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The Talking Volumes lineup, 2000-2009

Last update: May 13, 2009 - 5:08 PM

2008-2009

Richard Russo

Wally Lamb

Nikki Giovanni

Michael Greenberg

Sandra Cisneros

Rita Dove

2007-2008

Alison McGhee

Galway Kinnell and Josephine Dickison

Michael Chabon

Michael Ondaatje

Judy Blume

2006-2007

Kaye Gibbons

Marilynne Robinson

Brent Runyon

Julia Alvarez

David Treuer

Edna O'Brien

Isabel Allende

2005-2006

Tobias Wolff

Jonathan Odell

Gary Snyder

Joan Didion

Jonathan Safran Foer

2004-2005

Jean Harfenist

Neil Gaiman

Anchee Min

Joyce Carol Oates

Russell Banks

Chris Van Allsburg

2003-2004

Christopher Paul Curtis

Quincy Troupe

R.D. Alexander

Diane Glancy

Margaret Atwood

Anna Quindlen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Augusten Burroughs

2002-2003

Leif Enger

Jane Hamilton

Kate DiCamillo

Bharati Mukherjee

Rick Moody

Salman Rushdie

Pat Conroy

Kien Nguyen

2001-2002

Amy Tan

Sandra Benitez

Tony Earley

Maureen Howard

Sue Miller

Sebastian Junger

John Edgar Wideman

Robert Bly

2000-2001

Mona Simpson

Ellen Gilchrist

Bill Holm

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Reading Minnesota A blog that features Minnesota writers, illustrators, publishers, bookstores, and reviewers.
Talk of the Stacks An author series from the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
Poets & Writers The website for Poets and Writers Magazine--podcasts, author interviews, and writing resources.
Creative Writing A place to keep apprised of writing competitions in the United States.
Gather Minnesota Readers The Website for Minnesota Public Radio's books blog.
The Loft Literary Center The Website for the Loft, a local place for writers and readers.
Good Reads A way to track what you're reading, and what your friends are reading.
Lost Manuscripts Just what it sounds like - a blog (sporadically updated) devoted to missing and destroyed manuscripts.
Maud Newton Very hip, reviews, links, a little attitude.
bookreporter.com A plethora of online book reviews and reading guides.
Rain Taxi Rain Taxi Review of Books.