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Howard Mohr

    Howard Mohr is a writer and performer known for his work on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion. He has since created two long-running musicals based on How to Talk Minnesotan. His writing often focuses on keen observations and humorously captures the specific linguistic and cultural nuances of Minnesotans. Readers appreciate his work for its authenticity and warm, insightful look at life in the region.

    How to Talk Minnesotan
    • 2013

      How to Talk Minnesotan

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      A revised edition of the hilarious Minnesotan culture guide from a former writer for A Prairie Home Companion Fans of the Minnesota-set movie Fargo will love this uproarious culture guide to all-things Minnesotan. With his dry wit and distinctive voice, Howard Mohr won millions of fans across the country on Garrison Keillor’s radio show A Prairie Home Companion. His popular commercials and ad spots, including one for “Minnesota Language Systems,” became the best of the best of Minnesota humor. Now, Mohr has updated his classic guide, How to Talk Minnesotan, to advise visitors on the use of Twitter and Facebook, cell phone etiquette, and more while in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. “Ranging in flavor from satiric pungency to lunatic lusciousness, this is glorious, uproarious humor. Or as they say in Minnesota, ‘a heckuva deal, you bet.’”—Booklist

      How to Talk Minnesotan