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• The novel behind 'Miracle at Santa Anna'
  This weekend Spike Lee's new film "Miracle at Santa Anna" opens nationwide. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by James McBride.September 25, 2008
• Shopping for Porcupine
  Alaskan nature writer and photographer Seth Kantner says on balance he is glad vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is attracting attention to his home state. His new essay collection "Shopping for Porcupine" examines the conflict between Alaskan tradition and new economic realities.September 24, 2008
• Kathleen Norris investigates noonday demon
  There's a spiritual relative of depression that few understand or have explored. Writer Kathleen Norris talks about how the condition, known as acedia, has intersected with her life, and why the monastic life may hold the key to understanding the condition.Midmorning, September 24, 2008
• New novel set on northern Minnesota Indian reservation
  A new novel by Jim Proebstle, "In the Absence of Honor," is set on a northern Minnesota Indian reservation. The story weaves themes of greed, tribal casino corrution and murder.September 17, 2008
• A Liberian life of extremes
  Growing up in Liberia, Helene Cooper had an idyllic childhood, but it all came crashing down during the bloody coup of 1980 when the family had to flee Liberia to the U.S.September 16, 2008
• David Lebedoff connects authors despite their differences
  Award-winning author and Twin Cities lawyer David Lebedoff discusses his new book, "The Same Man: George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh in Love and War."Midday, September 12, 2008
• Songs for the lovelorn
  For centuries, lovelorn souls have written letters addressed to "Juliet, Verona, Italy." They're writing to the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. A production at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis takes a musical and theatrical look at "The Juliet Letters."September 11, 2008
• Zen and now
  Millions of people know the 1970s book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." It's the story of author Robert Pirsig's cross-country bike trip with his son Chris. Now, a 21st century biker has recreated Pirsig's journey, and written a book called "Zen and Now."September 9, 2008
• Author describes how a stalker changed her life
  A new memoir chronicles what happens when an independent woman's loving partner turns into a threat. Kate Brennan uses an alias to shield her identity. Her book reveals what it takes to elude a man whom she believes is determined to destroy her life.Midmorning, September 9, 2008
• Does Catcher in the Rye still resonate with teens?
  A college English professor argues that the J.D. Salinger classic is getting a bit dusty, and would like to see high school students exposed to more contemporary fiction. Midmorning examines which books should be considered the new "classics" for teen readers.Midmorning, September 5, 2008
• Steve Coogan does Hamlet in his own special way
  Steve Coogan is considered a comedic genius in his British homeland. His specialty is deadpan performances which shred the conventions of television, movies and drama. His latest film, "Hamlet 2," opens this weekend.August 22, 2008
• A reporter looks back at his grim past
  New York Times reporter David Carr thought his life might make a good book. So he wrote about the time of his life that was filled with drug use, parenting mishaps and close encounters with oblivion. It's a junkie memoir, but one that Carr says was reported, not invented.Midmorning, August 15, 2008
• Little House team looks for a slow route to Broadway
  It's opening weekend for "Little House on the Prairie - the musical" at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The show broke box office sales records for the Guthrie and its run has already been extended by two weeks. There's also talk about the show being Broadway-bound. But the Little House creative team wants to take it slow.August 14, 2008
• A man of science and letters
  William Carlos Williams is one of the most celebrated American poets of the 20th century, yet he toiled in obscurity for much of his life. Midmorning examines the life and the work of the man who delivered babies by day, and wrote poetry by night.Midmorning, August 14, 2008
• A quintessentially American story
  Political ambition and class identity drive the plot of a new novel by Ethan Canin. The Iowa Writer's Workshop instructor takes his inspiration from the Kennedy family, in particular Ted Kennedy.Midmorning, July 29, 2008

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