MN Reads
Series produced by WDSE
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.
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Author Peter Geye talks about his most recent novel, Northernmost, the challenges of writing about Scandinavians ("I'm drawn to character...
- Added: Feb 09, 2021
- Length: 15:24
Margi Preus was disappointed when her books, Village of Scoundrels and The Littlest Voyageur, came out last spring at the same time the p...
- Added: Feb 09, 2021
- Length: 18:04
On this episode of MN Reads, KUMD's Chris Harwood talks with musician, songwriter, and producer BrownMark about his memoir, My Life in the Purple K...
- Added: Sep 29, 2020
- Length: 16:17
Freelance illustrator and University of Minnesota instructor John Owens didn't grow up heading to the Boundary Waters every summer, but onc...
- Added: Sep 29, 2020
- Length: 08:06
The repercussions on society from the pandemic are usually pretty grim.
But Duluth's poet laureate, Gary Boelhower, says poetry reading be...
- Added: Sep 29, 2020
- Length: 11:41
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota was published back in 2016, but it's enjoyed a renaissance of sorts this summer.
The collection ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2020
- Length: 14:28
Thank heavens for Chico Bon Bon.
The irrepressible monkey with a tool belt embarks upon his sixth picture book adventure with calm, confidence, an...
- Added: Sep 04, 2020
- Length: 13:08
Former Minnesotan Linda Norlander calls Tacoma, Washington home these days, but she's still deeply tied to her roots in Pelican Ra...
- Added: Sep 04, 2020
- Length: 13:28
Growing up in Milwaukee, Derek Nicholas wasn't really plugged into either his cultural heritage or the great outdoors.
But when he arrived in rura...
- Added: Sep 04, 2020
- Length: 09:39
Minnesotans can read Chad Montrie's article “'In That Very Northern City'”: Recovering a Forgotten Struggle for Racial Integration in Duluth" i...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Sep 02, 2020
- Length: 07:56
- Purchases: 1
Writer, radio personality, podcaster and guy-with-depression John Moe talks about finding what works for you in addition to meds and therapy (dog...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 17:29
Jeffrey Briggs is a big fan of waterfronts. From the frigid waters of Puget Sound to the frigid waters of Lake Superior's North Shore, he's writt...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 12:53
Kao Kalia Yang's book The Shared Room begins as what she calls "a love letter" to the 6-year-old who drowned three years ago at the Lake Elmo Par...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 12:20
Author Carolyn Holmbrook is our guest this morning, talking about her book Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify coming out at the perfect time, ...
- Added: Jul 02, 2020
- Length: 17:26
Author Sue Leaf on how her writing group keeps her honest, on the unexpected appearance of John Beargrease Sr. in her story (he was a mail carrie...
- Added: Jun 25, 2020
- Length: 15:59
Forty percent of people who developed bowel obstructions died of them, up until the 1960s.
Now it's less than four percent.
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 14:48
"You can't be what you don't see."
That's why Anthony Scott and Dr. Chaunda Scott are so dedicated to continuing their father's work. Walter Scott...
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 12:53
If you knew a professional "fisherwoman" ("fisherperson") who became an accidental host of a fishing show on public television, had a fixer-upper h...
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 09:38
Scott Carpenter teaches French literature, literary theory, and cross-cultural studies at Carleton College in Northfield.
So when i...
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 13:50
