The Friends and U.S. Trust present Talk of the Stacks, a reading series at the Minneapolis Central Library exploring contemporary literature and culture. Readings are held at the Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.
The programs are free with open seating to the public. Book sale and signing follow presentations. 612-630-6174 for more info.
A group of
America's award-winning literary women have
come together to tackle a topic close to
their hearts: Mom. Riding Shotgun is a
disarmingly honest and poignant collection
of essays that explores one of the most
common and complex human experiences, being
a daughter. Looking behind the cliché of
motherhood, these honest narratives tackle
the personal experiences of motherhood.
Edited by Kathryn Kysar, the 21 diverse
stories in Riding Shotgun are beautifully
crafted, alternately tender and tormented,
and shockingly intimate.
In an advance
celebration of Mother’s Day, Talk of the
Stacks will host the book launch of this
highly-anticipated anthology. Moderated by MPR’s
Midmorning Host Kerri Miller, participating
authors will discuss the complexity of the
mother/daughter bond and tackling that topic
in their writing.
“A
powerful and fascinating collection of
essays that probe the complications and the
mysteries of the bonds between mothers and
daughters. It is a gathering place of women
from all over the world, women who have
beautifully articulated the struggles and
joys of their mothers and their own journeys
from daughter-hood to motherhood.”— Jane
Hamilton, author of A Map of the World
PARTICIPATING AUTHORS:
Barrie Jean Borich is the author of
My
Lesbian Husband: Landscapes of a Marriage,
winner of the American Library Assoc. GLBT Nonfiction
Book Award.
Shannon Olson is the author of
Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is
Sometimes Spoken and Children of God Go
Bowling.
Wang Ping is a poet, essayist, and
fiction writer with seven books, including most
recently The Last Communist Virgin.
Faith
Sullivan is the author of eight novels
including Gardenias, What a Woman Must Do,
and The Cape Ann.
Anne Ursu is the author of
the novels The Disapparation of James and
Spilling Clarence, and the children’s trilogy,
The Cronus Chronicles.
Ka Vang is a Hmong playwright, fiction
writer, and poet. Her play, From Shadows to
Light was produced by Theatre Mu at the
Mixed Blood Theater.
Tim Weiner -- A Legacy of Ashes: The History
of the CIA
For more than
twenty years, Lynne Rossetto Kasper has been
recognized as one of America’s leading food
authorities, commentators, and cultural
historians. Her national radio show, The
Splendid Table, is a staple of American
Public Media. Her first cookbook, The
Splendid Table, is the only book to receive
The Cookbook of the Year Award from both the
Julia Child/IACP and James Beard Awards. Now
with her third book, How to Eat Supper,
Kasper goes far beyond the recipe and
standard cookbook by exploring the people
and stories that shape America’s changing
sense of food. Examining rarely heard
perspectives on food—from the quirky to the
political from the highbrow to the humble — Kapser shows the essential role breaking
bread together plays in our world. Tom Crann,
host of All Things Considered, and Sally
Swift, co-author and managing producer of
The Splendid Table, will join Kasper on
stage for this delicious edition of Talk of
the Stacks. Talk of the Stacks is made possible by the support of our members and our sponsors.
Presenting sponsor U.S. Trust.
Additional support provided by The Rake
and
Magers and Quinn Booksellers.
Hosted by Minnesota Public Radio Midmorning Host Kerri Miller
with authors Barrie Jean Borich, Shannon Olson, Wang Ping,
Faith Sullivan, Anne Ursu, and Ka Vang
Tuesday, June 3, 7 PM
Tim Weiner is a
Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter for The New
York Times and has written on American intelligence
for more than twenty years. Weiner will
discuss his newest work, A Legacy of Ashes,
which won the 2007 National Book Award for
Nonfiction and was a Finalist for the 2008
National Book Critics Circle Award. Based on
more than 50,000 documents (primarily from
the archives of the CIA itself and hundreds
of interviews with CIA veterans), the
book examines the CIA from its creation
after World War II through its battles in
the cold war to its near-collapse after the
9/11 terrorist attacks. A Legacy of Ashes
was described as “truly extraordinary . . . the
best book ever written on a case of
espionage” by the Wall Street Journal.
Tuesday, June 24, 7 PM
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