A League of Women Voters forum on artificial intelligence and elections is the centrepiece of an author event series at Content Bookstore in downtown Northfield, Minnesota, KYMN Radio reported. For writers watching how AI reaches readers and voters, the pairing puts the technology on the same bill as local authors discussing new books.
The panel features Jeff Ondich, professor of computer science at Carleton College, and Devashree Gupta, also listed by KYMN Radio as a professor of computer science at Carleton. They are joined by Nate White, chief technology officer and senior vice president for digital strategy at MomsRising.
KYMN Radio's listing does not say what the panellists will argue, whether the forum will be recorded, or how the discussion of AI and elections connects to the bookstore's author programming. The station published the item on Friday.
Other authors on the bill
The same listing describes several author conversations. Former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, interviewed by author and journalist Lori Sturdevant, discusses his new book Perseverance, his time as governor, and his time as a member of the Minnesota Legislature, according to the station.
Ingrid and Nat Case discuss their new book Into the Arb: A History of the Cowling Arboretum at Carleton College. Their conversation is with the director of the Cowling Arboretum, KYMN Radio reported.
Carleton professor emeritus Steve Poskanzer discusses his book The University's Voice – Principled Silence and Purposeful Speech. The station dates that event to June 18, 2026, at Content Bookstore.
For authors and publishers, the lineup is a reminder of how much AI programming now runs through general-interest bookstores rather than technology conferences. A computer science panel on elections sits beside a former governor's memoir and a college history, all under one bookstore's banner.
KYMN Radio's item also carries unrelated community notices, including a Hispanic Heritage Celebration and a Homegrown Harvest Dinner, both dated September 2025. Those listings are not part of the author series.
Readers who want details on the forum's timing or the rest of the series will need to check with Content Bookstore; the station's listing does not give a date or time for the League of Women Voters panel.
Sources
- Authors in Conversation from Content Bookstore: AI & Elections – a League of Women Voters Forum — KYMN Radio · Northfield, MN,
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