June 23, 2003 - At age 17, Eustace Conway left home to live in a teepee he had designed. He lived off the land, hunting for meat, and gathering other things to eat from the forest. But Eustace wasn't living on the western frontier, set up his camp in North Carolina. And* he did it in 1977, the year the first Star Wars movie was released. In time he created his own environmental training school, walked the Appalachian trail, and set a new world record for travelling from coast to coast on horseback. He drew followers like a magnet, but many of the people who grew close to him couldn't keep up with his hard-driving ethic, and extremely high standards. Writer Elizabeth Gilbert profiles Conway in her book "The LAst American Man" She told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr she met Conway through his brother Judson. Elizabeth Gilbert will read from "The Last American Man" at Ruminator Books in St Paul, this evening at 7:30. To hear a reading from the book, and a longer excerpt from Euan Kerr's interview please visit the books page at www-dot-minnesota-public-radio-dot-org.
June 20, 2003 - Word of mouth
June 20, 2003 - Word of Mouth Round up
June 18, 2003 - Author Jeanne Ray knows a lot about cake: her latest novel is about a family which finds salvation THROUGH cake. Here's a slice from the novel called "Eat Cake":
June 17, 2003 - Novelist Carolyn Parkhurst knew she wanted to write a story about a man trying to come to terms with his wife's death. But she couldn't find the best way to do it. Then she rediscovered some stories she'd once written about attempts to teach dogs to speak like humans. Her critically acclaimed novel "The Dogs of Babel" tells of what happens when Paul realizes his dog was the only witness to his wife Lexy's accidental death. He sets out to teach his pet to talk so he can find out what really happened. Parkhurst told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr pets witness parts of their humans lives that no other person ever sees. Carolyn Parkhurst will read from her novel "The Dogs of Babel" at the Ruminator Bookstore in St Paul tonight at 7:30. To hear a reading from the book and a longer version of Euan Kerr's interview with Carolyn PArkhurst, please vist the MPR books page at Minnesota-Public-Radio-dot-org
June 13, 2003 - Word of Mouth- the show
June 6, 2003 - Word of Mouth
June 4, 2003 - Gary Shteyngart (SHTINE-gart) is a New Yorker. But he is also a Russian. He immigrated as a young boy, and has lived his life between the two cultures ever since. He examines the humor and the tragedy of his life, and tens of thousands of other people just like him in his best-selling novel "The Russian Debutante's Handbook". It follows the story of Vladimir Girshkin (vlah-DEE-MEER GEAR-shkin) a young Russian man who works for an immigrant resettlement organization in New York. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr, it's fiction, but he drew it from some very real experiences. Gary Shteyngart will read from his novel "The Russian Debutante's Handbook" at the Barnes and Noble store in Edina tonight at 7:30
May 30, 2003 - Internationally acclaimed choral conductor Dale Warland is stepping down as artistic director of the chorus he created three decades ago. Under his baton the Dale Warland Singers have become known as one of the best a capella choirs in the world. But now Warland says it's time to move on. He'll do one more season, then the Dale Warland Singers will disband. Warland talked about the decision to Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann. Dale Warland talking to Minnesota Public radipo's Tom Crann. You can hear the Dale Warland Singers 30th anniversary concert, and further interviews at Minnesota-public-radio-dot-org
May 30, 2003 - Word of Mouth Round up