Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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Big Book and Bold Ideas talks with authors from around the globe.
But our favorite moments come when host Kerri Miller sits down with Minnesota writers to talk about story, craft and how calling this state home influences both.
This week, we took a look back at some conversations with notable Minnesota authors, including Shannon Gibney, who just won her third Minnesota Book Award, Hmong writer Kao Kalia Yang and not-ashamed-to-be-a-mystery-writer William Kent Krueger.
From the archives: Naima Coster on her novel 'What's Mine and Yours'
Author Katie Hickman on the women of the American West
From the archives: Mary Doria Russell on what really happened at the O.K. Corral
Joanna Quinn on her best-selling novel 'The Whalebone Theatre'
Online disinformation expert Joan Donovan on the power of memes
Formative characters: Three Minnesota authors share their favorites
Jane Smiley on her new novel, 'A Dangerous Business'
Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'
From the archives: What can dogs teach us about aging?
Annie Duke on how to get better at quitting
From the archives: John Tierney on the science behind willpower
David Treuer on the republishing of his first novel, 'Little'
From the archives: David Treuer on 'The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee'
Jessie Burton returns to family secrets in Amsterdam with 'The House of Fortune'
From the archives: Jessie Burton paints Dutch Golden Age in 'The Miniaturist'
Talking Volumes: Ross Gay on 'Inciting Joy'
Talking Volumes: Dani Shapiro on 'Signal Fires'
From the archives: Dani Shaprio ponders marriage in 'Hourglass'
Talking Volumes: Celeste Ng on 'Our Missing Hearts'
From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020
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