THE WRITER'S ALMANAC

Garrison Keillor is most widely known as the host of A Prairie Home Companion--heard in the Chicago area on FM 91.5 WBEZ, 90.7 WBEQ (Morris), and 89.5 WNIJ (DeKalb) from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evenings. However, he also hosts a daily 5-minute program called The Writer's Almanac. It is not available on local radio stations, but I have heard it while driving down to UIUC--it's on WILL 90.9 FM down there at 8:55 in the morning. It's a program of "poetry and history", with tidbits about famous people (usually writers) born on this day or about special events related to writing. There is audio available on the website, as well as archives. Even if you don't care for poetry, hearing Mr. Keillor read is delightful. Every day is different.

The Elk Grove Library has quite a few books, audio-books, and recordings by or about Garrison Keillor. One of his most recent is Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America (NEW 320.973 KEI). We also have a book of poems selected and edited by Mr. Keillor, Good Poems (811.008 GOO); there is also a YA copy. The poems in this collection have been read on The Writer's Almanac.