his poetry about that experience. Hansen also reads numerous poems.
May 19, 1992 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly sits down with author William J. Kennedy to discuss Very Old Bones. The book is part of Kennedy’s Albany Cycle of novels.
June 1, 1992 - Irish author Edna O'Brien talks about her book, Time and Tide. Interview centers on the topic of motherhood.
June 3, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews author Reynolds Price. The two discuss Price’s novel Blue Calhoun.
June 5, 1992 - Australian author Tim Winton talks about his book, Cloudstreet. The novel tells the story of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who are forced to live together in a large, haunted house in Perth, Western Australia, from 1943 to 1963.
June 10, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews award-winning journalist Ron Handberg about his novel, Savage Justice. Karen Boros, who was a former colleague of Handberg’s, also joins discussion.