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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]

Rashad Shabazz and Prince's Minneapolis

Arizona State University Professor and author Rashad Shabazz discusses why Prince's genius is boring, how Minneapolis is an underrated music city, and what Prince served for snacks at a 1998 secret Paisley Park show. Prince's Minneapolis: A Biography of Sound and Place (University of North Carolina Press) [https://uncpress.org/9781469690957/princes-minneapolis/] Paisley Park [https://www.paisleypark.com/] "ICE Can't Silence Prince's Minneapolis" by Rashad Shabazz, Zocalo Public Square [https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/ice-cant-silence-princes-minneapolis/] @drshabazzz.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/drshabazzz.bsky.social] @drshabazz on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drshabazz/] Adore [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8fLjiar1c8] 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]