R. D. Zimmerman, author of Death Trance, a novel of hypnotic detection, along with other suspense novels, is interviewed by Eileen Cavanagh, Hennepin County Library.
Solveig Zempel, professor and editor/translator of a book of letters from Norwegian immigrants to their families back home, is interviewed by Solveig Nilsen.
Author of "Grand Avenue," a look at St. Paul's successful and well-known retail and cultural area, and "Mexican Odyssey," reflections on the author's experiences in running the Grand Avenue store of that name; interviewed by Edie Meissner.
John Yewell/Jan DeSirey /Chris Dodge, co-editors of Confronting Columbus, a collection of essays and documents which debunk some of the "myths" associated with the Columbus expeditions to the "new world," are ? interviewed by Sanford Berman.
A fascinating visit to Sumac Press, the world's longest-operating fine press, and an interview with 95-year old printer, publisher and literature teacher Emerson Wulling. At his home in LaCrosse, Emerson talks to Will Powers, Minnesota Historical Society Press, about his long career setting type by hand and printing books on his old hand-fed press.
Adina Wrobleski, author of Suicide: Why? and Suicide: Survivors, which answers questions on why people choose to end their lives, is interviewed by Eileen Cavanagh.
Daniel Wovcha, ecologist and author of "Minnesota's St. Croix River Valley and Anoka Sandplain," a guide to the region's native habitat; interviewed by Steve Benson.
Doug Wood, author of the book Old Turtle and composer and performer of "EarthSongs," a collection of environmental music, is interviewed by Julaine Heit.
Barbara Winter, author of "Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love," is interviewed by Kathleen Baxter, Anoka County Library.
Phil Willkie, the publisher of "The James White Review;' a quarterly gay literary magazine, and "The Gay Nineties," a short story anthology, is interviewed by journalist William Randall Beard.
Terence Williams, founder of the Hazelden Family Program and author of I Won't Wait Up Tonight, a guide to taking care of oneself when living with an alcoholic or addict, is interviewed by David Francis.
Dr. Stephen Wilbers, author of Writing for Business, a compilation of syndicated columns from the Star Tribune which help people improve their business writing skills, is interviewed by Eileen Cavanagh.
Patricia Weaver Francisco, novelist, essayist, playwright and author of the acclaimed Cold Feet, is interviewed by Pamela Holt of Hennepin County Library.
Jack Weatherford, anthropology professor and author of Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, is interviewed by Chris Dodge of Hennepin County Library.
Catherine Watson, Star Tribune travel editor and author of Travel Basics, discusses her interesting travel experiences with Sarah Nagle of Hennepin County Library.
Coverage of the reception honoring publication of In the Company of Women: Voices from the Women's Movemetrt by the Minnesota Historical Society Press; included are interviews with the authors, and testimonials from many of the women featured in the book, such as Judge Rosalie Wahl, Arvonne Fraser and Rep. Phyllis Kahn.
Dr. Frederick Walsh discusses his years as a theatre teacher at North Dakota State University, Fargo. Dr. Walsh discusses his interests in outdoor drama, production at Medora, old and new theaters at NDSU, and his philosophy on the role of the theater in the lives of students.
Scott Walker, editor and publisher at Graywolf Press in the Twin Cities, is interviewed by Edie Meissner of the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library.
Richard Vincent (1955-) grew up in White Bear Lake and studied pottery in high school and at Lakewood Community College in Minnesota. In this interview, Vincent discusses his childhood; ceramics education; teaching experience; the establishment of his studio in North Branch; faith and religious experiences; and his thoughts on the past, present and future of the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Diego Vazquez and Zainab Ali, two writers and contributors to Do You Know Me Now?, an anthology of multicultural writings published by Normandale Community College, are interviewed by the editor Elisabeth Rosenberg.
Susan Varlamoff, author of The Polluters, a personal account of how concerned citizens of Eden Prairie successfully challenged expansion of a local landfill, is interviewed by Eden Prairie Librarian Marge McPeak.
Lynda Van Devanter, author and editor of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace, a collection of poetry by women who served during the Vietnam War, is interviewed by Jan Feye-Stukas.
Jackie Urbanovic, cartoonist, social activist and artist, talks about her various art and illustration projects with Sanford Berman, Hennepin County Library.
Author of "The Tree Farm: Replanting a Life," an autobiographical chronicle of the begirming of a new life in the northwoods, originally published in 1977 and recently re-issued by Hungry Mind Press; interviewed by Roger Sween, Mirmesota Library Cooperation Specialist.
Joan Timmerman, professor of theology at The College of St. Catherine and author of Sexuality and Spiritual Growth, is interviewed by Clark Morphew, St Paul Pioneer Press.
Stew Thomley, author of "On to Nicollet," the history of the Minneapolis Millers baseball team, is interviewed by David Cramer of Hennepin County Library.
Stew Thomley, author of Holy Cow, a biography of the legendary Twins sportscaster Halsey Hall, is interviewed by WCCO-TV newscaster and sports buff Dave Moore.
Steve Thayer, author of The Weatherman, a suspense novel about the television news business and Saint Mudd, a look at the St. Paul gangster days; is interviewed by Steve Benson.
H.B. Teichmann was 89 years old at the time of this interview. He describes his love of theatre and his training at the Academy of Theatre Arts in New York. He is famous for his character bits and has been in 20-30 Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre productions, working under a number of our resident directors.
Librarian, historian and author who has a lifelong knowledge of and love for the St. Croix River and who authored the 1962 volume in the "Rivers of America" book series focusing on the St. Croix. He has also recently collected and edited articles and manuscripts written by his great aunt, Elizabeth Taylor, in a new book The Far Islands and Other Cold Places: Travel Essays of a Victorian Lady just published by Pogo Press. He is interviewed at the St. Croix Water Research Station by Director Ron Lawrenz, who also discusses the mission/resources at the Research Station.
Will Swanson (1947-) grew up in Minnesota and studied ceramics, art and design at the University of Minnesota. After working at Fairview Hospital for fifteen years, Swanson married Janel Jacobson and began making pottery full-time at their home studio in Sunrise Township, Minnesota. He also helped co-found the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Janel Jacobson (1950-) grew up in various parts of Minnesota and studied ceramics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa before establishing her own studio in the St. Croix Valley. After graduating, she studied studio pottery techniques with renowned Bauhaus artist Marguerite Wildenhain, but soon adopted her own style of carving small sculptures in clay. In 1995, Janel stopped carving in stoneware and porcelain and began using wood. In this interview, Swanson and Jacobson discuss their respective childhoods; ceramics education; connections to the local and national pottery communities; and thoughts on the past, present and future of the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Special Readings from Book Award nominees: Barton Sutter from Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map; Marjorie Myers Douglas from Barefoot on Crane Island; William Kent Krueger from Iron Lake; and Marsha Wilson Chall from Rttpa Raises the Sttn. Wendy Wustenberg hosts the eleventh annual celebration of Minnesota literature.
Professor of Writing, public radio commentator, poet and author of "Cold Comfort" (University of Minnesota Press), a book of essays reflecting the life and cultrue of the Duluth area. He is interviewed by Joe Muldoon and reads his works with musical accompaniment by brother Ross.
Lawrence Sutin, author of Divine Invasions, focusing on the science fiction works of Phillip K. Dick, is interviewed by Kay Drache of Hennepin County Library.
Co-authors and editor, respectively, of "Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance," a 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner in the Biography category; interviewed by Lynne Bertalmio, Director of Stillwater Public Library.
Architect and author of the national best seller, "The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live" (Taunton Press), a 1999 Minnesota Book Award winner which suggests design principles for modern residences; interviewed by Connie Nelson, Star Tribune.
Community activist and author of Gentle Warriors: Clara Ueland and the Minnesota Struggle for Women Suffrage, published by the MinnesotaHistorical Society Press; interviewed by Mollie Hoben, MinnesotaWomen's Press.
Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Eriksson, co-authors of The Anne of Green Gables Treasury, a compilation of resources about the famous children's books and television series, is interviewed by Kathleen Baxter.
Strand, Don; Strand, Dain; Strand, Cyndy; Weaver, Andy
Date Created:
1991-10-07
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MusiciansI producers Don and Dain Strand, Cyndy Strand, and biology teacherIsongwriter Andy Weaver talk about their collaborative efforts to self-produce "Trouble In Paradise," a music tape of environmental songs.
James Stageberg and Susan Allen Toth, architect and author, respectively, and husband and wife discuss their collaboration on the book "A House of One's Own: an Architect's Guide to Designing the House of Your Dreams," with Hennepin County Library Director Robert Rohlf.
Andrew Slade is the author of White Woods, Quiet Trails (Ridgeline Press), the ultimate guidebook for enjoying cross country skiing, snowshoeing and winter hiking, plus many other winter activities and attractions, along Minnesota's North Shore. Jay Steinke, a Duluth photographer, has put together two photography books: Gunflint Territory (tea table books), images from the Boundary Waters near the Gunflint Trail, and Superior's North Shore-Wild Places. Both Andrew and Jay are interviewed in Duluth's Lester Park by author Richard "Fred" Arey.
Kelly Simmons, Falcon Press Marketing Agent, and Paul Gruchow, Minnesota nature writer, discuss the book Minnesota on My Mind with Phyllis Pope of Hennepin County Library.
Sidell, Doug; Vogels, Vicky; Arey, Richard; Blair, Bruce
Date Created:
1998
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Doug Shidell and Vicky Vogels discuss their self-published book, Bicycle Vacation Gnide to Minnesota and Wisconsin, with complete bike trail and route maps, and event and lodging information. Richard Arey talks about his Twin Cities Bicycling book, published by Minnesota Outdoors Press, with maps and descriptions of dozens of interesting bicycle rides and trips around the metro area. Bruce Blair, manager of the beautiful and popular Cannon Valley Trail, talks about Rail-Trail Handbook, a complete guide to the growing number of new biking and hiking trails along former railroad corridors in the Upper Midwest, published by Nodin Press.
Author of The Worldwide Church of the Handicapped and Other Stories; interviewed by Jack Cole, Metronet and Hennepin County Library Board, and Glenda Martin, MinnesotaWomen's Press. Also featured: A visit to the Coffee House Press "Summer Book Bacchanalia" at the Loring Cafe.
Catholic bishop, attorney, university president, former head of the General Mills Foundation, and author of "Reluctant Dissenter: An Autobiography" (Crossroad Publishing), a fascinating account of his personal and spiritual life; interviewed at the Minnesota State Law Library by Dr. Terry Dash, a church historian.
Mayme Sevander, author of They Took My Father, an account of her years living in Russia after emigrating from Northern Minnesota in the 1920s, is interviewed by Kathy Enger, Augsburg College Librarian.
Ed Sellner, college professor and author of Mentoring: The Ministry of Spiritual Kinship, is interviewed by Clark Morphew, religion writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Paul Schurke, Arctic trekker and author of Bering Bridge: The Soviet-American Expedition From Siberia to Alaska, tall<S about his adventures with Tom O'Neill of Hennepin County Library.
John Schumacher, owner and chef at Schumacher's New Prague Hotel and author of a cookbook of the hotel's favorite recipes, is interviewed by publicist Pat Lindquist.
Sandra Nei Schulte, Resident Costume Designer for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, displaying a variety of costumes from well-known theatrical productions; is interviewed by Steve Benson.
Bob Schranck, outdoors writer and author of "Wild in the Kitchen: A Collection of Fish and Wild Game Recipes" is interviewed by public relations consultant Pat Lindquist.
Eva Schindler-Rainman and Jack Cole, co-authors of "Taking Your Meetings Out of the Doldrums," are interviewed by Hennepin County Library Director Robert H. Rohlf.
Ann Schimpf, co-author of Teaching Kids to Love the Earth, a manual of creative ecological interpretive techniques for chlldren, is interviewed by Karen Richgruber.
Sharla Scannell Whalen, researcher and expert on Minnesota children's author Maud Hart Lovelace, is interviewed by Kathleen Baxter of Anoka County Library.
Mark Scannell, author of At a Journal Workshop: Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability, is interviewed by Eileen Cavanagh.
Harrison Salisbury, New York Times editor, talks with Robb Mitchell about his book "Journey for Our Times," which chronicles some of his early career in Minnesota. First of a two-part program.
Harrison Salisbury, New York Times editor and former Minnesotan, discusses his worldwide reporting and experiences and his book "A Time of Change" with Robb Mitchell of Minneapolis. Second of a two-part program.
Patty Sachs Meshbesh.er, event planner and author of books on parties and special occasions, is interviewed by public relations consultant Pat Lindquist.
