53min 26secSigrid Nunez and Victoria Johnson at Concordia College in Moorhead for National Book Awards eventOctober 14, 2019 12:00 a.m.National Book Award finalist Victoria Johnson and National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez speak at the 14th annual National Book Awards event at Concordia College in Moorhead.
In 'Me,' Elton John pulls back the curtain on a storied lifeOctober 13, 2019 6:00 a.m.By Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Andee Tagle In a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, he's finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones.
6min 59secLa Santa Cecilia: 'We are as American as apple pie and tacos'October 12, 2019 6:12 a.m.By Scott Simon and Mano Sundaresan The Grammy Award-winning group's self-titled album is packed with political messaging and brims with hope.
1min 58sec'An incredible depiction of small town life'October 11, 2019 4:02 p.m.By Tracy MumfordBookseller Adah Fitzgeral recommends a novel that’s about “finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.” It revolves around a small town near the coast in North Carolina, and a woman who lives life very much her own way.
Prince estate slams Trump use of 'Purple Rain'October 11, 2019 5:56 a.m.By The Associated Press and Anastasia Tsioulcas The estate of musical legend Prince is objecting to President Donald Trump's use of a Prince song before a campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday night.
4min 27sec'Here We Are' describes immigrant fear behind pursuing the American DreamOctober 11, 2019 3:00 a.m.By Euan KerrNPR reporter tells the complicated story behind her family’s arrival in the USA — and the struggle to remain.
4min 01secMinnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020October 10, 2019 10:38 a.m.By Euan KerrThe tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the appointment of Osmo Vanska as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic.
Nobel Prizes in Literature go to Peter Handke and Olga TokarczukOctober 10, 2019 5:13 a.m.By Colin Dwyer The Swedish Academy made the unusual move Thursday of recognizing both Handke, an Austrian writer, and Tokarczuk, who is Polish, after scandal prevented the committee from awarding a prize last year.
5min 31secArt Hounds: An absurd play about plasticOctober 10, 2019 3:00 a.m.By Marianne CombsPlus, Art Hounds recommend "Expectation Station" in St. Paul and Gina Chavez in Red Wing, Minn.
In 'Horror Stories,' Liz Phair writes of 'the haunting melodies' in her headOctober 9, 2019 1:17 p.m.By Michael Schaub The singer-songwriter's new book is an unconventional rock memoir that doesn't hew to the genre's norms. And like her entire musical catalog, it's honest and original.
