LIST OF EPISODES By Literary Genre
• List of Episodes Categorized by Literary Genre (1988-2002)
Literary Categories (below) include:
Art/Architecture... Biographies/Autobiographies... Book Collecting...
Business/Finance/Law... Children's Authors/Illustrators... Children's Issues/Raising Children...
Ecology/Environment/Nature... Food/Cooking/Diets... Health/Psychology... History--Minnesota...
History--U.S. and World... Humor... Journalism/Journalists... Literature/Publishing/Writing...
Literature/Writing Festivals and Celebrations... Music... Mystery/Suspense... Novels (General Fiction)...
Photography... Poetry... Politics/Government... Religion/Spirituality... Romance Novels...
Science Fiction/Fantasy... Short Stories/Essays... Sports... Storytellers... Television/Film... Theater...
Travel/Adventure... The Northern Lights Series "Top 50" Program Episodes... Minnesota Book Awards
Art/Architecture
(See also: Television/Film, Music, Photography, Theater)
#488 James Ogland
#479 Warren Hanson/Tom Hegg
#471 Maxwell MacKenzie
#464 John Peyton
#456 Patricia Hampl/Book Arts
#438 David Backes (part 2)
#436 Jim Brandenburg
#431 Ralph Rapson book (part 2)
#430 Ralph Rapson book (part 1)
#429 Sarah Susanka
#418 David Haynes/Book Arts
#409 George Morrison
#406 Richard "Fred" Arey/Gaylord Schanilec
#394 Dr. Walter Breckenridge
#392 Paul Clifford Larson
#384 Jerome Liebling
#378 Larry Millett
#372 Wing Young Huie
#341 Thomas O'Sullivan
#336 Timothy Blade
#331 Sandra Nei Schulte
#329 Larry Millett
#326 William Morrish
#323 Thomas O'Sullivan
#322 Judith Martin
#303 Jennifer Komar
#299 Alan Lathrop
#244 Jackie Urbanovic
#240 "No Limits for Women Artists"
#234 Betsy Damon/DeJunius Hughes
#232 Daniel Gabriel
#224 Robert Des Jarlait
#221 D.L. Mabery
#210 Mike Hazard
#207 Ricardo Levins Morales
#204 Hazel Belvo/Joanne Hart
#165 James Stageberg/Susan Allen Toth
#144 Jane Curry
#119 Alison Bechdel
#109 Andy Nelson
#101 Karal Ann Marling
#84 Karen Ritz
#68 Ned Skubic
#62 Craig & Nadine Blacklock
#4 Nancy Carlson
Biographies/Autobiographies
#474 Steve Hoffbeck
#470 Patricia Condon Johnston
#453 John Koblas ("Swamp Fox")
#444 John Calvin Rezmerski/Freya Manfred (FrederickManfred)
#443 Freya Manfred/John Rezmerski (Frederick Manfred)
#440 Jim dale HuotVickery (Enviromental Writers)
#438 David Backes (Sigurd Olson) (part 2)
#437 David Backes (Sigurd Olson) (part 1)
#431 Ralph Rapson book (part 2)
#430 Ralph Rapson book (part 1)
#424 Dr. James Shannon
#419 Jane Pejsa (Romanoff)
#409 Margot Galt/George Morrison
#401 Marda Liggett Woodbury
#362 Robert Treuer
#361 John Koblas/Dave Page (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
#358 Barbara Stuhler (Clara Ueland)
#352 Jack & Rochelle Sutin
#328 Jane Pejsa (Gratia Countryman)
#318 Joyce Lyon
#306 Dr. Elizabeth Nash
#259 Maryann Weidt (Judy Blume)
#229 Mayme Sevander
#177 Stew Thornley (Halsey Hall)
#176 Jon Kerr (Calvin Griffith)
#164 Jane Pejsa (Ruth Von Kleist)
#131 Gretchen Beito (Coya Knudson)
#54 Father Marvin O’Connell (John Ireland)
#25 Michael Fedo (Garrison Keillor)
Book Collecting
#473 Don Olsen/Ox Head Press
#407 Gaylord Schanilec
#387 John H. Daniels
#381 Elmer L. Andersen (part 2)
#380 Elmer L. Andersen (part 1)
#348 Harold Kittleson
Business/Finance/Law
#449 Harold Kahm
#402 Kevin Cashman
#399 John Persico, Jr., Ph.D./Patricia Rouner Morris
#344 Walt Bachman
#327 Barbara Winter
#271 Dean Bilbe
#266 Janet Hagberg
#264 Dr. Stephen Wilbers
#236 Tom Keyes/David Miller
#197 Fred Zimmerman
#91 Ron Zemke
#87 Dick Schaaf
#43 Eva Schindler Rainman/Jack Cole
Children's Authors/ Illustrators
(See also: Storytellers)
(See also many listings in the list
below of previous episodes of the
All About Kids! TV program series:
https://davecarlson9.wixsite.com/all-about-kids)
#486 Ann Bancroft/Nancy Loewen
#480 Lise LungeLarsen/Judy Stern
#477 Pete Hautman/Mary Logue
(see also: All About Kids! #232)
#466 Mary Casanova
(see also: All About Kids! #237)
#460 Kate DiCamillo
#312 Amy Dolnick
#273 P.M. Malone
#259 Maryann Weidt
#250 Caroline Stevermer
#235 Marsha Qualey
#233 Carolyn Collins/Christina Eriksson
#230 Doug Wood
#214 Betsy Bowen
#206 Karen Ritz
#202 Steve Johnson/Lou Fancher
#199 Michelle Edwards
#187 Anthony Porter/Janice Lee Porter
#185 Judith Bernie Strommen
(see also: All About Kids! #142)
#173 Alice McLerran
#157 Dorothea Jensen
#146 Arvella Whitmore/Mildred Masters
#145 Megan McDonald
#133 George Shannon
#122 Lisa Westberg Peters
#93 Dr. Karen Nelson Hoyle
(see also: All About Kids! #259)
#85 Sharla Scannell Whalen
#84 Karen Ritz
#82 Barbara Esbensen
(see also: All About Kids! #174)
#72 Barb Knutson
#67 Jim Latimer
(see also: All About Kids! #168)
#63 Juanita Havill
(see also: All About Kids! #9)
#56 Patricia Calvert
#46 Phyllis Root
#40 Janice Boies
#24 Susan Pearson
#19 Holly Ramsey/Susan Stan
#15 Gary Paulsen
(see also: All About Kids! #269)
#13 Judy Delton
(see also: All About Kids! #8)
#11 Jane Resh Thomas
#5 Stephen Schwandt
#4 Nancy Carlson
#3 Marion Dane Bauer
Children's Authors/ Illustrators — continued
Minnesota Authors/Illustrators from the All About Kids! TV program series
(https://davecarlson9.wixsite.com/all-about-kids):
#282 Stephanie StuveBodeen
#280 Isabel Monk/Janice Lee Porter
#274 Janice Lee Porter/Jim Morse
#270 Will Weaver/Carol Dines
#269 Gary Paulsen
#264 Minnesota Arts High School
#263 The Alliance for Reading
#259 Wanda Gag Exhibit/CLRC
#258 Archie Givens, Jr.
#256 Duane Barnhart
#241 John Coy
#239 Debra Frasier
#237 Mary Casanova/Pat Quinn
#236 COMPAS Student Writing
#235 Davida Adedjouma
#232 Pete Hautman
Children's Issues/Raising Children
(See also many listings in the list
of previous episodes of the
All About Kids! TV series)
#410 Linda Back McKay
#286 Kevin Cwayna
#280 Julie Landsman
#81 Jean Illsley Clarke
(see also: All About Kids! #205)
#45 Lyn Lacy
(see also: All About Kids! #15)
#1 Vicky Lansky
All About Kids! TV series
(https://davecarlson9.wixsite.com/all-about-kids):
#265 Mattie Clark
#205 Jean Illsley Clarke
#15 Lyn Lacy
Ecology/Environment/Nature
#486 Ann Bancroft/Nancy Loewen
#481 Mark Neuzil
#480 Lise LungeLarsen/Judy Stern
#476 Lonnie & Kelly Dupre
#474 Steve Hoffbeck
#464 John Peyton
#455 David Mech
#442 Voices for the Land
#440 Jim dale HuotVickery/Calvin Rutstrum Tribute
#438 David Backes/Sigurd Olson book and tribute (part 2)
#437 David Backes/Sigurd Olson book and tribute (part 1)
#436 Jim Brandenburg
#423 Jay Steinke
#408 John Henricksson
#406 Richard "Fred" Arey
#394 Dr. Walter Breckenridge
#383 James Taylor Dunn
#377 Susan Davis Price
#375 Marlin Bree
#366 Boundary Waters Essays
#362 Robert Treuer
#345 Daniel Wovcha
#308 Geoffrey Saign
#288 Jonathan Larson
#269 Susan Varlamoff
#231 Ann Schimpf
#230 Doug Wood
#220 Martha Hellander
#204 Joanne Hart/Hazel Belvo
#191 Sam Cook
#183 Don & Dain Strand/Cyndy Strand/Andy Weaver
#169 John Shepard
(see also: All About Kids! #135)
#151 Pat Bell
#115 Tom Anderson
#102 David Mech
#98 Paul Gruchow/K. Simmons
#73 Paul Gruchow
#62 Craig & Nadine Blacklock
#47 Justine Kerfoot
#30 Marlin Bree
Food/Cooking/Diets
#419 Jane Pejsa
#340 Bob Schranck
#319 Beatrice Ojakangas
#291 Jackie Sheehan
#285 Susan Carlson
#258 Lynne Rossetto Kasper
#218 Jean Antonello
#194 John Schumacher
#7 Al Sicherman
Health/Psychology
#426 Sandra Krebs Hirsh/Jane Kise
#393 Hazelden Foundation
#314 Melody Beattie
#304 Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.
#297 Christina Baldwin
#294 Mark Scannell
#283 Terence Williams
#282 Justin O'Brien, Ph.D.
#262 Pat Helmberger
#261 Adina Wrobleski
#248 Stephanie Ericsson
#172 Linda Hanner/John Witek, M.D.
#167 Jim & Mary Jo Malach
#152 Jean Kummerow/Sandra Hirsh
#116 Linda Hanner
#110 Nor Hall
#83 Sherokee Ilse
History/Minnesota
#488 James Ogland
#481 Mark Neuzil
#474 Steve Hoffbeck
#467 Cheir Register
#453 John Koblas
#451 Gareth Hiebert (Oliver Towne)
#448 D.J. Tice
#438 David Backes/Sigurd Olson book and tribute (part 2)
#437 David Backes/Sigurd Olson book and tribute (part 1)
#435 Mary Logue/Dennis Clausen
#431 Ralph Rapson book (part 2)
#430 Ralph Rapson book (part 1)
#412 Genny Zak Kieley
#411 Paul Clifford Larson
#406 Richard "Fred" Arey/Gaylord Schanilec
#401 Marda Liggett Woodbury
#394 Dr. Walter Breckenridge
#392 Paul Clifford Larson
#385 Mary Bakeman
#381 Elmer L. Andersen (part 2)
#380 Elmer L. Andersen (part 1)
#378 Larry Millett
#370 Duke Klassen
#368 Richard "Fred" Arey
#367 Bonnie Watkins/Nina Rothchild
#361 John Koblas/Dave Page
#358 Barbara Stuhler
#357 Dennis McGrath/Dane Smith
#355 Paul Maccabee
#351 Rhoda Gilman
#348 Harold Kittleson
#329 Larry Millett
#328 Jane Pejsa
#325 Marjorie Myers Douglas
#322 Judith Martin
#309 Edith Mucke
#284 Alice Kaplan
#276 Susan Gustafson
#257 Ted Hall
#249 Sandra Adickes
#243 Rhoda Gilman
#150 Evelyn Fairbanks
#134 Linda Peavy/Ursula Smith
#131 Gretchen Beito
#129 Alpha Smaby
#118 Susan Hill Gross
#94 Pat Harpole
#59 Harrison Salisbury
#54 Father Marvin O'Connell
#50 Meridel LeSueur
#48 Russ Fridley
#47 Justine Kerfoot
#36 Joe Kimball
#25 Michael Fedo
#12 Bob Williams
History/U.S. and World
#457 Eric Markusen
#352 Jack & Rochelle Sutin/Lawrence Sutin
#342 Katherine Kressman Taylor Rood
#318 Joyce Lyon
#302 Louis Kilzer
#274 David Barnouw
#229 Mayme Sevander
#227 John Yewell/Jan DeSirey/Chris Dodge
#190 Solveig Zempel
#164 Jane Pejsa
#158 Ivan Musicant
#149 Jack Weatherford
#130 Anne Bosanko Green
#121 Rhoda Lewin
#60 Harrison Salisbury
#44 Philip Dray
Humor
#454 Pat Dennis/Susan Vass
#398 Howard Mohr
#307 Dudley Riggs
#292 John Louis Anderson
#96 Dale Connelly
#20 Howard Mohr
#7 Al Sicherman
Journalism/Journalists
#451 Gareth Hiebert (Oliver Towne)
#448 D.J. Tice
#436 Jim Brandenburg
#422 Bob Cary
#401 Marda Liggett Woodbury
#357 D. McGrath/Dane Smith
#290 Syl Jones
#272 John Mosedale
#264 Dr. Stephen Wilbers
#257 Ted Hall
#253 Dave Nimmer
#238 Mark DePaolis
#226 Ron Handberg
#221 D.L. Mabery
#191 Sam Cook
#123 James Lileks
#96 Dale Connelly
#69 Peg Meier
#60 Harrison Salisbury (part two)
#59 Harrison Salisbury (part one)
#36 Joe Kimball
#34 Tim Rumsey
#23 Dave Wood
#20 Howard Mohr
#9 Larry Batson
#7 Al Sicherman
Literature/Publishing/Writing
#487 "Literature & the Professions"
#483-484 Robert Bly/translations
#473 Don Olsen/Ox Head Press
#470 Patricia Condon Johnston
#465 Thom Tammaro/Sheila Coghill
#458 33 Minnesota Poets/Nodin Press
#454 Pat Dennis/Susan Vass
#446 Jack Zipes/Folktales
#445 Minnesota Voices Project/New Rivers Press
#442 Voices for the Land
#437-438 David Backes/
Sigurd Olson book and tribute
#435 Mary Logue/Dennis Clausen
#434 Emerson Wulling/Sumac Press
#427 Mildred Farkash Miller/Powderhorn Writer’s Festival
#422 Bob Cary/StuMichelle Osthoff
#418 David Haynes/Book Arts
#416 Jon Hassler/Bill Holm
#407 Richard "Fred" Arey (part 2)
#406 Richard "Fred" Arey (part 1)
#393 Hazelden Publishing
#391 Bill Holm/Book Arts
#389 Minnesota Women’s Press
#385 Mary Bakeman/Genealogy
#382 Joan Drury/Spinsters Ink
#381 Elmer L. Andersen (part 2)
#380 Elmer L. Andersen (part 1)
#367 Bonnie Watkins/Nina Rothchild
#366 Boundary Waters Essays
#358 Barbara Stuhler
#351 Rhoda Gilman
#348 Harold Kittleson
#339 Linda Myers
#298 Margot Fortunato Galt
#297 Christina Baldwin
#294 Mark Scannell
#281 Phil Wilke
#264 Dr. Stephen Wilbers
#254 Gaby McIver
#252 Mystery Writers Panel: Ellen Hart/Mary Logue/M.D. Lake/R.D. Zimmerman
#249 Sandra Adickes
#242 Pat Bell
#228 Tony Morley/Gordon Regguinti
#223 1992 Midwest Book Achievement Awards
#222 1992 Midwest Book Achievement Awards
#215 Steve Stilwell
#200 Glenda Martin/Griff Wigley/David Wiggins/Roger Sween
#155 Maureen LaJoy
#154 Alan Kornblum
#147 Lane Relyea
#138 Glenda Martin/Mollie Hoben
#137 Scott Edelstein
#119 Alison Bechdel
#97 Kay Sexton
#92 Dan Odegard
#89 Molly & John Harris
#79 Jay Walljasper
#68 Ned Skubic
#58 Jim Sitter
#42 Susan Walker
#41 Susan Broadhead
#29 Jonathon Lazear
#26 Emilie Buchwald
#24 Susan Pearson
#23 Dave Wood
#19 Holly Ramsey/Susan Stan
Literature/Writing Festivals & Celebrations
#475 Ray Gonzalez/George Rabasa
ChicanoLatino Writers Festival
#441 Open Book Grand Opening
#432 Author Readings from the
1999 Minnesota Book Awards
#428 A Tribute to John Engman
#400 Author Readings from the
1998 Minnesota Book Awards
#379 LitLink Literary Festival
#377 Midwest Ind. Publishers
Awards (Susan Davis Price)
#376 Author Readings from the
1997 Minnesota Book Awards
#363 Bouchercon World
Mystery Convention
#361 F. Scott Fitzgerald Party
(John Koblas/Dave Page)
#349 Author Readings from the
1996 Minnesota Book Awards
#223 1992 Midwest Book
Achievement Awards
#222 1992 Midwest Book
Achievement Awards
Music
#421 Barton Sutter/Ross Sutter
#416 Jon Hassler/Bill Holm
#391 Bill Holm
#390 Bill Holm
#306 Dr. Elizabeth Nash
#230 Doug Wood
#183 Don & Dain Strand/Cyndy Strand/Andy Weaver
#75 Carolyn Lucas
Mystery/Suspense
#485 Grant Blackwood
#477 Pete Hautman/Mary Logue
#462 Chuck Logan/John Sandford
#461 John Sandford/Chuck Logan
#433 Sujata Massey
#420 William Kent Krueger
#382 Joan Drury
#369 David Housewright
#365 Chuck Logan
#363 Mary Higgins Clark/
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
#359 Harold Adams
#354 Ellen Hart
#332 Larry Watson
#324 Steve Thayer
#315 Carole Nelson Douglas
#293 Pete Hautman
#275 Ellen Hart
#252 Mystery Writers Panel:
Ellen Hart/Mary Logue/
M.D. Lake/R.D. Zimmerman
#251 Mystery Writers Panel:
Hart/Logue/Lake/Zimmerman
#246 R.D. Zimmerman
#226 Ron Handberg
#215 Steve Stilwell
#208 Lin & Leif Enger
#171 Carole Nelson Douglas
#161 M.D. Lake
#148 Mary Logue
#95 Marjorie Dorner
#78 Mary Monica Pulver
#35 L.A. Taylor
#27 Harold Adams
#22 R.D. Zimmerman
#21 Pj Doyle
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Novels (general fiction)
#489 Arthur Phillips
#482 Valerie Miner
#478 Leif Enger
#477 Pete Hautman/Mary Logue
#469 Louise Erdrich
#463 Emily Carter
#459 Michael O’Rourke
#452 Alison McGhee
#449 Harold Kahm
(Henry Sacherman)
#447 Charles Baxter
#439 Jonis Agee
#425 Ellen Hawley
#418 David Haynes
#417 Tessa Bridal
#415 J.F. Powers (part 2)
#414 J.F. Powers (part 1)
#388 George Rabasa
#386 Jon Hassler
#353 Lorna Landvik
#350 Julie Schumacher
#338 David Haynes
#334 David Mura
#332 Larry Watson
#313 Mary Francois Rockcastle
#311 Faith Sullivan
#279 Sandra Benitez
#112 Nevada Barr
#107 Dr. Gisela Konopka
#104 Anthony Schmitz
#61 Rebecca Hill
#10 Jon Hassler
Photography
(See also: Art/Architecture)
#488 James Ogland
#481 Mark Neuzil
#471 Maxwell MacKenzie
#436 Jim Brandenburg
#423 Jay Steinke
#372 Wing Young Huie
#62 Craig & Nadine Blacklock
Poetry
#484 Robert Bly (part 2)
#483 Robert Bly (part 1)
#479 Tom Hegg/Warren Hanson
#475 Ray Gonzalez
#468 Heid E. Erdrich
#465 Thom Tammaro/Sheila Coghill — Emily Dickinson
#458 33 Minnesota Poets
#447 Charles Baxter
#445 Two Poets/Minnesota Voices Project
(Susan Steger Welsh/Richard Broderick)
#444 John Calvin Rezmerski/Freya Manfred
#443 Freya Manfred/John Calvin Rezmerski
#428 A Tribute to John Engman
#427 Mildred F. Miller/Ruth F. Brin
#413 U Sam Oeur
#404 Angelina Griffin/Louis Jenkins & Connie Wanek
#396 Leo Dangel
#391 Bill Holm
#390 Bill Holm
#374 Deborah Keenan
#371 Michael Dennis Browne
#356 Norita DittbernerJax
#333 Louis Jenkins
#320 Thomas R. Smith
#287 Bill Holm
#263 Jim Moore
#256 Carol Connolly
#219 Mark Vinz
#204 Joanne Hart/Hazel Belvo
#203 Kevin CrossleyHolland
(see also: All About Kids! #39)
#201 Susan Hauser
#184 Marilyn Boe
#166 Lynda Van Devanter
#162 Alexs Pate
#160 Peter Leschak
#148 Mary Logue
#127 John Caddy
#124 Mary Virginia Micka
#114 Keith Harrison
#111 Diane Glancy
#108 Florence Dacey
#103 Jonis Agee
#82 Barbara Esbensen
#64 Robert Bly
#57 David Mura
#55 Thomas McGrath
#53 Kate Green
#52 Frederick & Freya Manfred
#51 Frederick & Freya Manfred
#50 Meridel LeSueur
#49 Margaret Hasse
#41 Susan Broadhead
#38 Sen. Eugene McCarthy
#17 Bill Holm
#16 Joanne Hart
#8 Patricia Hampl
#6 Phebe Hanson
#2 Jill Breckenridge
Politics/Government
#373 Myron Orfield/James Kunstler
#357 Dennis McGrath/Dane Smith
#346 Tim Penny
#317 Edward Cleary
#277 Peter Rachleff
#268 Sen. Eugene McCarthy
#239 Tony Bouza
#143 V. David Schwantes
#142 Harry Boyte
#140 Tony Bouza
#131 Gretchen Beito
#129 Alpha Smaby
#113 Paul Klauda/Dave Hage
#50 Meridel LeSueur
#38 Sen. Eugene McCarthy
#31 Joseph Amato
Religion/Spirituality
#479 Warren Hanson/Tom Hegg
#469 Louise Erdrich
#426 Sandra Krebs Hirsh/Jane Kise
#416 Bill Holm/Jon Hassler
#424 Dr. James Shannon
#295 Mary Hayes Grieco
#278 Sister Eleanor Lincoln/Joan Timmerman
#213 Joan Timmerman
#187 Anthony & Janice Lee Porter
#141 Ed Sellner
#106 Karen Kennelly
#86 Rabbi Manis Friedman
#54 Father Marvin O'Connell
Romance Novels
#335 Ashland Price
#301 Kathleen Eagle
#125 Marjorie DeBoer
#70 Susan Johnson
Science Fiction/Fantasy
#472 Lois McMaster Bujold
#250 Caroline Stevermer
#225 Steven Brust
#175 Gordon Dickson
#171 Carole Nelson Douglas
#136 Lawrence Sutin
#66 Patricia Wrede/Pamela Dean
#18 Emma Bull/Will Shetterly
Short Stories/Essays
#475 Ray Gonzalez
#456 Patricia Hampl
#450 Carol Bly
#442 Voices for the Land
#439 Jonis Agee
#421 Barton Sutter
#416 Jon Hassler/Bill Holm
#410 Linda Back McKay
#408 John Henricksson
#388 George Rabasa
#370 Duke Klassen
#364 Marie Sheppard Williams
#360 Biloine Young
#343 Esther G. Johnson
#330 Pam Kesey
#292 John Louis Anderson
#265 Jim Heynen
#260 Diego Vazquez/Zainab Ali
#257 Ted Hall
#103 Jonis Agee
#88 Lon Otto
#80 Kathleen Coskran
#77 Mary LaChapelle
#76 Patricia Weaver Francisco
#65 Will Weaver
#33 Mary Martin Mason
#28 Carol Bly
#14 Susan Allen Toth
#8 Patricia Hampl
Sports
(see also: Travel/Adventure)
#423 Andrew Slade
#422 Bob Cary
#405 Joe Amato
#403 Blazin’ Phil Blazovich
#392 Paul Clifford Larson
#387 John Daniels
#368 Richard "Fred" Arey
#300 Bill Meissner
#296 Ray Christensen
#216 Ted Robinson
#178 Michael Fedo
#177 Stew Thornley
#176 Jon Kerr
#109 Andy Nelson
#39 Stew Thornley
Storytellers
(see also: Children's Authors)
(See also many listings in the
list of previous episodes of the
All About Kids! TV program)
#480 Lise LungeLarsen/Judy Stern
#446 Jack Zipes/Folktales
#398 Howard Mohr
#397 Anne M. Dunn
#270 Jim Northrup
#144 Jane Curry
#133 George Shannon
#96 Dale Connelly
#75 Carolyn Lucas
#67 Jim Latimer
#20 Howard Mohr
Television/Film
#337 Paula Rabinowitz
#321 Wade Danielson
#310 Karal Ann Marling
#267 Abdelhafidh Bouassida
#234 DeJunius Hughes/Betsy Damon
#217 Keith Froelich
#212 Rich Kronfeld
#210 Mike Hazard
#193 Randy Adamsick
#192 Janet Zahn
#180 Pat Hennessey/Jim Smith
#135 Peter Docter
#132 John Prin
#126 Gary Jenneke/Steve Larson
#120 Curt Tilleraas
#117 John Gaspard/Michael Paul Levin
#100 Tom Pope
#32 Judith Guest
Theater
#449 Harold Kahm (Henry Sacherman)/
Acadia Theater
#413 U Sam Oeur/
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
#398 Howard Mohr/
Troupe America
#396 Leo Dangel/Lyric Theatre
#386 Jon Hassler/Lyric Theatre
#331 Sandra Nei Schulte/
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
#316 Jon Cranney/
Children’s Theatre Company
(see also: All About Kids! #43)
(see also: All About Kids! #102)
#307 Dudley Riggs
#289 Larry Roupe/Chief
#256 Carol Connolly/Payments Due
#247 Great North American History Theatre
Steven DiMenna/Lance Belville/Jay Nickerson/Janet Hanson
#245 Michael Lupu/Guthrie
#188 Don Stolz/Old Log Theatre
#182 Larry Roupe/Simon’s Night
#174 Jon Cranney/
Children’s Theatre Company
(see also: All About Kids! #43)
(see also: All About Kids! #102)
#90 Nancy Gilsenan
#76 Patricia Weaver Francisco
Travel/Adventure
#488 James Ogland
#486 Ann Bancroft/Nancy Loewen
#476 Lonnie & Kelly Dupre
#423 Andrew Slade/Jay Steinke
#422 Bob Cary
#395 Bicycling Books/MN Writers
Doug Shidell & Vicky Vogels
Richard Arey & Bruce Blair
#383 James Taylor Dunn
#375 Marlin Bree
#368 Richard "Fred" Arey
#347 Dan Buettner
#287 Bill Holm
#276 Susan Gustafson
#167 Jim & Mary Jo Malach
#153 Joseph Murphy
#139 Pat Middleton
#128 Paul Schurke
#105 Patricia Carpenter
#99 Stephen Plumb
#74 Catherine Watson
#71 Laura Zahn
#37 Ruth Humleker
#30 Marlin Bree
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The Northern Lights "Top 50" Program Episodes
In September 1999, the Minnesota Center for the Book assembled an
AdHoc Advisory Committee familiar with the TV series and with
Minnesota literature to determine a Core Selection of 50+ important
and memorable episodes from the first twelve years of production:
#437-438 David Backes/A Tribute to Sigurd Olson
#436 Jim Brandenburg
#430-431 Ralph Rapson book
#429 Sarah Susanka
#428 Tribute to Poet John Engman
#421 Barton Sutter
#420 William Kent Krueger
#414-415 J.F. Powers
#413 U Sam Oeur
#409 George Morrison/Margot Fortunato Galt
#406-407 Richard "Fred" Arey/Gaylord Schanilec
#398 Howard Mohr
#394 Walter Breckenridge
#390-391 Bill Holm
#389 Minnesota Women’s Press
#386 Jon Hassler
#380-381 Elmer L. Andersen
#361 John Koblas/Dave Page
#355 Paul Maccabee
#353 Lorna Landvik
#341 Thomas O’Sullivan
#338 & #418 David Haynes
#329 & #378 Larry Millett
#311 Faith Sullivan
#292 John Louis Anderson
#279 Sandra Benitez
#270 Jim Northrup
#268 & #38 Sen. Eugene McCarthy
#251-252 Mystery Writers Panel
#239 & #140 Tony Bouza
#230 Doug Wood
#204 Joanne Hart/Hazel Belvo
#175 Gordon Dickson
#150 Evelyn Fairbanks
#149 Jack Weatherford
#111 Diane Glancy
#102 David Mech
#97 Kay Sexton
#73 Paul Gruchow
#69 Peg Meier
#65 Will Weaver
#64 Robert Bly
#62 Craig & Nadine Blacklock
#59-60 Harrison Salisbury
#55 Thomas McGrath
#51-52 Frederick & Freya Manfred
#50 Meridel LeSueur
#36 Joe Kimball
#32 Judith Guest
#28 Carol Bly
#15 Gary Paulsen
#14 Susan Allen Toth
#10 Jon Hassler
#8 Patricia Hampl
#6 Phebe Hanson
#4 Nancy Carlson
#3 Marion Dane Bauer
Thanks to a Minnesota Legislative Grant administered by the state Office of Library Development &
Services and Metronet (info@metronet.lib.mn.us), videotape copies of these "Top 50" episodes
were distributed to public libraries, schools and several universities throughout the state to provide and promote increased public accessibility and viewing opportunities.
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Minnesota Book Awards
#432 Author Readings from the 1999 Minnesota Book Awards
Barton Sutter
Marjorie Myers Douglas
William Kent Krueger
Marsha Wilson Chall
#400 Author Readings from the 1998 Minnesota Book Awards
Greg Breining
Susan Carol Hauser
Joseph Amato
Nadine Blacklock
(Paul Gruchow/Bill Truesdale)
#376 Author Readings from the 1997 Minnesota Book Awards
Audrey Osofsky
John Rezmerski
David Moffatt
Lisa Westberg Peters
(Former Gov. Elmer L. Andersen)
#349 Author Readings from the 1996 Minnesota Book Awards
Marsha Qualey
Walt Bachman
Lawrence Sutin
Maryann Weidt
The annual Minnesota Book Awards Events from 1993 through the current year have been video
recorded by Minnesota Center for the Book, and recently by St. Paul Neighborhood Network.
The Book Awards are now sponsored and coordinated by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library.
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Videotape copies of individual episodes of Northern Lights were at one time
available for purchase for a nominal charge.
Episodes #1—438 [1988-1999]
Episodes #439—489 [2000-2002]
Available through the Minnesota Historical Society
Most of the series episodes are now available for online viewing through the "Minnesota Reflections" website... check out "Viewing" in the top menu bar on this website for a direct link and more information.
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For more information about the Northern Lights Television/video series,
or for annotated program lists by episode, contact:
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Dave Carlson, Northern Lights Producer/Director/Editor
(952) 715-7577