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Thursday, March 11th, Mark Mills calls in from the UK to talk about his third novel, The Information Officer, a novel of suspense, with a love story, set in the Mediterranean on the island of Malta during World War II. Mark Mills's previous novels are Amagansett and The Savage Garden.

Also this week, acclaimed author Kathleen Norris joins us in the studio to talk about her newest book, Acedia & Me: Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life. Kathleen Norris is also the author of The Cloister Walk, Dakota: A Spiritual Life, and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, among others.

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 THURSDAY 11 am - noon 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
* Cyn Collins
* Ian Graham Leask
* Steve McEllistrem
* Lynette Reini-Grandell
* Matthew Rucker

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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3/4/2010 Write On Radio!

Jay Parini calls in to talk about his fiction writing. A prolific author of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, his 1990 book The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year was recently made into a movie that was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actress for Helen Mirren and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Plummer.

Also on this show, we talk with Kim Harrison, author of Black Magic Sanction, the newest adventure in her bestselling series featuring bounty hunter-witch Rachel Morgan.


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2/25/2010 Write On Radio!

Novelist and poet Mary Logue joins us to talk about her newest book of poetry, Hand Work. Mary Logue's other books include Meticulous Attachment (a collection of poetry), the young adult novel Dancing with an Alien, and the Claire Watkins mystery series.

Also on this show, we talk with Ellen Sandbeck, author Green Barbarians: Live Bravely on Your Home Planet, a guidebook for making informed decisions in order to live happier, safer, and more environmentally responsible lives.


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2/18/2010 Write On Radio!

e.g. bailey and Sha Cage join us to talk about the CD release party for e.g.'s new album, "American Afrikan," an encyclopedic mix of spoken word, hip hop, funk, jazz, and more. The release party is Saturday, Feb. 20th starting at 9:30 p.m. at Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis and will feature performances by Guante, Sha Cage, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell, Truthmaze, and more.

Also on this show, we talk with Marisha Chamberlain about her new novel The Rose Variations, the story of Rose McGregor, a talented composer navigating academia in the early days of feminism. Marisha Chamberlain is also a playwright, poet, and librettist.


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2/11/2010 Write On Radio!

Thursday, February 11th, Thomas Mullen calls in to talk about his second novel, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers. His first novel, The Last Town on Earth was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today, was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year, and was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction.

Also this week, we talk with Erin Hart about her new book False Mermaid, the third in her mystery series combining forensics, archaeology, and history with Irish myth and mystery and featuring Nora Gavin and Cormac Maguire. The previous two books are Haunted Ground and Lake of Sorrows.


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