Synopses & Reviews
"It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town..." Each week, more than three million radio listeners eagerly anticipate these words and the gentle, meandering, expertly crafted, frequently funny, and often deeply moving tale that follows.
The latest in a line of best-selling collections that began with News from Lake Wobegon, this new set selects monologues from four years (1999-2002) of live radio programs. Some were broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater, the show's St. Paul home. Others were recorded on the road in Dublin, Ireland; Pasadena, California; Grand Forks, North Dakota; and other exotic places.
Review
"[Keillor's] Wobegon stories are...intelligent, darkly and delicately funny, and touching, the work of a modern American author on a par with John Irving....His voice is weathered, cultured, yet down-home and folksy a visitor you would warmly welcome into your home." Audiofile
Review
"All of us live in a 'Lake Wobegon,' but it takes a master storyteller to open our eyes to the magic all around us." Library Journal
Synopsis
The latest in a line of bestselling collections that began with News from Lake Wobegon, this set selects monologues from four years (1999-2002) of live radio programs. Some were broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theatre, the show's St. Paul home. Others were recorded on the road in Dublin, Pasadena, Grand Forks, and other exotic places.
About the Author
Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, is the author of 11 books including Wobegon Boy, Lake Wobegon Days, and Leaving Home. A frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, he lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.