Tag: minnesota
group name: mnreaders
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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. . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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, . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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. . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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June 18, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
I noticed that Nancy Pearl would be a guest on MPR's Midmorning today [June 18, 2007]:
From the Hardy boys to Harry Potter
Summer reading lists and the latest Harry Potter may absorb younger readers, . . . more
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May 20, 2008 11:35 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
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 . . . more
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August 02, 2006 05:48 PM EDT --
So...this summer I am milking two very fine dairy goats. Twice a day I get a gallon of milk that I have been making into cheese. The summer began with several failures, but lately I have aged . . . more
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June 11, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
I'm looking for a volunteer to recap the following event:
* Who? Author Judy Blume appears as a Talking Volumes guest
* Where? The Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
* . . . more
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December 24, 2007 12:06 PM EST --
I'm sure we've all had the experience of picking up a paper and seeing a headline that we hoped we wouldn't have to read for awhile. I had that same experience last Saturday as I . . . more
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August 08, 2006 03:16 PM EDT --
I've struggled with the notion of "writerhood" for years. I remember as a child, it was the only thing I wanted to be when I grew up. I was totally absorbed by books, spent entire summers . . . more
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August 25, 2006 12:18 PM EDT --
I"m right now reading a book titled "What Good are the Arts?" by John Carey, the chief book reviewer of The Sunday Times in London. In it, Carey takes a pretty bold stance that can be summed . . . more
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