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Anthony Ceballos and Glassful of Prayer

Poet Anthony Ceballos talks with us about public transportation inspiration, loving a wounded city, and how he knows when to revise and when to leave a poem alone. Glassful of Prayer by Anthony Ceballos (Trio House Press) [https://triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre-order-glassful-of-prayer-by-anthony-ceballos] @thatcasualgayvampire on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thatcasualgayvampire/] Anthony Ceballos on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/anthony.p.ceballos] Recommendation Wild Things by Lynette Reini-Grandell [https://shop.mnhs.org/products/wild-things] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Jill D. Swenson and The Land of Everlasting Sky

This is a fascinating discussion with author Jill D. Swenson about her new book The Land of Everlasting Sky: A memoir of Loss and Legacy on Lake of the Woods. We talked about research, obsessions, memories, and how she builds scenes with historical evidence. The Land of Everlasting Sky [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-land-of-everlasting-sky-a-memoir-of-loss-and-legacy-on-lake-of-the-woods-jill-d-swenson] (She Writes Press) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-land-of-everlasting-sky-a-memoir-of-loss-and-legacy-on-lake-of-the-woods-jill-d-swenson] Book tour [https://jilldswenson.com/events/] Jill D. Swenson on Substack [https://jillswenson.substack.com/] Jill D. Swenson on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/jill.d.swenson] Recommendation It's summer! Go to your public library! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Julie Schumacher and Patient, Female

University of Minnesota Professor Julie Schumacher joins us to discuss her new short story collection Patient, Female and how she knows when an idea is a novel or a short story, when to worry about plot or not, and how to find the perfect noun. Patient, Female (Milkweed Editions) Julie Schumacher on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/julie.schumacher.359] Recommendations Refuse to be Done [https://bookshop.org/p/books/refuse-to-be-done-how-to-write-and-rewrite-a-novel-in-three-drafts-matt-bell/f42974238f04fbd5] by Matt Bell [https://bookshop.org/p/books/refuse-to-be-done-how-to-write-and-rewrite-a-novel-in-three-drafts-matt-bell/f42974238f04fbd5] Matt Bell's weasel word exercise [https://mattbell.substack.com/p/exercise-14-hunting-weasel-words] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Katherine Packert Burke and All Us Saints

Katherine Packert Burke talks with us about her spooky new novel All Us Saints and its trans villain; representation in true crime; and how Silence of the Lambs, a windowless airbnb, and sandbox video games inspired the story. All Us Saints (Bloombury) [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/all-us-saints-9781639738113/] @katpburke on Twitter [https://x.com/katpburke] Ghost Image, Katherine's Substack newsletter [https://ghostimage.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Stacy Carlson and The Gyre

Novelist Stacy Carlson speaks with us about her literary novel The Gyre and its ill-prepared protagonist, an inspiring artist's residency in the Svalbard archipelago, and her research into meals made of moose lips. The Gyre (Alternating Current Press) stacycarlson.com [https://stacycarlson.com/] Stacy Carlson on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stacy.carlson.92] @magnificentsparrow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/magnificentsparrow/] Recommendations Girl Gone Wild Book Tour at Acorn Bookshop [https://www.acornbookshop.com/pages/events] Rain Taxi Twin Cities Literary Calendar [https://raintaxi.com/literary-calendar/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readminnesotabooks.com [https://www.readminnesotabooks.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]