Upcoming selections

"Nobody's Fool"
By Richard Russo
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo joins Kerri Miller for Talking Volumes. His book Nobody's Fool was made into film starring Paul Newman. Russo's latest novel, Bridge of Sighs, will be out in paperback in the fall. Like many of his tales, it takes place in a deteriorating blue-collar town in the Northeastern United States. Publisher's Weekly says the book is "is large-hearted, vividly populated and filled with life from America's recent, still vanishing, past."

Live appearance: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Fitzgerald Theater
Russo will talk about his new book with Kerri Miller and take questions from the audience.

"The Hour I First Believed"
By Wally Lamb
Kerri Miller talks to Wally Lamb about his first novel in 10 years, The Hour I First Believed. Lamb's two previous novels, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True, topped the New York Times fiction charts. Lamb lead a writing workshop at the Connecticut women's prison for the past eight years, and his work with those inmates influenced the plot of his eagerly anticipated new book.

Live appearance: Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Fitzgerald Theater
Lamb will talk about his new book with Kerri Miller and take questions from the audience.

Public ticket price is $20. MPR Member tickets are $18. More ticket information available from the Fitzgerald Theater Web site or by phone at 651-290-1221.