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All About Books Podcast

A weekly book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach. Updated on Thursdays.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    An interview with author and illustrator Amy Tan.

    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

    17 min

  2. 18 SEPT

    “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters

    “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.

    7 min

  3. 11 SEPT

    "How to Say Babylon” by Safiya Sinclair

    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”

    8 min

  4. 4 SEPT

    An Interview with James Locklear. “In the Country of the Kaw"

    The Kaw River runs from the high plains of Colorado, through Nebraska, all the way to Kansas City. The prairie environment and the life the river sustains is the focus of the book “In the Country of the Kaw: A Personal Natural History of the American Plains” by James H. Locklear, director of conservation at Lauritzen Gardens.

    16 min

  5. 28 AUG

    “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride.

    A construction project uncovers a human skeleton in Pottstown Pennsylvania. The mystery of who this person was uncovers the history of a dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived together. Learn more about this New York Times bestseller, “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride.

    9 min

  6. 21 AUG

    “Life Lessons from a Parasite" by Dr. John Janovy

    What can you learn from tapeworms and lice? A good deal according to Dr. John Janovy emeritus professor of biology at UNL. His new book, “Life Lessons from a Parasite” shows how these remarkable creatures can teach us how to deal with some of humanity’s most difficult problems.

    16 min

  7. 14 AUG

    “The Peacock and the Sparrow” by J.S. Berry,

    A ready-to-retire CIA officer stationed in the Middle East has one final mission- which ends up going dangerously awry. That’s the plot of this year’s Edgar Award for Best First Novel, “The Peacock and the Sparrow” by J.S. Berry, who was herself a CIA officer.

    9 min

  8. 7 AUG

    “The Yellow Bus” by Loren Long

    This week “All About Books” welcomes Dylan Teut, Executive Director of the Plum Creek Literacy Festival to introduce the children’s picture book, “The Yellow Bus” by Loren Long. This New York Times #1 bestseller is about the long journey of a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places.

    13 min
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A weekly book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach. Updated on Thursdays.

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  • Creator
    Nebraska Public Media
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2024
  • Episodes
    191
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Nebraska Public Media
  • Show Website
    All About Books

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