ARCHIVED RADIO INTERVIEWS, TALKS, AND READINGS

The following writers were featured in the Good Thunder Reading Series in the years indicated. We have provided links to the public-radio interviews, talks, and readings that were recorded during their visits when copies have been available. The public-radio interviews average 15 minutes in length, and the talks and readings range from 20-50 minutes. Sound quality varies.

*  signifies the four-day MSU Visiting Writer, later named the Eddice B. Barber Visiting Writer

1981

Judith Guest  * —interview, talk, reading

1981-82

Frederick Manfred  * [first Robert Wright Conference keynoter] —interview, talk, reading

1982-83

Kathy Callaway —interview, talk, reading
David Johnson —interview, talk, reading
Rick Christman —interview, talk, reading
Antony Oldknow —interview, talk, reading
Candyce Clayton —interview, talk, reading
John Calvin Rezmerski —interview, talk, reading
Cary Waterman —interview, talk, reading
Philip Dacey —interview, talk, reading
Jon Hassler  * —interview, talk, reading

1983-84

Doris Grumbach —interview, talk, reading
Carol Muske —interview, talk, reading
John Solensten —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Hampl —interview, talk, reading
Thomas Lux —interview, talk, reading
Gerald Stern —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Jones —interview, talk, reading
James Welch —interview, talk, reading
Tim O’Brien  * —interview, talk, reading

1984-85

Jon Hassler —interview, talk, reading
Marisha Chamberlain —interview, talk, reading
Rebecca Hill —interview, talk, reading
Judith Guest —interview, talk, reading
Robley Wilson —interview, talk, reading
Joseph Bruchac —interview, talk, reading
Kate Green —interview, talk, reading
Cary Waterman —interview, talk, reading
Tim O’Brien —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Hampl  * —interview, talk, reading

1985-86

Tim Rumsey —interview, talk, reading
Donald Hall —interview, talk, reading
Louise Erdrich —interview, talk, reading
Michael Dennis Browne —interview, talk, reading
Bill Holm —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Weaver Francisco —interview, talk, reading
Sharon Pollock —interview, talk, reading
Linda Hogan —interview, talk, reading
Marisha Chamberlain * —interview, talk, reading
Wayne Ude —reading

1986-87

Roberta Hill Whiteman —interview, talk, reading
Paul Gruchow —interview, talk, reading
Will Weaver —interview, talk, talk, reading
Arthur Homer —interview, talk, reading
Gary Paulsen —interview, talk, reading
Gretel Ehrlich —interview, talk, reading
Jonathan Holden —interview, talk, reading
Teresa Anderson —interview, talk, reading
Judith Guest  * —interview, talk, reading

1987-88

James Alan McPherson —interview, talk, reading
Pierre Delattre —interview, talk, reading
Madeline DeFrees —interview, talk, reading
Louis Jenkins —interview, talk, reading
William Stafford —interview, talk, reading
Roseann Lloyd —interview, talk, reading
Marjorie Dorner —interview, talk, reading
Joy Williams —interview, talk, reading
Kate Green  * —interview, talk, reading

1988-89

Candace Black —interview, talk, reading
David Brunet —interview, talk, reading
Terry Davis —interview, talk, reading
Richard Robbins —interview, talk, reading
Roger Sheffer —interview, talk, reading
Cary Waterman —interview, talk, reading
Barton Sutter —interview, talk, reading
Jill Breckenridge —interview, talk, reading
Peter Leschak —interview, talk, reading
William Kittredge —interview, talk, reading
CarolAnn Russell —interview, talk, reading
Carolyn Forché —interview, talk, reading
Chris Crutcher —interview, talk, reading
Will Weaver  * —interview, talk, reading

1989-90

Mankato Area Writers —interview, talk, reading
Rick DeMarinis —interview, talk, reading
C.L. Rawlins —interview, talk, reading
Paul Zimmer —interview, talk, reading
Paulette Bates Alden —interview, talk, reading
Alberto Alvaro Ríos —interview, talk, reading
Mary Clearman Blew —interview, talk, reading
Deborah Keenan —interview, talk, reading
Stephen Schwandt —interview, talk, reading
Bill Holm  * —interview, talk, reading

1990-91

John Calvin Rezmerski —interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill —interview, talk, reading
Donna Langton —interview, talk, reading
Julie Schumacher —interview, talk, reading
Jane Smiley —interview, talk, reading
Diane Glancy —interview, talk, reading
Jonis Agee —interview, talk, reading
Phebe Hanson —interview, talk, reading
P.C. Hodgell —interview, talk, reading
Frederick Manfred  * —interview, talk, reading

1991-92

Susan Allen Toth —interview, talk, reading
Charles Baxter —interview, talk, reading
Arthur Homer —interview, talk, reading
William Trowbridge —interview, talk, reading
Sandra Benítez —interview, talk, reading
John Hildebrand —interview, talk, reading
James Crumley —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Calvert —interview, talk, reading
Philip S. Bryant —interview, talk, reading
Jonis Agee  * —interview, talk, reading

1992-93

Olga Broumas —interview, talk, reading
Bruce Weigl —interview, talk, reading
Terry Davis —interview, talk, reading
Jane von Mehren —interview, talk, reading
Stephen Trimble —interview, talk, reading
Stuart Dybek —interview, talk, reading
Cary Waterman —interview, talk, reading
Carol Bly —interview, talk, reading
Gregory Maguire —interview, talk, reading
James Welch —interview, talk, reading
Peter Leschak  * —interview, talk, reading

1993-94

Alan Davis —interview, talk, reading
David Mason —interview, talk, reading
Julie Landsman —interview, talk, reading
Dennis Cass —interview, talk, reading
Leslie Adrienne Miller —interview, talk, reading
Bruce Taylor —interview, talk, reading
Mary Logue —interview, talk, reading
David Haynes —interview, talk, reading
Sheila O’Connor —interview, talk, reading
Jim Northrup —interview, talk, reading
Chris Crutcher  * —interview, talk, reading

1994-95

Gary Soto —interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill —reading
Davis Miller —interview, talk, reading
Jim Heynen —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Barone —interview, talk, reading
Mary Francois Rockcastle —interview, talk, reading
Judith Hougen —interview, talk, reading
William Trowbridge —interview, talk, reading
Robert Hedin —interview, talk, reading
Barry Silesky —interview, talk, reading
Sharon Solwitz —interview, talk, reading
Sharman Apt Russell  * —interview, talk, reading

1995-96

Tim O’Brien —interview, talk, reading
Jon  Hassler —interview, talk, reading
Lorna Dee Cervantes —interview, talk, reading
Robert Wrigley —interview, talk, reading
J. Otis Powell! —interview, talk, reading
Lynn Emanuel —interview, talk, reading
Pattiann Rogers —interview, talk, reading
Ron Hansen —interview, talk, reading
Phyllis Barber  * —interview, talk, reading

1996-97

Mary Swander —interview, talk, reading
Kyoko Mori —interview, talk, reading
Sherman Alexie —interview, talk, reading
Josip Novakovich —interview, talk, reading
Ted Kooser —interview, talk, reading
Jule Selbo —interview, talk, reading
Li-Young Lee —interview, talk, reading
Sandra Adelmund —interview, talk, reading
Joe Kane  * —interview, talk, reading

1997-98

Alexs Pate —interview, talk, reading
Thom Tammaro —interview, talk, reading
Mark Vinz —interview, talk, reading
Lewis Nordan —interview, talk, reading
Susan Yuzna —interview, talk, reading
Beth Weatherby —interview, talk, reading
David Treuer —interview, talk, reading
Jim Daniels —interview, talk, reading
John Calderazzo  * —interview, talk, reading
Freya Manfred —interview, talk, reading
Roseann Lloyd —interview, talk, reading

1998-99

Donald Morrill —interview, talk, reading
Robert Lacy —interview, talk, reading
Judith Guest —interview, talk, reading
Joyce Sutphen —interview, talk, reading
Terry Davis —interview, talk, reading
Cathy Day —interview, talk, reading
Susan Power —interview, talk, reading
Al Young —interview, talk, reading
Debra Marquart  * —interview, talk, reading

1999-2000

Martín Espada —interview, talk, reading
Alison Baker —interview, talk, reading
Jon Hassler —interview, talk, reading
Marilyn Nelson —interview, talk, reading
Rick DeMarinis —interview, talk, reading
Susan Perabo —interview, talk, reading
Duff Brenna —interview, talk, reading
Kim Barnes —interview, talk, reading

2000-2001

Ayse Papatya Bucak —interview, talk, reading
Ron Carlson —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Clark —interview, talk, reading
Jonis Agee —interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill —interview, talk, reading
Richard Robbins —interview, talk, reading
John Calvin Rezmerski —interview, talk, reading
M. Evelina Galang —interview, talk, reading
Davis Miller —interview, talk, reading
Tim Seibles —interview, talk, reading
Valerie Martínez —reading
Antonya Nelson —interview, talk, reading

2001-2002

Melissa Pritchard —interview, talk, reading
Lorna Landvik —interview, talk, reading
William Trowbridge —interview, talk, reading
Thomas R. Smith —interview, talk, reading
Robert Bly —interview, talk, reading
Oliver de la Paz —interview, talk, reading
Allison Joseph —interview, talk, reading
Ian Frazier —interview, talk, reading
Emily Carter  * —interview, talk, reading
Aimee Bender —interview, talk, reading
James Welch —interview, talk, reading

2002-2003

Terry Davis —interview, talk, reading
Paul Zimmer —interview, talk, reading
Denise Duhamel —interview, talk, reading
Stephen Dunn —interview, talk, reading
Jim Heynen —interview, talk, reading
Alison McGhee —interview, talk, reading
Shannon Olson —interview, talk, reading
Sharon Chmielarz —interview, talk, reading
Orval Lund —interview, talk, reading
Jude Nutter —interview, talk, reading
J.P. White —interview, talk, reading
Nancy Loewen —interview, talk, reading
Marybeth Lorbiecki —interview, talk, reading
Mai Neng Moua —interview, talk, reading
Thien-Bao Thuc Phi —interview, talk, reading
Julie Landsman —interview, talk, reading
Valerie Miner —interview, talk, reading
Cheri Register —interview, talk, reading
Bill Holm —interview, talk, reading
Philip Bryant —interview, talk, reading
David Haynes —interview, talk, reading
Philip Dacey  * —interview, talk, reading
Heather Sellers —interview, talk, reading
Alyson Hagy —interview, talk, reading
Ray Gonzalez —interview, talk, reading

2003-2004

Debra Magpie Earling —interview, talk, reading
Rebecca Fjelland Davis —interview, talk, reading
Connie Wanek —interview, talk, reading
Ed Bok Lee —interview, talk, reading
Thien-Bao Thuc Phi —interview, talk, reading
Lisa Bullard —reading
John Coy —reading
Phyllis Root —reading
Norah Labiner —reading
George Rabasa —reading
Sarah Stonich —reading
Betsy Brown —reading
Anna George Meek —reading
Leslie Adrienne Miller —reading
Barrie Jean Borich —reading
Mary Rose O’Reilley —reading
Madelon Sprengnether —reading
Susan Power —reading
Candace Black —interview, talk, reading
Edward Micus —interview, talk, reading
Kent Meyers  * —interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill —interview, talk, reading
Michael Perry —interview, talk, reading
Jim Redmond —interview, talk, reading
Bart Schneider —interview, talk, reading

2004-2005

Nancy Eimers —interview, talk, reading
William Olsen —interview, talk, reading
Philip Bryant —interview, talk, reading
Judy Blunt —interview, talk, reading
Wang Ping —interview, talk, reading
Tony Hoagland —interview, talk, reading
Pam  Houston —interview, talk, reading
S.L. Wisenberg  * —interview, talk, reading
Jane Jeong Trenka —interview, talk, reading
Aimee Nezhukumatathil —interview, talk, reading

2005-2006

Diana Joseph —interview, talk, reading
Richard Robbins —interview, talk, reading
Roger Sheffer —interview, talk, reading
Steve Gehrke —interview, talk, reading
Nicole Lea Helget —reading
Mike Magnuson —interview, talk, reading
Bernard MacLaverty —interview, talk, reading
Ed-Bok Lee —interview, talk, reading
Juliana Pegues —interview, talk, reading
Thien-Bao Thuc Phi —interview, talk, reading
Charles Baxter —interview, talk, reading
Benjamin Drevlow —reading
Stuart Dybek —interview, talk, reading
Candace Black —interview, talk, reading
Suzanne Bunkers —interview, talk, reading
Terry Davis —interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill —interview, talk, reading
Pete Hautman —interview, talk, reading
Cathy Day —interview, talk, reading
Catie Rosemurgy —interview, talk, reading
Judith Guest  * —interview, talk, reading
Patricia Kirkpatrick —interview, talk, reading
Lee Ann Roripaugh —interview, talk, reading

2006-2007

Dodie Miller —reading
Alison McGhee —interview, talk, reading
Samrat Upadhyay —interview, talk, reading
Terrance Hayes —interview, talk, reading
Jim Moore —interview, talk, reading
Melanie Rae Thon —interview, talk, reading
Pamela Porter —interview, talk, reading
Sharon Dilworth —interview, talk, reading
Katrina Vandenberg —interview, talk, reading
Mary Helen Stefaniak —interview, talk, reading
Joe Mackall  * —interview, talk, reading
Fan Shen —interview, talk, reading

2007-2008

Beth Ann Fennelly —interview, talk, reading
Robert David Clark —interview, talk, reading
Gwen Hart —interview, talk, reading
Thomas Maltman —interview, talk, reading
Luke Rolfes —reading
Marie Myung-Ok Lee —interview, talk, reading
Deborah Keenan —interview, talk, reading
James Armstrong —interview, talk, reading
Candace Black —interview, talk, reading
Richard Robbins —interview, talk, reading
Roger Sheffer —interview, talk, reading
Bronson Lemer —reading
Li-Young Lee —interview, talk, reading
Tom Franklin —interview, talk, reading
Leigh Allison Wilson —interview, talk, reading

2008-2009

David Clisbee—reading
Richard Ford—interview, talk, reading
Bob Hicok—interview, talk, reading
Steve Almond—interview, talk, reading
Lindsay Schacht—reading
Heid E. Erdrich—interview, talk, reading
Lise Erdrich—interview, talk, reading
Benjamin Drevlow—interview, talk, reading
Nicole Helget—interview, talk, reading
Jude Nutter—interview, talk, reading
Julianna Baggott—interview, talk, reading
Oliver de la Paz—interview, talk, reading
Terry Davis—interview, talk, reading
Diana Joseph—interview, talk, reading
Richard Terrill—interview, talk, reading

This year's Good Thunder Reading Series is funded by the Minnesota State University Department of English, the College of Arts and Humanities, the Office of Institutional Diversity, the Nadine B. Andreas Endowment, the Eddice B. Barber Visiting Writer Endowment, the Robert C. Wright Endowment, and individual donors. This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature and the McKnight Foundation. This activity is also made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. MSU Library Services and Barnes & Noble Bookstore at Minnesota State offer additional support.