Another wonderful poetry anthology from Garrison Keillor-rooted in the American landscape. Greatness comes in many forms, and as Garrison Keillor demonstrates daily on "The Writer's Almanac," the most affecting poems in the canon are in plain English. Third in Keillor's series of anthologies, "Good [...]

The daily routine of caring for his now-two-year-old daughter provided the inspiration for the Prairie Home Companion host's unique and hilarious collection of stories and songs on childhood and parenthood.[...]

Stories, essays, poems, and personal reminiscences from the sage of Lake Wobegon
When, at thirteen, he caught on as a sportswriter for the Anoka Herald, Garrison Keillor set out to become a professional writer, and so he has done--a storyteller, sometime comedian, essayist, newspaper columnist,[...]

A young narrator chronicles his coming-of-age in Minnesota's Lake Wobegon, a fictitious small town where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average[...]

The inimitable Garrison Keillor spins "a Christmas tale that makes Dickens seem unimaginative by comparison" ("Charlotte Creative Loafing") Snow is falling all across the Midwest as James Sparrow, a country- bumpkin-turned-energy-drink-tycoon, and his wife awaken in their sky- rise apartment overloo[...]

In Lake Wobegon lives a Lutheran lady who wishes for her ashes placed inside a bowling ball and dropped into the lake. Meanwhile, a wedding between a veterinary aromatherapist and her boyfriend Brent is set to take place aboard a pontoon boat. All is in readiness for the wedding and then something q[...]

A national holiday in Lake Wobegon is always gaudy and joyful. But what is going on between Clint Bunsen and Miss Liberty? The town is dizzy with anticipation. Until, that is, they hear of Clint's ambition to run for Congress. They're embarrassed for him - his unfortunate episodes involving vodka so[...]

Margie Krebsbach dreams up the idea of a trip to Rome, hoping to get her husband Carl to make love to her - he's been sleeping across the hall and she has no idea why. She finds a patriotic purpose for the journey.[...]

This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves, as absinthe, flavor alcoholic drinks, 81 chapters cover the more than 100 plants in the holy texts that have true botanical counterparts. Fascina[...]

"Lake Wobegon U.S.A." is the eagerly anticipated successor to "News From Lake Wobegon" (one of the bestselling spoken-word audio ever) and "More News From Lake Wobegon." This collection contains 17 touching, exquisitely funny monologues from Garrison Keillor recorded during "American Radio Company" [...]

This fall will see the release of the first in an annual series of two-volume boxed sets (1950-1952 and 1953-1954) at a reduced price.[...]