Literature

• Carol O'Connell and the covenant of the crime novel
  Carol O'Connoll's new novel "Bone by Bone" opens with a human jawbone sitting on the front porch of a house in a small California town.January 2, 2009
• Garrison Keillor spins sonnets at Minneapolis Library
  Author and humorist Garrison Keillor talked about poetry, writing and his own relationship with the library at the "Talk of the Stacks" series in November at the Hennepin County Library in downtown Minneapolis.Midday, December 31, 2008
• Authors seek new ways to sell their work
  Many authors are finding nowadays that even after they have written their book, had it edited and published, their work is not done. Today's authors are often left with the task of publicizing their work too.December 31, 2008
• Jonathan Winters' "A Christmas Carol"
  Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of "A Christmas Carol," using a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations.Midday, December 25, 2008
• Christmas stories on Midday
  Midday features three stories of the Christmas season. Garrison Keillor has a special Christmas Day edition of "the News from Lake Wobegon," MPR's Dan Olson reads the famous 1897 New York Sun letter, "Is there a Santa Claus?," and Truman Capote reads "A Christmas Memory."Midday, December 23, 2008
• Todd Boss rides his 'Yellowrocket'
  Todd Boss is riding a poetic wave. Not only has a major publishing house just released his first book of poems, "Yellow Rocket," he says the nation has just elected a poet as president. Boss is the self-appointed poet laureate of Nina's Coffee Cafe in St Paul.December 16, 2008
• Life on the upper Mississippi
  Author Patricia Hampl draws from literary sources far and wide to take listeners on a literary voyage down the Mississippi River. She reads from her own memoirs as well as the work of other poets, novelists, historians and essayists.Midday, December 8, 2008
• Meteorologist reflects on life and career in new memoir
  Minnesota Public Radio meteorologist Craig Edwards has written a memoir titled "Nature's Messenger: Memoirs of a prophetic Meteorologist." Edwards sat down with Tom Crann to talk about his career, the book and what prompted him to write a memoir on his life as a meteorologist.November 28, 2008
• Local writer takes comparing ages to a new level
  A Minneapolis writer's long running collection of anecdotes about what famous and infamous people did at certain ages now has become a compelling read.November 27, 2008
• Talking Volumes: Wally Lamb
  A broacast of Kerri Miller's conversation with author Wally Lamb about his new novel, "The Hour I First Believed." Recorded at the Fitzgerald Theater on November 20, 2008 as part of the Talking Volumes regional book club.Midmorning, November 26, 2008
• Writers take aim at writing a novel, in a month
  For thousands of Minnesotans, this week is crunch week. It's not just because it's Thanksgiving, it's because they have to finish a novel by midnight Saturday.November 23, 2008
• Paul Feig celebrates the geek in all of us
  Paul Feig has made a career out of making TV shows and films which examine the lives of geeks. His show "Freaks and Geeks" launched the careers of several people who are now big names in Hollywood. Now, Feig has now turned his talents to writing children's books.November 18, 2008
• Talk of the Stacks with Garrison Keillor
  Author and humorist Garrison Keillor talked about poetry, writing and his own relationship with the library at this month's "Talk of the Stacks" series at the Hennepin County Library in downtown Minneapolis.Midday, November 17, 2008
• Minnesota Opera launches major initiative
  The Minnesota Opera is announcing a new multi-million dollar program called Minnesota OperaWorks that will make it a national leader in contemporary opera. And due to good luck, or good planning they've already raised more than half the funds.November 16, 2008
• Bob Woodward and the war within
  The transition from the Bush administration to the Obama administration will be unique for a number of reasons. Author and journalist Bob Woodward talks to MPR's Tom Crann about President George Bush, Iraq and what happens in the transition to the Obama presidency.November 13, 2008

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