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On Tuesday, August 31st, journalist and Star Tribune Books editor Laurie Hertzel joins us in the studio to talk about her book News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist. She will be reading from and talking about it Tuesday, Sept. 7th at the Loft Literary Center and also Monday, Sept. 13th at Magers and Quinn.

In the second half of our show, Francine Marie Tolf joins us to talk about her memoir, Joliet Girl and also her full length poetry collection, Rain, Lilies, Luck. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous journals including Water-Stone, Southern Humanities Review, Poetry East and A View from the Loft.

To access the Rain Taxi Review of Books Literary Events Calendar, click here.

Information about regular spoken word and open mic venues can be found at MinnesotaMicrophone.com.

For scheduling information, contact Ian Graham Leask at LeaskIan@aol.com or Lynette Reini-Grandell at Lynette.Reini-Grandell@normandale.edu.

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Write on radio airs every TUESDAY 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Central Time on 90.3 FM Minneapolis and 106.7 FM St. Paul and live on the web at www.kfai.org. Shows are archived for two weeks on line.

Write on Radio producers include:
* Stephanie Ash
* Alex Austin
* Ian Graham Leask
* Steve McEllistrem
* Lynette Reini-Grandell
* Matthew Rucker
* Charlotte Sullivan

Our opening and closing theme music is by Bobby McFerrin, "Bang! Zoom," from the CD Bang! Zoom. Our calendar music is by T. Tykwer, J. Klimek, and R. Hell, "Running One" and sometimes "Running Two" from the CD Run Lola Run (original motion picture soundtrack).


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8/24/2010 Write On Radio!

On Tuesday, August 24th, storyteller, playwright, performance artist and writer Kevin Kling joins us to talk about his current work and upcoming events. Kevin Kling is best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like "Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log," and the books The Dog Says How and Holiday Inn.

Novelist Gary Shteyngart also calls in to talk about his new book, Super Sad True Love Story. He is also the author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook and Absurdistan.


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8/17/2010 Write On Radio!

On Tuesday, August 17th, Antonia Felix joins us to talk about her newest biography, Sonia Sotomayor: The True American Dream. Antonia Felix is the author of many biographies of political and music figures, including Condolezza Rice, Wesley Clark, and Harry Connick, Jr.

We also talk with Jennifer Dodgson of the Loft and John O'Dell about the Loft's upcoming Novel-Writing Conference, taking place November 5th through 7th and featuring Charles Baxter, C.J. Hribal, and many other award-winning novelists.


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8/10/2010 Write On Radio!

On Tuesday, August 10th, Amy Salloway joins us to talk about her newest Fringe Festival show, "Entwined," which makes the case that behind every failed relationship...there's at least one really good yarn. Amy Salloway is also the creator of "So Kiss Me Already, Herschel Gertz!" and "Circumference."

We also talk with Alex Kava about the eighth book in her thriller series featuring FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell, Damaged.


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8/3/2010 Write On Radio!

Adam Langer talks about his newest novel, Thieves of Manhattan, a comedic tour de force that examines the memoir industry.

In the second half of our show, we talk with members of the St. Paul Soap Boxing Slam Team about their bid to capture the National Poetry Slam Championship, taking place in St. Paul August 3-7. Shane Hawley, Khary Jackson (aka 6 is 9), Kyle “Guante” Myhre, Sam Cook, Michael Mlekoday, and Matthew Rucker.


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