Tag: Literature: Nonfiction

The Accidental Journalist on MPR

September 15, 2010

Today on MPR’s Midmorning, Laurie Hertzel, author of News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist, chatted with Marianne Combs about her earliest reporting experiences at the Duluth News-Tribune and why good journalism will never go away. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/js/swfobject.js /**/In case you missed Hertzel’s book launch at The Loft Literary Center last week, here’s footage of … More The Accidental Journalist on MPR

MPR’s Peter Smith on high-school football: "We stunk and we knew it."

August 18, 2010

Brett Favre is here and Minnesota is rejoicing—and perhaps remembering how Al Franken totally called this last week. We’ve got football on the brain (and not to mention cautious hopes at a Super Bowl championship). In honor of the season, we are happy to share an essay by Peter Smith, who remembers with “fondness” his … More MPR’s Peter Smith on high-school football: "We stunk and we knew it."

Farmers markets, Food, Inc., and truths about the history of farming

May 21, 2010

Today’s post is by Carrie A. Meyer, author of Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age through the Great Depression. The book chronicles the experiences of May and Elmo Davis, distant relatives of Meyer who kept a diary about the couple’s everyday experiences on the farm. The book showcases the large-scale evolution of … More Farmers markets, Food, Inc., and truths about the history of farming

Baseball. Beer. MN history. Folklore. Our spring book sale has something for everyone

May 13, 2010

From Rod Carew’s memoir Carew to the 25th anniversary edition of Bill Holm’s The Music of Failure, our Spring Regional book sale truly has something for everyone. UMP is offering 30% off of 20 new titles with regional appeal — order soon to ensure yours will arrive in time for Father’s Day! Also included in … More Baseball. Beer. MN history. Folklore. Our spring book sale has something for everyone

Gayla Marty’s Memory of Trees: ‘A different kind of book’

April 12, 2010

“The last thing I wanted to do was write another farm memoir,” Gayla Marty said recently in an interview with the Star Tribune. “I thought, ‘It’s boring. There’s no market for it. No one would want to read it.’” With Memory of Trees, Marty has indeed remained loyal to her instincts. From passionate prose about … More Gayla Marty’s Memory of Trees: ‘A different kind of book’

Paul Chaat Smith on CNN: Wilma Mankiller’s trail of triumph

April 9, 2010

Paul Chaat Smith, author of Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong, has written a powerful commentary for CNN on the life of Wilma Mankiller, who passed away this week and whose amazing life has made a new future possible for American Indians. Read about Wilma Mankiller’s (as Smith says, who can forget a name … More Paul Chaat Smith on CNN: Wilma Mankiller’s trail of triumph

Gayla Marty: On leaving—but not entirely leaving—the family farm

February 24, 2010

Gayla Marty grew up on a dairy farm near Rush City, Minnesota. She is currently a communications director at the University of Minnesota. Her new memoir, Memory of Trees: A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm, reveals her search to understand her attachment to the family farm and the reasons it was sold. Marty still … More Gayla Marty: On leaving—but not entirely leaving—the family farm