My Little Town

by Garrison Keillor

Overview

“It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town . . .” Lake Wobegon has been Garrison Keillor’s fictional home town—and America’s—for almost 40 years. Many of us have grown up with “the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve.” The Chatterbox Café, the Sidetrack Tap, the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, the Bunsens and the Krebsbachs, the Lake Wobegon Whippets—these are places, people, and sports teams we know and love, thanks to Keillor’s ability to weave a story and tell it live.Never before collected, these expertly crafted tales are full of gentle humor, genuine emotion, and (more often than not) surprising insights into family, relationships, community, faith, and hope.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665162135
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Series:	Prairie Home Companion Series
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Garrison Keillor, born in Anoka, Minnesota, in 1942, is an essayist, columnist, blogger, and writer of sonnets, songs, and limericks, whose novel Pontoon the New York Times said was "a tough-minded book . . . full of wistfulness and futility yet somehow spangled with hope"-no easy matter, especially the spangling. Keillor wrote and hosted the radio show A Prairie Home Companion for forty years, all thanks to kind aunts and good teachers and a very high threshold of boredom. In his retirement, he's written a memoir and a novel. He and his wife, Jenny Lind Nilsson, live in Minneapolis and New York.

Hometown:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Date of Birth:

August 7, 1942

Place of Birth:

Anoka, Minnesota

Education:

B.A., University of Minnesota, 1966

Table of Contents

 Contents:

Tundra Swans

Crazy Love

Arabian Nights

The Fish That Saved My Life

Chickadee Stew

Gargoyles

Lenore the Libertarian

Bad Pizza

The Great Lover Arrives

The Trip to San Jose

Bowling Balls

The Ingqvists Depart

The Calling

The Arrival of Liz

The Works of Liz

Holding On

Hot Springs

An Encounter with Liz

Editorial Reviews

If there’s something worth talking about in the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, Garrison Keillor has probably covered it on his radio show, A Prairie Home Companion. But despite his decades of telling Wobegon tales, listeners will find this latest compilation of recent radio segments an entertaining listen.Though Keillor’s stories from Lake Wobegon move in all directions, this batch focuses on passing seasons, passing opportunities, and passing on. With his decades of experience in radio, Keillor proves a master behind the microphone, ably creating an intimacy with listeners, who will feel as if they are sitting down for a private talk with an old friend.Though some stories pack more of a punch than others, listeners will find the collection and another trip to Lake Wobegon enjoyable and full of idiosyncratic laughs. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly - Audio

“A Prairie Home Companion features wonderful guest stars and music, but from week to week what we really want to hear is Keillor relate his mythical news, which always sounds so personal and spontaneous. This collection features 18 humorous, insightful, and sometimes scatological examples.”
—AudioFile

“Listeners will find the collection and another trip to Lake Wobegon enjoyable and full of idiosyncratic laughs.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Garrison Keillor’s wonderful brand of folksy charm distinguishes this nostalgic series that cherishes hard work and country culture.”
—Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

Garrison Keillor’s wonderful brand of folksy charm distinguishes this nostalgic series that cherishes hard work and country culture.”
—Midwest Book Review

Midwest Book Review

The crocuses are in bloom (in the snow), the Chatterbox Café nearly ran out of coffee, and the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility has a new minister. So goes the newest “News From Lake Wobegon.” For close to 40 years, Garrison Keillor’s easy delivery, immediately recognizable cadence, and uniquely American voice and observations have graced public radio. Sure, “A Prairie Home Companion” features wonderful guest stars and music, but from week to week what we really want to hear is Keillor relate his mythical news, which always sounds so personal and spontaneous. This collection features 18 humorous, insightful, and sometimes scatological examples. Keillor has announced that he will be retiring from radio in 2013, so it seems absolutely necessary to gather up as much news as we can get. B.P. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2011 - AudioFile