October 7, 1981 - MPR's Nancy Fushan interviews 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Czeslaw Milosz. Born in Poland but now living and teaching in the United States, Milosz talks about his poetry, the United States, his native country of Poland, and writing.
October 31, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews Australian author Colleen McCullough about her book An Indecent Obsession and it’s potential adaptation to the screen. The book tells the story of a nurse who works in a psychiatric ward for World War II soldiers and develops a forbidden attraction to a new, highly decorated patient.
January 1, 1982 - MPR’s Connie Goldman goes to the Nantucket to visit poet Linda Pastan. The two talk and read poetry along the sea shore.
April 11, 1982 - NPR’s Connie Goldman interviews author and poet James Dickey, who shares his thoughts on writing.
April 17, 1982 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Dale Connelly has a conversation with Margaret Atwood, author of Bodily Harm. Atwood comments on the differential power and aggressive dynamics between men and women.
July 25, 1982 - MPR’s Connie Goldman visits Taos to meet author John Nichols. The two talk at his kitchen table about his background and his writing.
October 1, 1982 - MPR’s Tom Meersman profiles Minnesota author Judith Guest. In an interview, Guest details the experience of writing a second novel after the huge success of her first book, Ordinary People.
November 27, 1982 - Librarian Mary Alice Sell answers live listener questions about selecting books as holiday gifts for children and teenagers.
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.
March 1, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with novelist Jean M. Auel.