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Talking Volumes is an annual event series featuring notable authors in conversation about their new books. Presented by MPR News and The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Acclaimed poet returns home to Winona

Acclaimed poet returns home to Winona

Poet Mark Wunderlich is returning to Winona, Minn., today to read his work for the first time in front of his parents.

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Talking Volumes: Jane Smiley and "The Golden Age"

Talking Volumes: Jane Smiley and "The Golden Age"

Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller and author Jane Smiley talk about her book, "The Golden Age" on December 2, 2015 at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Talking Volumes: Stacy Schiff and "The Witches"

Talking Volumes: Stacy Schiff and "The Witches"

Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller and author Stacy Schiff talk about her book "The Witches" on November 10, 2015 at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Talking Volumes: John Irving and "Avenue of Mysteries"

Talking Volumes: John Irving and "Avenue of Mysteries"

Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller and author John Irving discuss "Avenue of Mysteries" on November 6, 2015 at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.

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Talking Volumes: Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink on "Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel"

Talking Volumes: Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink on "Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel"

Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller and co-authors Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink talk about "Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel" on October 25, 2015 at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Talking Volumes: Jonathan Franzen and "Purity"

Talking Volumes: Jonathan Franzen and "Purity"

Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller and author Jonathan Franzen talk about his book, "Purity" on September 15, 2015 at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Talking Volumes 2015 season guide

Talking Volumes 2015 season guide

The Talking Volumes 2015 season brings Jonathan Franzen, Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink, John Irving, Stacy Schiff, and Jane Smiley.

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When America's librarians went to war

When America's librarians went to war

How did librarians fit into national security in the 20th century? In an array of ways, says Cara Bertram, an archivist for the American Library Association. Libraries were established at hospitals and military bases.
by Linton Weeks

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'Battle Lines' graphic novel shows Civil War through panes of history

When the authors of the new graphic history of the Civil War began their project, they couldn't know that the Confederate flag would be so painfully relevant again.

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