Talking Volumes
Talking Volumes is a literary collaboration between the Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio that brings high-profile authors to the Twin Cities for a live interview, later broadcast on MPR, accompanied by in-depth stories about the writers in the Star Tribune.
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Americans shouldn't be afraid to inspect our collective 'basement,' says famed author Isabel Wilkerson
She discusses her new book about the structural roots of racism for a Talking Volumes audience.
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Pandemic affected how author Sarah M. Broom feels about home
The bestselling writer of "The Yellow House" discusses her "obsession" in a Talking Volumes interview.
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Isabel Wilkerson says her new book 'Caste' is 'an X-ray of our country,' exposing what divides us
Author says her book reveals the "bones" underlying our nation's divisions.
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Author Sarah M. Broom made childhood home into something much bigger in 'The Yellow House'
Talking Volumes guest rebuilt "The Yellow House" as a metaphor of America.
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Famed author Claudia Rankine brings her conversation about race to Minnesotans via Zoom
Watch the writer's appearance as she opened our Talking Volumes book series.
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In her new book 'Just Us,' Claudia Rankine invites us all to talk about white privilege
Silence on the issue equals "the constant death of Black people," says the first guest in this year's virtual Talking Volumes series,
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Pulitzer-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson joins Talking Volumes lineup
The author of "Caste" will close out the virtual series of literary conversations Oct. 13.
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With an all-woman lineup, this year's Talking Volumes book series goes virtual
The annual series will deliver authors Yaa Gyasi, Helen Macdonald, Claudia Rankine and Sarah Broom via Zoom.
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Former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith rediscovered poetry's power while crisscrossing rural America
Smith, who might be poetry's most generous ambassador, will discuss that love Nov. 21 in St. Paul as the final guest of this year's Talking Volumes series.
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Writer Lindy West tackles everything from abortion to Donald Trump
Fierce and funny writer Lindy West fights misogyny in the media, arguing that bad pop culture breeds bad politics.
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Author and ex-nun Karen Armstrong on scripture: 'Religion ... is an art form'
Sacred writings lose their purpose when reduced to an arbiter to resolve feuds, exclude or oppress, argues Talking Volumes guest Karen Armstrong.
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Minnesota novelist who thought he'd die in Vietnam wrestles with mortality once more
Tim O'Brien's memoir, "Dad's Maybe Book," is filled with advice and stories for his young sons to savor when he's gone.
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Saeed Jones on coming-out memoir: 'I'm living a dream come true, but at what cost?'
In a new memoir, poet Saeed Jones relates his struggles as a young black gay man in Texas.
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'Write my life': A stranger's plea inspired Alice Hoffman's new novel
An encounter years ago led to Alice Hoffman's new Holocaust-inspired novel.
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Talking Volumes 2019 brings 6 celebrated writers, including Minnesota's own Tim O'Brien
The literary series includes four nonfiction books and a collection by former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith.
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Novelist Alexander McCall Smith comes to Minnesota: 'I love writing people's conversations'
The prolific author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series doesn't need "a high body count."
Stage & Arts
Sally Field comes to Minn. with new memoir: 'It became my confidante'
As Sally Field pieced together her storied life, a new memoir "became my confidante, my best friend, my companion."
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Feminist author Rebecca Traister talks 'female rage' ahead of St. Paul appearance
Her new book praises the revolutionary force of female anger.
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'Lovely, forbidding' Lake Superior inspires Minnesota novelist Leif Enger
Leif Enger's lifelong loves gave wings to his third novel, but it almost never saw the light of day.
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Minnesota hip-hop star Dessa breaks into NYC publishing with new memoir
Known primarily as a hip-hop artist, Dessa's latest release comes from a New York City book publisher.
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Sally Field & Dessa anchor an eclectic lineup of authors for Talking Volumes at Fitzgerald Theater
Oscar winner and local hip-hop star join Rebecca Traister, Leif Enger and Alexander McCall Smith.
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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown's code for thriller novel success
In the bestselling novelist's latest thriller, "Origin," science threatens to kill off God.
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'Hamilton' biographer comes to St. Paul with another poignant portrait
"Hamilton" biographer sets his sights on another U.S. icon, but don't expect a Broadway musical.
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Amy Tan on new memoir: 'I want to know why I got damaged and why I'm glad'
While writing her new memoir, the author uncovered dark family secrets. She also found the source of her need to write.
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Talking Volumes guest Jacqueline Woodson grew up in 'Another Brooklyn'
To fill a "yawning gap" in books about black girlhood, Jacqueline Woodson turned to the Brooklyn of her youth.
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