Kerri Miller is host of Minnesota Public Radio’s The Daily Circuit and the award-winning author series, Talking Volumes. Miller has won the Society of Professional Journalists National Achievement Award, an Associated Press Award and a Gracie award from the Association of Women in Radio and Television.

Charles Baxter is the author of, most recently, There’s Something I Want You to Do: Stories. His third novel, The Feast of Love, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2000. He has received the Award of Merit in the Short Story and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Rea Award in the Short Story in 2012. He is currently the Edelstein-Keller Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota.

Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Round House, was awarded the National Book Award. She owns Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore in Minneapolis. She is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.