Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

Bad omens abound. But it’s not enough to dissuade 13 tourists on a luxury cruise to Antar... more

In Catherine Newman’s bestselling novel, “ [Sandwich] (https://www.harpercollins.com/produ... more

For 17 years, Mary Lucia was the voice of The Current, MPR’s music-first radio station. He... more

[Kate Baer] (https://www.katebaer.com/) wore sequins to Talking Volumes. It was a fitting ... more

Curses have long animated literature. Cassandra labors under a curse in “The Iliad.” Alth... more

“ [Nuremberg] (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29567915/) ” opens in the spring of 1945. Hitl... more

The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul was packed with [John Grisham] (https://jgrisham.com/) ... more

The two women at the center of Anna North’s new novel, “Bog Queen,” are separated by time ... more

Even before [Misty Copeland] (https://mistycopeland.com/) became the first Black woman to ... more

Twenty-five years ago this fall, a generation of readers met 10-year-old India Opal Buloni... more

When [Patricia Lockwood] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/242105/patricia-lockw... more

The fictional Bonhomie, Ohio, where Patrick Ryan’s new novel, “ [Buckeye] (https://www.pen... more

The final ballots were still being counted in the presidential election last fall when Dav... more

When the Wilder Foundation set out on a cool night in October of 2023 to count how many pe... more

The Fitzgerald Theater was filled to the rafters Wednesday night for the season launch of ... more

When the next pandemic hits, will we be ready? That’s the question at the center of Univer... more

Stephen Grant was laid off from his job at a boutique marketing agency in March 2020, righ... more

In the seas off Madagascar, Nova Scotia and even Connecticut, the siren call of buried ric... more

Maralyn and Maurice Bailey were always a little unconventional. Maurice was a loner, preci... more

If you’re a romance reader, you won’t be surprised to hear that romance is the biggest gen... more

Is loneliness something that happens when you’re not looking? And if so, could meaningful... more

The setting for Dwyer Murphy’s new book, “ [The House on Buzzards Bay] (https://www.pengui... more

Honoring the dead by washing the body is a ritual nearly as old as humankind. Jews observe... more

When Sarah Kendzior packs up her family for a road trip across America, she makes sure her... more

To mark Independence Day, Big Books and Bold Ideas is airing an encore presentation of Ker... more

Joy Womack made history when she became the first American to join Russia’s famed Bolshoi ... more

Honor Jones’ debut novel, “ [Sleep] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761973/sleep... more

If you’ve spent time this week doomscrolling on your phone — even though you know it’s [no... more

Amanda Nguyen was aiming for the stars when she was accepted as a student at Harvard. She ... more

A neighborhood bar is a peculiar thing. The people who frequent it develop a rapport, a ki... more