Lauren Korn
Host & ProducerLauren R. Korn holds an M.A. in poetry from the University of New Brunswick, where she was the recipient of the Tom Riesterer Memorial Prize and the Angela Ludan Levine Memorial Book Prize. A former bookseller and the former Director of the Montana Book Festival, she is now the host and co-producer of Montana Public Radio’s literature-based radio program and podcast, The Write Question. She is a 2022 Fishtrap Fellow, a graduate of the 2017 Tin House Summer Workshop and the 2016 Juniper Summer Writing Institute, where she attended as a Writer of Promise. Her interviews with authors have been published in Foglifter, The Adroit Journal, The Malahat Review, and Carve Magazine; and her short book reviews have been featured in the American Bookseller Association’s IndieNext previews and on LitHub.com. She currently lives on the aboriginal territories of the Salish and Kalispel people (Missoula, Montana).
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Lauren Korn speaks with Jenny Rohrer, the Executive Director of the In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean Festival, about this year’s theme, its poster, and its impressive line-up! -
This week, we revisit Lauren’s conversation with Missoula-based author Deirdre “Dee” McNamer. The two talk about ‘Aviary,’ Dee’s novel based in an unnamed mountain town (a town a lot like Missoula) and a neglected retirement community, Pheasant Run.
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The Montana Folk Festival is back in-person this year. Lauren Korn sits down with George Everett, Executive Director of Mainstreet Uptown Butte, to talk about anticipated performances and events.
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The Montana Museum (MMAC), home to the most comprehensive collection of art in the state, continues progress on its new building project. Director Rafael Chacón sits down with Lauren Korn to talk about what art lovers can expect in 2022-2023.
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Fisher Ream, an AmeriCorps VISTA member who works at the State of Montana ArboretUM on the University of Montana Missoula campus, speaks with Lauren Korn about the ArboretUM’s summer and fall tree tours, as well as guided “forest bathing.”
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Clocking in at 600 pages, Maggie Shipstead’s 'Great Circle' is the epic story of the fictional Marian Graves, a Missoula, Montana-born pilot, whose North-South around-the-world adventure is told painstakingly, achingly, and gracefully.
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Born from aspirations to bring the timeless tales of William Shakespeare directly to rural and under-served communities, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been enriching the lives of people in Montana, and beyond, for 50 seasons. Lauren Korn speaks with Executive Artistic Director Kevin Asselin about what audiences can expect this year.
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Gather Round is a limited-edition DIY humanities toolkit from Humanities Montana. The toolkit has everything you need to inspire global discussions about environmental responsibility, community, and nature. Gather around a campfire, dinner table, or drinks to spark a conversation. Join Humanities Montana for both virtual and in-person opportunities!
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ Lauren speaks with poet Ada Limón, author of ‘The Hurting Kind’ (Milkweed Editions) and host of the poetry podcast, ‘The Slowdown.’
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Chloe Caldwell’s ‘The Red Zone’ is a coming-of-age story; it’s a love story—it’s a book about periods. And this is a conversation about periods.
