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Talking Volumes

Talking Volumes is an event discussion series from Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune. Join award-winning journalist and MPR News host Kerri Miller as she talks with notable authors from across the world.

Join us on June 4th: Minnesota author, Leif Enger at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. Talking Volumes is hosted by award-winning journalist Kerri Miller. Tickets available now.

Talking Volumes: A conversation with writer N. Scott Momaday

Talking Volumes: A conversation with writer N. Scott Momaday

Award-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday cultivated a boundless imagination as a boy exploring the vast landscape of the American Southwest on horseback. He joined host Kerri Miller for Talking Volumes: Talking Race, a collaboration between MPR and the Star Tribune.
by Kerri Miller

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts

Talking Volumes: A conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts

Reginald Dwayne Betts animates the ideals of justice, integrity and equity in his work as both an attorney and a poet. He went to prison as a teenager for carjacking and later went to Yale to study law. He joined MPR News host Kerri Miller on the virtual Talking Volumes stage for a conversation about race, criminal justice and reading.
by Kerri Miller

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Talking Volumes: Talking Race 2021 season guide

Talking Volumes: Talking Race 2021 season guide

Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are proud to announce a special Talking Volumes series of virtual events centered around the topic of race in America. Join MPR News journalists Kerri Miller and Brandt Williams as they host engaging conversations with authors throughout the month of March.

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with Claudia Rankine

Talking Volumes: A conversation with Claudia Rankine

Kerri Miller hosts a conversation with poet, playwright, bestselling author, MacArthur Fellow, and Yale professor Claudia Rankine about her new collection “Just Us: An American Conversation.”
by Kerri Miller

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Talking Volumes 2020 season guide

Talking Volumes 2020 season guide

Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are proud to announce the 21st season of Talking Volumes. Talking Volumes is hosted by award-winning MPR News journalist Kerri Miller.
by MPR News Staff

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Alice Hoffman on love, loss and family in ‘The World That We Knew’

Alice Hoffman on love, loss and family in ‘The World That We Knew’

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with author Alice Hoffman as part of her Talking Volumes series at the Fitzgerald Theater. They discussed love and loss, what makes a family, and how we are shaped by those we cherish.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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