November 1, 1993 - St. Paul mystery writer Kate Green describes her novel, Black Dreams. The plot of book revolves around a psychic who receives messages from an abducted child.
November 5, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Robert Alden Rubin, editor of Poetry To Read Out Loud, about the various forms and views of poetry. Includes readings of various poems.
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 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews local author Ron Handberg about his second thriller, Cry Vengeance: A Novel. Handberg also discusses his life after WCCO and new job at KTCA with NewsNight Minnesota.
November 26, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota writer Tom Hegg shares his long poem, A Cup of Christmas Tea, which tells of a man visiting his ailing Great Aunt.
December 3, 1993 - On this winter holiday special First Friday, MPR’s Lynne Warfel-Holt presents a seasonal story collection of various arts and culture topics.
December 3, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota writer Paulette Bates Alden reads from her book Swimming, Snow. The work is a limited publication created at Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
December 3, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on the creation of Swimming, Snow by Paulette Bates Alden. The work is the sixth “Winter Book” published by Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
December 4, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews an instructor about the writing form of “hyperfiction,” non-linear digital literature where readers use hyperlinks to navigate through fractured narrative nodes.
December 11, 1993 - On this Weekend Edition segment, MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with two young poets, who discuss their writing and read some of their work. Both are participants of Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences in Schools (COMPAS), an arts education nonprofit that puts creativity in the hands of Minnesotans of all ages. Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences in Schools