Husband and wife co-authors Stephanie Hansen and Kurt Johnson talk with us about how a broken-down Yugo is a perfect narrative device, adapting Croatian recipes to be more Minnesotan, and why they…
David Mura joins us to speak about Asian-American identity, Broadway boycotts, thirty years of essays, and how typing is like jazz piano.Exit, Miss Saigon@muradavid on Twitter David Mura on…
Emi Nietfeld, journalist and author of the memoir Acceptance, joins us to talk about narratives of estrangement, journalism jobs, AI emptiness, and her essay “A Leap of Logic” in the anthology No…
Lori O’Dea speaks with us about art, the literary scene in Detroit Lakes, being a part-time Minnesotan, and short fiction trends.Little Cavendish (Rebel Santori Press)Lori O’Dea’s websiteArt Project…
Author and doodler Lina Patton talks with us about chi-chi Minnesota geography, eavesdropping on service jobs, and lakeside fiction.The Lake Club (William Morrow)Lina Patton@linapatton on Instagram…
Rochester author Tony Wirt joins us for a great conversation about fake towns on the South Central Minnesota I-90 corridor, Mayo Clinic connections, and why you can’t repurpose a Rachel Carson title…
Andrea Uptmor joins us to talk about main character discontent, MLS research, Minneapolis restaurants, and her real estate novel The New People.“Happy people are wonderful in real life but they don’t…
It’s almost time for Season Two of Read Minnesota Books! There are so many new Minnesota books to talk about: we’ll learn about thrillers, memoirs, short stories, novellas, essays, and poems. If…
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of beloved Minneapolis outdoor restaurant Sea Salt Eatery, Gail Rosenblum and Kait Ziemer-Davis collaborated to create a commemorative cookbook featuring history…
Shannon Gibney is the first Read Minnesota Books guest author running for political office! She speaks with us about her new book Where Is My Sister?, her activism, and why writers make good public…
