December 22, 1993 - Minnesota poet and author Bill Holm comments on a number of winter topics, from the sense of poverty on the farm, to the meaning behind lutefisk.
December 23, 1993 - Robert Warde, professor in the Macalester University English department, presents a historical lens into British author Charles Dickens and the book character Ebenezer Scrooge. Segment includes cuts from A Christmas Carol.
January 31, 1994 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Native American author Louise Erdrich about her novel, The Bingo Palace. Erdrich talks of the complexity of gaming on tribal land, family, and religion.
February 5, 1994 - Minnesota poet, singer, and advocate Julia Dinsmore shares her thoughts and experiences on the struggle of American violence and poverty. Segment contains reading and performance excerpts.
February 16, 1994 - MPR’s Perry Finelli talks with Emilie Buchwald, co-founder and editor of Milkweed Editions, about being named as a finalist for individual Achievement Award from Literary Market Place (LMP).
February 25, 1994 - Kelly Dwyer reads from her debut novel, Tracks of Angels. The book centers on a young woman working through memories of a sad childhood and finding a guardian angel as an adult.
February 25, 1994 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews author Kelly Dwyer about her debut novel, The Tracks of Angels. The book centers on a young woman working through memories of a sad childhood and finding a guardian angel as an adult. Dwyer also discusses the art of writing and theme of family and religion.
March 3, 1994 - Midday presents a Westminster Town Hall Forum with Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende, Her address is entitled “Latin America, Romance, and Reality.”
March 5, 1994 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews former Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy on his thoughts of poetry and politics.
March 10, 1994 - MPR’s Tom Meersman talks with Faroese poet Roy Paterson, who discusses the Faroe Islands and of keeping tradition of culture. Paterson reads a poem in both English and in Faroese.