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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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Where readers meet writers, Fridays at 11 a.m. Listen live or stream later on your favorite podcast app.

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Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair

Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair

Kerri Miller launched season three of Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair by talking with community leaders, residents and problem solvers about the challenges and rewards of living rural.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Jo Hamya ambushes everyone in ‘The Hypocrite’

Jo Hamya ambushes everyone in ‘The Hypocrite’

Jo Hamya’s new novel centers on a young woman who writes a searing play about father, a once-celebrated author who was also an absent and self-absorbed parent.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How to defeat 'The Age of Grievance'

How to defeat 'The Age of Grievance'

In his new book, columnist Frank Bruni argues that a culture of grievance in America is splintering our personal lives, sabotaging our culture and swamping our politics. But there is a way out.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally

Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally

When A.J. Jacobs embarked on his “Year of Living Constitutionally,” he pulled out the beeswax candles and the tricorn hat and discovered some profound truths about our complicated and flawed founding document.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’

Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’

One of the hottest novels of the summer, Rachel Khong’s “Real Americans” is about love and expectations, mystery, privilege and dreams.   
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The shadow fighters of the Civil War

The shadow fighters of the Civil War

Historian Patrick O’Donnell spotted an intriguing roadside marker and then spent six years researching a part of the Civil War long forgotten. His new book, “The Unvanquished,” tells the story shape-shifting spies, fearless guerilla fighters and military leaders straight out of a movie.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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