Author Elissa Auther chats about your book, STRING, FELT, THREAD, and the artists and artworks behind it. Auther engages far-reaching debates in the art world: What accounts for the distinction between art and craft? Who assigns these categories?
Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital is the food-obsessed chronicle of an American's three post-college years in Italy. "A rich, if sometimes absurd, look at many aspects of Italian life." —The Heavy Table More info: http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/D/dregni_never.html Photos by Eric Dregni and Marina Leonardi. Video created at animoto.com.
Sheng Yang and Sami Scripter, co-authors of "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America," talk about traditional Hmong gatherings, the dishes, herbs & spices unique to this culture and why you won't see hot chilis at a traditional Hmong wedding.
Paul Chaat Smith, author of "Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong," sits down with editor Jason Weidemann to talk about the book's title and content. And Guns & Roses.
Author Dean Hulse talks about leaving the family farm in Westhope, North Dakota, and about the future of farming at an event at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis. His book, "Westhope: Life as a Former Farm Boy," is published by University of Minnesota Press.
Sami Scripter, co-author of "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America," explains how Three-Color Dessert (Nab Vam) is made. The recipe is featured in "Cooking from the Heart," published by University of Minnesota Press.