MN Reads

Series produced by WDSE

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Author interviews connecting you with the latest books by Minnesota authors.

Find out who's writing in Minnesota on Minnesota Reads. The North 1033 spotlights books by Minnesota authors every week.


425 Pieces

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"Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women's Movement" by Lori Sturdevant
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Lori Sturdevant about her book, Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women's Movement, a powerful record of an era ...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
"Digital State: The Story of Minnesota's Computing Industry" by Thomas Misa
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Thomas Misa about his book, Digital State: The Story of Minnesota's Computing Industry, which reveals the inner workings...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
"Smitten with Squash" by Amanda Paa
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Amanda Paa about her book, Smitten with Squash, the fourth book her Northern Plate series, published by Minnesota Histor...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 2
"Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota" by John Moriarty
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author John Moriarty about his book (co-authored by Carol Hall), Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota, a user-friendly guide to...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 2
"Hungry Johnny" by Cheryl Kay Minnema, illustrated by Wesley Ballinger
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with writer and beadwork artist Cheryl Kay Minnema, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, about her new children's book Hungry ...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
"Plant a Pocket of Prairie" by Phyllis Root
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Phyllis Root about her latest book, Plant a Pocket of Prairie, a children’s book about the endangered prairie ecosystem,...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
"Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s" by Kate Roberts and Adam Scher
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with Kate Roberts, co-author (with Adam Scher) of Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s (Minnesota Historical Society Press), a snapshot o...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2
"The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota" by Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Join us as we talk with author Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle about her book, "The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota," where she explores the history of the Klan i...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 09:07
  • Purchases: 1
"Zenith City: Stories from Duluth" by Michael Fedo
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Michael Fedo about his book, Zenith City: Stories from Duluth, a collection of essays reflecting upon the local lifestyl...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
"Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop" by Jeff Miller
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We talk with author Jeff Miller about his book Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop, a personal tale from Jeff and his partner’s first year run...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1
"The Three-Minute Outdoorsman" by Robert Zink
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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KUMD talked with author Robert Zink about his book "The Three-Minute Outdoorsman," a humorous collection of essays that bring the latest science ne...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
"We Are Still Here" by Laura Waterman Wittstock and photographer Dick Bancroft
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Laura Waterman Wittstock and photographer Dick Bancroft join KUMD's MN Reads this week to share their book "We Are Still Here," a powerful i...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KSRQ


  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 2
"Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood" by Kate Hopper
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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KUMD spotlights Minnesota Author Kate Hopper and her book "Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood;" a personal story of the heart-wr...

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  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
"Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour" by James Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads spoke with James Norton about his book Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour, which takes you on a ...

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  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 1
"Minnesota Bug Hunt" by Bruce Giebink and photographer Bill Johnson
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads this week features Bruce Giebink, and photographer Bill Johnson talking about their book Minnesota Bug Hunt, an inside look on insects in ...

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  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 1
"Prison Baby" by Deborah Jiang Stein
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads featured author Deborah Jiang Stein talking about her memoir Prison Baby, and how she turned the discovery of her birth in prison to a her...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 1
"Bohemian Flats" by Mary Relindes Ellis
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We will talk with Mary Relindes Ellis about her new book, Bohemian Flats. It’s the story of a man caught up in the immigrant culture of a river vil...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:08
  • Purchases: 1
“Strongwood: A Crime Dossier" by Larry Millet
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We will talk with author Larry Millet about the seventh installment in his mystery series. The latest Sherlock Homes and Shadwell Rafferty mystery,...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
"West of the Moon" by Margi Preus
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We will talk with author Margi Preus about her journey from the little girl who needed to write her own starring theatrical roles to the author of ...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2014
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
"The Book of Killowen" by Erin Hart
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart is just out in paperback and now she’s working on the next book in the murder mystery series set in modern-day Ir...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 11:07
  • Purchases: 1