Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.
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Novelist Kevin Barry writes an Irish western with ‘The Heart in Winter’
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Talking Volumes: Louise Erdrich on ‘The Mighty Red’
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Rural Voice: How rural communities thrive as immigrants put down roots
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on ‘We’re Alone’
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Rural Voice: How to sustainably grow regenerative agriculture in rural Minnesota
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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William Moyers shares his journey to sobriety in new memoir
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Rural Voice: How to build more civic-minded communities
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Jo Hamya ambushes everyone in ‘The Hyprocrite’
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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How to defeat 'The Age of Grievance'
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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‘Grown Women’ tackles the complicated wounds in mother-daughter relationships
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Claire Messud’s new novel in inspired by her own family’s history
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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‘Get Out’ meets ‘The Stepford Wives’ in Nicola Yoon’s new thriller
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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The shadow fighters of the Civil War
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Minnesota author Tai Coleman on families, hope and surviving America while Black
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Can you create your own luck?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Samira Ahmed on ‘This Book Won't Burn’
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Talking Volumes: Leif Enger on ‘I Cheerfully Refuse’
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Alua Arthur says facing death is the key to living well
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May 31, 2024 |
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Lea Carpenter explores what happens when the business of spying gets personal
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May 24, 2024 |
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Lydia Millet writes a devotion to the species disappearing from our planet
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May 17, 2024 |
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Minnesota’s best writers on Big Books and Bold Ideas
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May 10, 2024 |
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Author Jamie Figueroa on reclaiming an identity her mother tried to shed
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May 03, 2024 |
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Alexandra Fuller on ‘the braid, the spiral, the knot of grief’
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Don Winslow’s final chapter as a novelist
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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The feminists who built America
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Can the fabric of a friendship be rewoven?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Kao Kalia Yang channels her mother in the memoir ‘Where Rivers Part’
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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What the deepest ocean reveals and how to save it
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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How memory works
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Tommy Orange’s new ‘Wandering Stars’ traces a long trail of trauma and belonging
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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A prescription to modernize public health
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Heather Cox Richardson on 'Democracy Awakening'
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Memorable moments with women of faith
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Family lore becomes rich historical fiction in 'The Storm We Made'
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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How women of the CIA changed history
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Tracy K. Smith delivers a plea for the American soul
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Can higher education be saved from itself?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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The inside story of the government’s search for alien life
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Three historians and authors reflect on this American moment
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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How a pastor's faith survived 'Beautiful and Terrible Things'
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Can a 5,000-mile journey help a mother and son survive their differences?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Poet Major Jackson on writing poetry that connects
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Rethinking roads
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Decoding the 'familect'
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Safiya Sinclair liberates herself in 'How to Say Babylon'
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Kerri Miller and two book lovers share their favorite books of 2023
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Tour the galaxy with the 'Bad Astronomer'
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Talking Volumes: Margaret Renkl on 'The Comfort of Crows'
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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A hard look at gun violence in 'The Bodies Keep Coming'
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Talking Volumes: Viet Thanh Nguyen on being 'A Man of Two Faces'
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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'Land of Milk and Honey' depicts a future without the pleasure of food
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Talking Volumes: Ann Patchett on 'Tom Lake'
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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A young girl runs from Jamestown in Lauren Groff's new book, 'The Vaster Wilds'
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Talking Volumes: Abraham Verghese on 'Covenant of Water'
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Healing from trauma in the northern Wisconsin woods
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Minnesota novelist Julie Schumacher on 'The English Experience'
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Nostalgia becomes a weapon in the sci-fi thriller 'Prophet'
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Novel asks: ‘What if your two favorite people hate each other with a passion?’
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Christian Cooper on what it means to be a Black man in the natural world
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Minnesota's supper clubs set the table for a delicious family drama
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Luis Urrea's new novel is inspired by his mother's wartime experiences
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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'Of White Ashes' brings the WWII Japanese-American experience to life
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir is as beautifully complex as her life.
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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A historical swashbuckler from author David Grann
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Women bootleggers in the time of Prohibition
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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What it really means to be all-American
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Minnesota writer William Kent Krueger on the importance of place
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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From the archives: William Kent Krueger on 'Lightning Strike'
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May 30, 2023 |
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Journalist Jeff Sharlet on America's slow civil war
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May 26, 2023 |
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Drew Brockington takes fans into 'meowter' space at Talking Volumes
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May 19, 2023 |
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From the archives: 'CatStronauts' author Drew Brockington blasts off into fun
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May 16, 2023 |
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'Symphony of Secrets' is an ode to music stolen and composers erased
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May 12, 2023 |
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How dogs become themselves and other wonders of puppyhood
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May 05, 2023 |
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Environmental journalist Oliver Milman on why you should care about 'The Insect Crisis'
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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From the archives: Insect expert Marla Spivak on how to save the bees
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Encore presentation: Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Veterinarian Karen Fine on the special role pets play in our lives
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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From the archives: Underwater nature photographer David Doubilet
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Erica Berry on what wolves teach us about fear
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Diana Abu-Jaber on family myths and inheritance
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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From the archives: Diana Abu-Jaber on 'Birds of Paradise'
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Paul Harding explores the archetype of displacement in 'This Other Eden'
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Professor Dacher Keltner on the significance of awe
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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From the archives: Ross Gay on 'Inciting Joy'
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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New author Jamila Minnicks on the resilience and history of all-Black towns
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on America's obsession with fitness
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Deepti Kapoor on her much anticipated novel 'Age of Vice'
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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From the archives: Emily St. John Mandel on her smash book 'Sea of Tranquility'
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Minnesota author Shannon Gibney on her new speculative fiction memoir
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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From the archives: Shannon Gibney on 'Dream Country'
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Anatoly Liberman on the origins of English idioms
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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From the archives: Anatoly Liberman on familial language
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Clint Smith on how to reckon with slavery as America's original sin
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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From the archives: Naima Coster on her novel 'What's Mine and Yours'
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Author Katie Hickman on the women of the American West
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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From the archives: Mary Doria Russell on what really happened at the O.K. Corral
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Joanna Quinn on her best-selling novel 'The Whalebone Theatre'
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Online disinformation expert Joan Donovan on the power of memes
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Formative characters: Three Minnesota authors share their favorites
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Jane Smiley on her new novel, 'A Dangerous Business'
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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From the archives: What can dogs teach us about aging?
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Annie Duke on how to get better at quitting
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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From the archives: John Tierney on the science behind willpower
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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David Treuer on the republishing of his first novel, 'Little'
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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From the archives: David Treuer on 'The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee'
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Jessie Burton returns to family secrets in Amsterdam with 'The House of Fortune'
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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From the archives: Jessie Burton paints Dutch Golden Age in 'The Miniaturist'
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Talking Volumes: Ross Gay on 'Inciting Joy'
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Talking Volumes: Dani Shapiro on 'Signal Fires'
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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From the archives: Dani Shaprio ponders marriage in 'Hourglass'
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Talking Volumes: Celeste Ng on 'Our Missing Hearts'
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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'Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?'
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Fresh takes on American history from three authors
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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The best of Minnesota writers on stage for Talking Volumes
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Boyah J. Farah on how America made him a Black man
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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From the archives: Emily Bernard and the complexity of being a black woman in America
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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How art and poetry inspired Maggie O'Farrell's new novel
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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From the archives: Lauren Groff discusses 'Matrix' at Talking Volumes
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Minnesota author Peter Geye on his new book 'The Ski Jumpers'
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The U.S. urban-rural divide is mostly a myth. Here's what's real.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Talking Volumes: Karen Armstrong on 'Sacred Nature'
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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From the archives: Karen Armstrong on ‘The Lost Art of Scripture’
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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From the archives: Animal behaviorist Clive Wynne on doggy love
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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MPR at the State Fair: Minnesota music trivia and The Family Stone
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Scientist Morgan Levine on how to influence your true age
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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From the archives: Dan Buettner on how to live the longest, healthiest life
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Debut novelist Oscar Hokeah highlights the pain and healing power of Indigenous communities
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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From the archives: N. Scott Momaday reflects on how Native stories shaped his imagination
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Professor Kelly Lytle Hernández explores the linked histories of the U.S. and Mexico
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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From the archives: How immigration shapes America
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Funeral director Caleb Wilde on 'All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak'
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Historian Carol Anderson on the assault to undermine voting rights
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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From the archives: Sunita Puri on living — and dying — well
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Quan Barry on her new novel, 'When I'm Gone, Look For Me in the East'
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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From the archives: Quan Barry on her debut novel, 'She Weeps Each Time You're Born'
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Novelist Ann Hood recounts her days as a flight attendant in 'Fly Girl'
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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From the archives: When traveling, seek experiences, not sites
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Author Frederick Joseph examines modern masculinity in 'Patriarchy Blues'
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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From the archives: Author Ashley C. Ford on her debut memoir, ‘Somebody’s Daughter’
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Author Leila Mottley on her breakout first novel, 'Nightcrawling'
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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From the archives: Author and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts on the power of books
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Jul 05, 2022 |