Literature

Alexs Pate discusses the process of editing Blues Vision: African American
Writing from Minnesota, how the state’s literary community has evolved since
the 1980’s, and writing his upcoming novel, Black Arrow. [Read Transcript...]

Hosts Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura discuss the publishing industry’s ebb and flow of platforming BIPOC authors, but the often lack of long-term, deep investment. [Read Transcript...]

Hosts Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura discuss their 2021 anthology, We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World, and how Minnesota’s BIPOC authors have influenced culture and social change. [Read Transcript...]

In Our Words: MN BIPOC Writers hosts Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura introduce the series. They discuss how 2020 was a jumping off point for change and reflection amongst Minnesotans that BIPOC authors helped inform, speak to and lead. Plus, how the anthology, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, impacted residents’ response to Operation Metro Surge. [Read Transcript...]