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All About Books

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

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    “Foot Soldier: New and Selected Poems” by John Stevens Berry

    John Stevens Berry is probably best known as a lawyer with a Lincoln practice since 1965. But he’s also a Vietnam veteran and poet. This week Pat Leach talked with Berry about his book, “Foot Soldier: New and Selected Poems”

    13 min

  2. 6 NOV

    "The Talk" a graphic novel by Darrin Bell

    Editorial cartoonist Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother had “the “talk” with him. For Darrin, who is mixed-race, the talk was about the reason he couldn’t have a realistic-looking water gun was for his own safety. Bell’s graphic novel, “The Talk” uses sharp humor to examine this talk that shaped his understanding going forward.

    7 min

  3. 30 OCT

    “Into Whooperland" by Michael Forsberg

    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”

    23 min

  4. 23 OCT

    "The Mystery Guest" by Nita Prose

    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”

    7 min

  5. 16 OCT

    “A Fever in the Heartland” Timothy Eagans

    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

    9 min

  6. 9 OCT

    “The Biography of X” by Catherine Lacey

    “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.

    7 min

  7. 2 OCT

    “Mott Street” by Ava Chin.

    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

    9 min

  8. 25 SEPT

    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
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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
    198
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Nebraska Public Media
  • Show Website
    All About Books

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