June 8, 2009 - Author Jane Hamilton is best known for books that depict tragedy and human frailty. She departs from that formula in her new novel, "Laura Rider's Masterpiece," a dark comedy about a bored wife with literary aspirations and her attempts to create art from life.
May 7, 2009 - When times are tough, a good book can provide an escape. Two book critics offer their suggestions for books that take readers to a different place. Guests: Janice Harayda: Author and editor-in-chief of One Minute Book Reviews. Her novels include "the Accidental Bride" and "Manhattan on the Rocks." Mark Athitackis: Author and book critic. His reviews have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post Book World, and the Star Tribune. He also writes about books on his blog, American Fiction Notes.
May 7, 2009 - In an industry that is focused more than ever on the bottom line, it's hard for young writers to get published. But some say there are more great writers working now than ever before. Midmorning takes a look at some of the writers starting to make a name for themselves.
April 6, 2009 - Many private colleges are admitting more students in 2009 fearing that fewer students will be able to pay tuition to attend their school. MPR’s Kerri Miller finds out what this means to students applying for either a "reach" school or a "safety" school.
March 10, 2009 - Penumbra's artistic director Lou Bellamy and actors join Midmorning to talk about Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun."
February 18, 2009 - MPR’s Kerri miller interviews Lori Montgomery, a financial reporter for the Washington Post, and Cheryl Peterson, the manager of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity foreclosure counseling service in Minneapolis.
November 24, 2008 - MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews Arthur Levine, President of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and Vincent Tinto, Professor at Syracuse University, on the cost of high education.
November 3, 2008 - Join Kerri Miller tonight at 7pm for an election-eve special. Kerri will get the latest from MPR reporters covering the senate race, talk to journalists from battleground states, and check in with correspondents abroad to see how the rest of the world is observing the U.S. election. That's tonight at 7pm on Minnesota Public Radio.
September 26, 2008 - It's considered one of the greatest novels about politics ever written, but some would say it's not as much about politics as it is about the human condition. The Midmorning Book Club examines Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men."
August 28, 2008 - How to influence the political brain.Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/28/2008, 7:06 p.m.One author claims that political decisions are wrought from a battle between emotion and reason. Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver is the venue for the last night of the Democratic National Convention. Guest: Drew Westen: Author of "The Political Brain."