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Talking Volumes

Talking Volumes, a collaboration between MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune, returns for a landmark 27th season at a new location, the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.

Join us this fall for five special events with authors including Marlon James, Lucy Foley, Min Jin Lee, Emily St. John Mandel and Colson Whitehead. Tickets available now.

Thread Book Hour: David Grann on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Thread Book Hour: David Grann on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

In "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI," David Grann tells a gripping tale of greed, prejudice, and callousness.
by MPR News Staff

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Author Colson Whitehead: 'I'm on a very odd streak'

Author Colson Whitehead: 'I'm on a very odd streak'

"Unfortunately it's too late to become a lawyer or a vet or something useful," Colson Whitehead joked at Talking Volumes. "So I'll just keep writing."
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Talking Volumes: Gloria Steinem, 'My Life on the Road'

Talking Volumes: Gloria Steinem, 'My Life on the Road'

Activist, journalist and women's rights leader Gloria Steinem speaks about her new memoir, "My Life on the Road," at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Talking Volumes: Elizabeth Alexander on 'The Light of the World'

Talking Volumes: Elizabeth Alexander on 'The Light of the World'

As part of the 2016 Talking Volumes series, Kerri Miller talks with Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander, author of "The Light of the World." The event was held September 15, 2016 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
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Talking Volumes 2016 season guide

Talking Volumes 2016 season guide

The 16th season of Talking Volumes includes interviews with Elizabeth Alexander, Carl Hiaasen, Gloria Steinem, Ann Patchett and Colson Whitehead.
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Louise Erdrich on writing: 'Getting older makes you cut to the chase'

Louise Erdrich on writing: 'Getting older makes you cut to the chase'

Louise Erdrich's fifteenth novel opens with a brutal tragedy, and traces the ripples of the act across years and intertwined families. She spoke with Kerri Miller at The Thread Live.
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'Welcome to Night Vale': Where supernatural is super normal

'Welcome to Night Vale': Where supernatural is super normal

Glow Clouds, shadow governments, five-headed dragons and the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home — these are all part of life in "Night Vale," a popular podcast-turned-novel.
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Archive: Chuck Palahniuk on Talking Volumes

Archive: Chuck Palahniuk on Talking Volumes

A rebroadcast of the 2011 discussion between MPR News host Kerri Miller and author Chuck Palahniuk about his most memorable trip to Paris, his biggest fear about red wine and his book, "Damned."

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