Our last Garrison Keillor BuzzFlash premium offering was "Homegrown Democrat," a personal, eloquent reflection upon the virtues -- despite all of the internal strife -- of being a Democrat in an age of doltish authoritarian Republican rule.

If the GOP were really sincere about American values, it would be hard to find someone who has created a fictional representation of who we are as a people, filled with Americana as heartwarming as Apple Betty and the droll humor of a modern Mark Twain.

Of course, Keillor imbues his stories with a preoccupation about a certain religion, but his invocation of Lutheranism is something that we can all relate too, because his experiences transcend any individual belief.

This September release is the latest in the endlessly enjoyable Garrison Keillor tale of a fictional American town that has captured the hearts of so many of us.

From Publishers Weekly:

Keillor's delightful latest addition to the Lake Wobegon series, set in the fictional Minnesota town known to legions of A Prairie Home Companion radio show fans, opens with a typically laconic musing: Evelyn was an insomniac, so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that. The author's storytelling skills come to the fore as he describes Evelyn Peterson, a sprightly 82-year-old whose secret life of romance and adventure is revealed after her death. Her daughter, Barbara, a please-everyone type with a fondness for chocolate liqueur, finds Evelyn dead in bed, and things snowball from there. Debbie Detmer, who made her fortune as an animal therapist for the rich and famous, is planning a grand commitment ceremony (on a pontoon boat in Lake Wobegon) to celebrate her relationship with a private jet time-share salesman. Meanwhile, Barbara plans to carry out her mother's wishes for a cremation ceremony involving a bowling ball filled with her ashes.