Tag: minnesota
group name: mnreaders
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November 03, 2009 11:38 AM EST --
Here in Minnesota we have a State Fair Princess, the Princess Kay of the Milky Way!
The young woman who serves as Minnesota's state dairy princess wears the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way, a . . .
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October 05, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
We met online at 11:00 am ET on Monday, October 8th for an interactive interview with Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrerand author. We discussed his recently released . . .
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May 15, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
MPR's Midday hosted former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura Thursday, May 15 th 2008. He talked about his take on politics and discussed his latest book "Don't . . .
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June 15, 2006 01:47 PM EDT --
I wrote this article specifically for a new group called Minnesota Readers but am posting it to everyone at Gather as I'm currently engaged in a publicity tour for my new book, The Scent of God. . . .
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September 15, 2009 12:18 PM EDT --
At the Minnesota State Fair, it is all about finding food available on a stick. Well now evidently beer wants in on the stick action!
When I was at the Fair, I saw this guy with three cups of beer, . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:23 AM EDT --
Readers who enjoy metafiction , fiction that is about storytelling itself, will have more than a little fun pondering Charles Baxter's newest novel. This is not his first book . . .
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June 02, 2009 12:13 PM EDT --
There's something delicious and vaguely decadent about reading in the warmer months, as if we're actually letting time spin away. This month's reads:
The family book lately is "Forever . . .
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April 04, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning ran with the intriguing show, Writers rate the greats:
A book critic asked more than 100 of today's most well-known writers what they think are the top 10 . . .
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April 24, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Author Siri Hustvedt joined us for a chat after her appearance on MPR's Midmorning today April 24th. From the show description:
Siri Hustvedt talks about her . . .
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October 02, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --
Details:
One item per volunteer, first come first served. Step up, but do so if you commit to read (or listen) and publish your review/recap/impressions by October 31st, 2007.
I will mail . . .
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August 30, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
On MPR's Midday, 150 things that shaped Minnesota:
Is there one thing without which Minnesota just wouldn't be the same? What about 150 people, places, events and things? The Minnesota Historical . . .
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April 10, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Author Laura Flynn appeared on MPR's Midmorning today. Mental illness, seen through the eyes of a child:
Author Laura Flynn writes of her at times luminous, . . .
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February 26, 2009 12:13 PM EST --
Minnesota author Bill Holm has died :
Holm, who was also am English professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, was 65. [...] Holm wrote at least 10 books of essays and poetry, including "Boxelder . . .
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January 02, 2008 03:42 PM EST --
Like Mother Hubbard I went to my reading cupboard and found that it was quite bare. This got me to thinking. We think globally and act locally right? We buy locally, why not read locally? In 2008 . . .
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May 20, 2008 11:35 AM EDT --
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Steve Keillor joined us for an online Q&A to answer your questions about Minnesota's history! His book, Shaping Minnesota's Identity: 150 Years of State . . .
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August 03, 2009 10:23 AM EDT --
I have something to admit to you all. I haven't quite finished The Sun Also Rises yet, though I've gotten further along! It's my goal to finish that during what is shaping up to be a lovely month of . . .
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March 20, 2008 02:37 PM EDT --
MPR's Midmorning hosts a classic book club. This time we're sitting down with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird .
This is a big book in the way it occupies our imagination and ranks . . .
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May 01, 2008 10:18 PM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Leif Enger, author of "Peace Like a River" and his new book, "So Brave, Young and Handsome" joined us online following his appearance on Midmorning. . . .
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June 15, 2006 08:35 AM EDT --
With any luck you're near one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes, reading a book that you can't put down. If you're online and looking for other readers, your luck is even . . .
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June 29, 2009 10:25 AM EDT --
Lazy days at the beach, work lunch-breaks, and warm nights before bed... What do they all have in common? The answer is a great summer read.
I realize it's not quite July yet, and maybe the selections . . .
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