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• A mid-life crisis solved by small-town America, Odysseus
  Author Brad Herzog solved his mid-life crisis by traveling the backroads of the U.S. looking for links to the Odyssey.August 31, 2010
• Emma Thompson's movie mission
  Emma Thompson is on a mission. The Oscar-winning actor, known for doing everything from Shakespeare to television comedy, wants to make movies that will really appeal to all ages.August 20, 2010
• Next stop: The red planet
  Science writer Mary Roach researched what it would take to prepare a settlement on Mars. What she found was that humans would need to rethink nearly everything we take for granted on earth in order to live on the red planet.Midmorning, August 4, 2010
• A small grudge plays a big role in Iowa farm novel
  A small grudge that grows out of proportion is at the heart of Michelle Hoover's new novel. "The Quickening" revolves around two Depression-era Iowa farmwives Mary and Enidina.August 2, 2010
• For the love of writing
  Author Vendela Vida's new novel, "The Lovers," is a meditation on grief and bereavement. Set in the coastal vistas of Turkey, it weaves a touching narrative around a widow searching for closure. Vida joins Midmorning to talk about the novel, and discuss her collaboration with husband Dave Eggers in creating a writing program for children.Midmorning, July 27, 2010
• Terry Tempest Williams on the search for beauty
  In her new book, Terry Tempest Williams writes of the old mosaics in Ravenna, Italy.Midmorning, July 26, 2010
• New novel could make David Mitchell a household name in the US
  While he's hugely popular around the world, British novelist David Mitchell is still somewhat of a cult figure in the U.S. His new novel, "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet," may well change that.July 19, 2010
• Half-pint gets her own Laurapalooza
  Laura Ingalls Wilder fans converge at a conference this week just an hour and a half from Walnut Grove, the setting of her famous "Little House" series. We'll hear from two biographers who reveal how much of her life she incorporated into her classic pioneer stories.Midmorning, July 15, 2010
• Spy writers who wrought fiction from fact
  Both Gayle Lynds and Barry Eisler had careers that afforded them an inside peek into the world of spycraft. Midmorning discusses how their experience with espionage informed their fiction.Midmorning, July 8, 2010
• Chimamanda Adichie's stories of Africa and America
  Acclaimed writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about the cultural collision faced by Nigerians living in America and Africa. A product of both worlds herself, Adichie skewers the stereotypes cherished on both sides of the Atlantic.Midmorning, June 14, 2010
• Best-selling author Sebastian Junger on his new book, 'War'
  Journalist and best-selling author Sebastian Junger speaks at the UBS Forum about his new book titled 'War'. The book follows a platoon of soldiers in Eastern Afghanistan and explores the psychological and social effects of combat in one of the most dangerous regions of the country.June 10, 2010
• Sebastian Junger explores the reality of combat
  Journalist Sebastian Junger is fascinated by people living and working in extreme situations. His new book chronicles his experience embedding with the men of a U.S. Army platoon in one of the most dangerous regions of Afghanistan.Midmorning, June 9, 2010
• Is book publishing dying?
  In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, Garrison Keillor argues that with the rise of blogs and self-publishing, book publishing as we know it, and its role in the creation of authors, is about to "slide into the sea." Two industry observers say that while publishing is in trouble, the end isn't near.Midmorning, June 8, 2010
• Alexander McCall Smith thinks about St. Paul from Edinburgh
  A new Alexander McCall Smith novel isn't news in a way. The prolific Scottish author is currently writing no fewer than five series of books. However for fans, a new No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency book is a big event. And for Minnesota fans there's an added extra in the latest book in the series -- a sub-plot about St Paul.June 4, 2010
• "Winter's Bone" examines rural poverty
  Film director Debra Granik knew she'd have a challenge portraying the complexities of life in isolated communities in the Ozarks. Her film "Winter's Bone" is getting praise from both critics and the people whose story she tells.June 2, 2010

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