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

  1. 6月17日

    “The Lilac People” by Milo Todd.

    “The Lilac People” a novel by Milo Todd, begins in 1936 Berlin where a thriving queer community must first hide from Hitler’s concentration camps, then escape Allied forces who were arresting queer prisoners during the liberation.

    9 分鐘

  2. 6月10日

    The 2026 One Book - One Lincoln 3 finalist selections

    One Book - One Lincoln has been a community reading project for 25 years. Alyssa Deal, the chair of their selection committee joins host Pat Leach this week to talk about the 3 books readers can vote for.

    14 分鐘

  3. 5月27日

    “This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini

    In her graphic novel, “This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini tells her story as an immigrant and survivor of an abusive relationship. For her, New York City isn’t just a place of dreams but a source for healing and self-discovery.

    8 分鐘

  4. 5月20日

    “Is a River Alive?” by Robert McFarland.

    Robert McFarland is a naturalist who is also a gifted writer. His latest book is joyful and mind-expanding journey towards an ancient idea- should we think of rivers as living beings? Hear a review of “Is a River Alive?”

    9 分鐘

  5. 5月13日

    “Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards

    Their high school hockey team is so bad, it probably won’t take the ice again next year. This uncertain future is where the main character, Tommy finds himself in the novel “Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards. It’s story of friendships and struggles for a group of Native high students in Winnipeg

    8 分鐘

  6. 5月6日

    “Sea of Grass" by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty

    The vast American prairie is an ecological marvel- home to bison, elk, wolves and prairie dogs. The changes made on this environment by European settlers and their agricultural methods are the subject of “Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie.”

    10 分鐘

  7. 4月29日

    “What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.

    One hundred years in the future, a lonely British scholar longs for our time as he chases a poem written in 2014. He’s captivated by what he imagines were the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. It’s the carefully plotted literary novel, “What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.

    8 分鐘

  8. 4月22日

    An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.

    This 1925 novel deals with topics very relevant today: the value of a university education, and the costs of war. “The Professor’s House” by Willa Cather has been released for the Oxford World Classics series, authored by Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead of UNL. Dr. Holmstead will be the guest on this week's All About Books.

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

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    Nebraska Public Media
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    2006年 - 2026年
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