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• Novel explores the legacy of Indian boarding schools
  Bemidji-based writer Kent Nerburn writes fictional narratives based on the real stories of people he has met on reservations in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Nerburn's latest book, "The Wolf at Twilight," explores the sad legacy of the Indian Boarding schools.November 6, 2009
• Concordia's annual salute to top writers
  Kerri Miller talked with authors Maxine Hong Kingston and Annette Gordon-Reed, the featured speakers at the National Book Awards at Concordia College in Moorhead. Kingston is the author of "The Woman Warrior." And Gordon-Reed is the author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." The event was recorded Friday, Oct. 30.Midmorning, November 4, 2009
• 'The Man Who Loved Books Too Much'
  A journalist tracks the mind and motivation of a notorious book thief who regularly eludes capture, one of many thieves making rare books the art form most sought after by criminals.Midmorning, November 3, 2009
• The word guru
  University of Minnesota etymology expert Anatoly Liberman joins Midmorning to talk about odd spellings, and the words we love just a little too much.Midmorning, October 30, 2009
• A novel entirely of questions
  Padgett Powell's new book "The Interrogative Mood" begins with some questions. It ends with them too. In fact every single sentence is a question.October 28, 2009
• Kerri Miller Book Club sampler
  Segments from Kerri Miller Book Club events with Louise Erdrich and Diane Ackerman. Louise Erdrich talks about her novel, "Love Medicine" 25 years after the book was published. And Diane Ackerman talks about about the natural history of dawn, the subject of her book, "Dawn Light."Midmorning, October 28, 2009
• Literary journeys to exotic lands
  Great writers of fiction and nonfiction have the ability to transport readers to different worlds and different times. Two book lovers join Midmorning to share their favorite books about exotic lands.Midmorning, October 28, 2009
• Amy Stewart on "Wicked Plants"
  You probably have plants in your garden, weeds that annoy you. Author Amy Stewart investigates the plants that kill, if you get too close.Midmorning, October 27, 2009
• 'Post Secret' man collects strangers' intimate tales
  For the last five years people from all over the world have sent Frank Warren their intimate secrets, which he then shares on the Post Secret Web site and in books.October 26, 2009
• Author Sherman Alexie reflects on moving off reservation
  Novelist and poet Sherman Alexie has a new collection of short stories that look at the lives of men dealing with change off the Indian reservation.Midmorning, October 20, 2009
• Local poets putting words in motion
  In Minneapolis Tuesday night, some local poets are going to get animated - or at least their verses will move. They hope to shake up the poetry world with what they call Motionpoems.October 18, 2009
• Diane Ackerman joins the Kerri Miller book club
  Writer and naturalist Diane Ackerman closely observes nature, then folds in her research on art, history and the natural world. She talked with Kerri Miller and book club members in the UBS Forum on October 9.Midmorning, October 16, 2009
• Talking Volumes with James Ellroy
  Crime writer James Ellroy specializes in the dark side of Los Angeles. He joined Kerri Miller on the stage of the Fitzgerald Theater to talk about his latest work what why his writing delves into the mayhem of life.Midmorning, October 12, 2009
• Author Lorrie Moore returns with first novel in 11 years
  Great stories rise out of the wounds we experience, according to Wisconsin writer Lorrie Moore. She's out with a new book that explores our collective anxiety since 9-11.Midmorning, October 8, 2009
• Novelist spans life in Alaska and Minneapolis
  Mattox Roesch wrote a novel about life in his wife's home village in rural Alaska while living in Minneapolis. He hopes to put a face on the statistics about troubled youngsters.October 6, 2009

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