Tune in to Write On Radio this Thursday, June 14th, when host Jen Nemo speaks with author Max Allan Collins about his new crime fiction novel, Black Hats, written under the psuedonym Patrick Culhane.

And later on in the show, host Lynette Reini-Grandell speaks with Loft instructor and poet Evelyn Klein about her new book of poetry, From Here Across the Bridge.

Don't miss out on our Poem of the Week segment and our What's Happening Calendar of Literary Events brought to you by the Minnesota Literature Newsletter, which you can find a link to our the front of our webpage.

About Max Allan Collins, who wrote Black Hats under the psuedonym, *Patrick Culhane:

Patrick Culhane is the pseudonym of New York Times best-selling author Max Allan Collins, whose graphic novel Road to Perdition was the basis of the Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks film. His Nathan Heller historical thrillers have won him two Best Novel Shamus Awards, and his USA Today best-selling CSI novels have sold 1.5 million copies in America alone. A screenwriter and independent filmmaker, “Culhane” lives in Iowa with his wife and son.

About Loft Intstructor and Poet Evelyn Klein:

A prize-winning poet, Klein's work has appeared in many anthologies, journals, and newspapers. Sheedited and published the multicultural anthology, "Stage Two: Poetic Lives." Her prize-winning poem, "A Place Called Home,"was recently chosen by the Family Housing Fund for inclusion in an exhibit circulating the Twin Cities. She has led a poetry group at the Loft for several years and currently teaches there.