Episodes

  • “Into Whooperland" by Michael Forsberg

    “Into Whooperland" by Michael Forsberg
    Oct 30 2024
    They are an almost a mystical creature due to their rarity, size and beauty. The tallest bird in North America and rarest crane in the world. Nebraska photographer Michael Forsberg gives a rare glimpse into the world of the Whooping Crane.“Into Whooperland: A photographer's journey with whooping cranes by Michael Forsberg”
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    23 mins
  • "The Mystery Guest" by Nita Prose

    "The Mystery Guest" by Nita Prose
    Oct 23 2024
    Molly Gray’s flair for cleaning and proper etiquette sees her excel at her job as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. It’s her remarkable eye for detail that helps her solve mysteries. That’s exactly what’s in store for Molly in the new Nita Prose novel, “The Mystery Guest”
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    7 mins
  • “A Fever in the Heartland” Timothy Eagans

    “A Fever in the Heartland” Timothy Eagans
    Oct 16 2024
    The Roaring Twenties might be remembered for jazz, style and excitement, but it was also the decade that saw the rise of the hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. Their center of power was not the old Confederacy, but the Heartland and West. A new history of the group reveals the con man who rose as its leader, and the woman who stopped him. “A Fever in the Heartland” Timothy Eagans
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    9 mins
  • “The Biography of X” by Catherine Lacey

    “The Biography of X” by Catherine Lacey
    Oct 9 2024
    “The Biography of X” by Catherine Lacey is a novel adventure. When a polarizing artist and writer known as “X” dies unexpectedly, her widow goes on a quest to write a biography only to discover a life filled with deceptions.
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    7 mins
  • “Mott Street” by Ava Chin.

    “Mott Street” by Ava Chin.
    Oct 2 2024
    Ava Chin was confused that the stories her grandparents told her did not match the history she learned in school. Her research into family history and the father she never met, led to a single building in New York’s Chinatown where many of her ancestors lived. “Mott Street” by Ava Chin
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    9 mins
  • An interview with author and illustrator Amy Tan.

    An interview with author and illustrator Amy Tan.
    Sep 25 2024
    Like others, author Amy Tan was becoming discouraged by a world filled with fear and strife. She turned to nature for relief, specifically the birds that visited her backyard. “All About Books” host Pat Leach talked with the author of the “Joy Luck Club” about her new book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” written and illustrated by Amy Tan
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    17 mins
  • “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters

    “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters
    Sep 18 2024
    “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters is a novel revealing the lives of migrant workers in Maine. It’s a harrowing story of Indigenous family separation and trauma.
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    7 mins
  • "How to Say Babylon” by Safiya Sinclair

    "How to Say Babylon” by Safiya Sinclair
    Sep 11 2024
    Safiya Sinclair grew up in Jamaica with an oppressive Rastafarian father who thought women’s highest virtue was their obedience. She escaped this limited world through her mother’s gift of books, poetry, and education. Her memoir is “How to Say Babylon”
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    8 mins