This week, we're sharing a show we think you'll like: MPR News with Angela Davis is MPR News’ daily live call-in show and podcast. The show features conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, Monday – Thursday at 9 a.m. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Angela Davis, the show is currently in its sixth year. You can listen to the show on-air, online at mprnews.org/angela-davis or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To get all the book recommendations from this episode, visit: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/07/08/inspiring-young-readers-kids-authors-on-books-that-connect

This week, we're sharing a show we think you'll like: MPR News with Angela Davis is MPR News&rsquo; daily live call-in show and podcast. The show features conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, Monday &ndash; Thursday at 9 a.m. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Angela Davis, the show is currently in its sixth year. You can listen to the show on-air, online at&nbsp;<a href="http://mprnews.org/angela-davis" data-stringify-link="http://mprnews.org/angela-davis" data-sk="tooltip_parent">mprnews.org/angela-davis</a>&nbsp;or wherever you listen to podcasts.
To get all the book recommendations from this episode, visit: <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/07/08/inspiring-young-readers-kids-authors-on-books-that-connect" data-stringify-link="https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/07/08/inspiring-young-readers-kids-authors-on-books-that-connect" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/07/08/inspiring-young-readers-kids-authors-on-books-that-connect</a>

There’s a reason compasses always point north. The North Star State is the land of 10,000 possibilities. That’s where the Minnesota Star Tribune comes in. Each week, the people who know our state inside and out will reach into the spaces you might not know to share the stories worth your attention, the places worth a look, the events worth your time – and money. We’re cutting a path through the woods. Come follow us.

There&rsquo;s a reason compasses always point north. The North Star State is the land of 10,000 possibilities. That&rsquo;s where the Minnesota Star Tribune comes in. Each week, the people who know our state inside and out will reach into the spaces you might not know to share the stories worth your attention, the places worth a look, the events worth your time &ndash; and money. We&rsquo;re cutting a path through the woods. Come follow us.

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