Author Talk: Todd Melby discusses "A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo" Online
Join us to listen to author Todd Melby talk about his book "A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo". The book tells the true story of the Coen Brothers’ epic film of murder, mayhem, and malfeasance on the frozen landscapes of Minneapolis and North Dakota, offering an inside look into what Roger Ebert called “one of the best films I’ve ever seen.”
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- Date:
- Wednesday, October 27, 2021
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Library:
- Stillwater Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Books, Authors, and Writing Entertainment Lifelong Learning
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
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TODD MELBY is a reporter, author, and podcast producer. A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of ‘Fargo’, his book about the Coen Brothers’ movie, was published in 2021.
In 2020, he co-produced In Deep, an American Public Media podcast.
Black Gold Boom, his public media series on North Dakota’s oil boom, featured stories of hope and despair. A television documentary with the same name aired on PBS stations nationwide.
Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70 and Death’s Footprint, radio documentaries he co-produced with Diane Richard, won national Edward R. Murrow awards.
He lives in Minneapolis.