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"Velvet Was the Night" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia from 2022-02-17T18:43:03
A secretary in 1970’s Mexico City leads a dull life compared to the beautiful art student who lives next door. The novel “Velvet Was the Night” moves into classic noir territory when the neighbor g...
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"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed from 2022-02-09T15:00
Annette Gordon-Reed grew up in Texas. In her book “On Juneteenth” she brings together American history, her family chronicle and a historian’s view of the path for the nation that started in Galves...
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“Red Comet” by Heather Clark from 2022-02-02T15:00
This week on “All About Books” a monumental biography of the writer Sylvia Plath that focuses on her literary and intellectual achievements. “Red Comet: the Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Pla...
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“Rhinos in Nebraska” by Alison Pearce Stevens from 2022-01-26T15:00
Inspired by her work at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Dr. Alison Pearce Stevens has written a book about the Ashfall Fossil Beds suitable for younger readers. Hear an interview with the ...
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“Libertie” by Kaitlyn Greenidge. from 2022-01-19T15:00
A novel based on the life of one of the first female African American doctors in the country, “Libertie” by Kaitlyn Greenidge. It’s the story of a young girl born in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn att...
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“Last Night at the Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo from 2022-01-12T15:00
17-year old Lilly is a Chinese American girl growing up in San Francisco’s China Town. In the novel “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” 1950’s America during the Red Scare is not a safe place for a ...
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“A Town Called Solace” by Mary Lawson from 2022-01-05T15:00
Each of the 3 characters is in a different stage of life and each is struggling with loss. “A Town Called Solace” by Mary Lawson is a novel that patiently follows small-town lives.
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"Yellow Bird" by Sierra Crane Murdoch from 2021-12-29T15:00
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, it’s the true story of a murder on a South Dakota Indian reservation, and the unforgettable native woman who becomes obsessed with solving it. “Yellow Bird: Oil, ...
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“Zorrie” by Laird Hunt, from 2021-12-22T15:00
It’s a poetic novel of rural, small town life. “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt, is the life story of woman born in Depression-era Indiana and a powerful portrait of longing and community of the American Mid...
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Holiday gift ideas for adult readers from 2021-12-15T15:00
Last week we presented book suggestions for kids, this Thursday it’s gift ideas for adult readers. Special guest Leslie Huerta of "Francie & Finch" book store has recommendations for:history, ficti...
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Holiday Gift ideas for young readers with Vicky Wood from 2021-12-08T15:00
The gift of books to children can have a lasting positive impact. This week's program welcomes Youth Services Coordinator for Lincoln Public Libraries, Vicky Wood, who returns with book recommendat...
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“The Lincoln Highway: a Novel” by Amor Towles from 2021-12-01T15:00
In the summer of, 1954, 18-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he served fifteen months. With only a younger brother left, he plans for t...
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“China Room” by Sunjeev Sahota from 2021-11-17T15:00
The novel tells the story of family connections across time and place- from 1929 rural India to modern Britain. How a place, or objects in a room, can hold stories of the past waiting to be discove...
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“Cokie: A Life Well Lived.” by Steve Roberts from 2021-11-10T15:00
Cokie Roberts was a fixture on NPR and television for 40 years. She was author of 5 bestselling books and inspiration for generations of young female journalists. On “All About Books.” Host Pat Lea...
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“The Splendid and the Vile” by Erik Larsen. from 2021-11-03T14:00
Winston Churchill leading the British through the German blitz is well-known history, but a new book uses Churchill’s diaries to offer a fresh perspective of those dark days. Guest reviewer Carl Es...
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“The Secret to Super Human Strength” by Alison Bechdel from 2021-10-27T14:00
Artist and writer Alison Bechdel has had a life-long obsession with every exercise craze of the last 50 years. In her new book, “The Secret to Super Human Strength” she examines physical self-impro...
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“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke from 2021-10-20T14:00
The setting of this novel is as strange as any you’ll find- a labyrinth of countless statues where sea tides fill rooms and then retreat. This is the otherworldly home of a solitary man. A look at ...
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"Nebraska History Moments" by David Bristow from 2021-10-13T14:00
If you can spare just a few minutes, you can learn something interesting about Nebraska history. That’s the idea behind a new release from the University of Nebraska Press. “Nebraska History Moment...
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"The Perfume Thief" by Timothy Schaffert from 2021-10-05T19:08:05
It’s a story of crime in an unlikely place- the high fashion world of Nazi occupied Paris. UNL English Professor Timothy Schaffert is the guest on this week’s "All About Books" as he talks with hos...
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The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennet from 2021-09-28T21:11:04
In the novel “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett, twin sisters fleeing their small town life, head to New Orleans where one sister discovers she can pass as white. Here begins a fracture that will...
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“The Only Wonderful Things" by Melissa Homestead from 2021-09-22T14:00
Most Nebraskans are familiar with Willa Cather’s novels, but a new book by UNL Professor of English Melissa Homestead reveals new information on how Cather wrote her stories. Her book is, “The Only...
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The “Friend Zone” series by Abby Jimenez. from 2021-09-15T14:00
With Labor Day past, there’s little time left for summer reading. This week’s program features guest reviewer Kiersten Hill who looks at 3 modern Romance novels which are both funny and innovative....
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“Carville's Cure: by Pam Fessler” from 2021-09-13T14:00
In rural Louisiana was a place locals called simply, Carville. It was the only Leprosy colony in the United States. There, for generations, afflicted people were isolated, often against their will....
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“Tomatoes for Neela” by Padma Lakshmi from 2021-09-01T14:00
Preparing food is the time-honored way to help young people learn about their family and culture. Guest reviewer Dylan Teut Executive Director of the Plum Creek Literacy Festival, shares a children...
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“Temporary” by Hillary Leichter from 2021-08-25T14:00
A playful satire on life and work in the gig economy. The novel, “Temporary” by Hillary Leichter is a surreal trip through the anxieties of late-stage capitalism.
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"The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson from 2021-08-18T14:00
Guest reviewer Shirley Sneve introduces "The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson, a novel told through the voices of 4 generations of native women of the Northern Great Plains. It tells of the preservatio...
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"A Knock at Midnight” by Brittany Barnett from 2021-08-11T14:00
In her day job she moved billion-dollar deals. At night, she worked pro bono in near hopeless legal battles. As a successful young black-professional, Brittany Barnett used her talents and time to ...
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Introduction to Nebraska author, Mari Sandoz from 2021-08-04T14:00
Students growing up in Nebraska, may have read Mari Sandoz, but not everyone knows her books. This week on All About Books, special guest Lynn Roper from the Mari Sandoz Historical Society will int...
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"Oak Flat" by Lauren Redniss. from 2021-07-28T14:00
A high elevation mesa in Arizona is a battleground between Apache people, the United States government and 2 of the world’s largest mining firms.The story is told in “Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred L...
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"Hamnet: the Story of a Plague" by Maggie O'Farrell from 2021-07-21T14:00
On this week's program part 2 of UNL English Professor Stephen Buhler's summer reading list which features, "Hamnet: the Story of a Plague" by Maggie O'Farrell. A novel imagining William Shakespear...
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UNL English Professor Stephen Buhler's summer reading list. from 2021-07-14T14:00
What does an English professor read during summer vacation? As you’d expect, a variety of very good books. UNL’s Stephen Buhler is the guest on this week’s program sharing his summer reading list w...
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“Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam from 2021-07-07T14:00
A family renting a home in remote Long Island are startled by the return of the owners fleeing a black out in New York City. The novel “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam keeps readers off bala...
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“Code Girls” by Liza Mundy. from 2021-06-29T14:28:05
They were recruited, trained and they worked completely in secret. More than 10 thousand young women worked for the US Army and Navy breaking enemy codes during World War 2. On this week’s “All Abo...
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"Wilmington's Lie" by David Zucchino from 2021-06-23T14:00
By the 1890s, Wilmington North Carolina was that states largest city and a shining example of a mixed-race community. But white supremacist Democrats plotted to take back the state legislature “by ...
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“Deacon King Kong” by James McBride. from 2021-06-16T14:00
An irritable, old church deacon shoots a drug dealer in broad daylight. This begins the action of the novel, “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride. The story reveals the reasons behind the shooting a...
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"Breasts and Eggs" by Mieko Kawakami. from 2021-06-09T14:00
Three Japanese women living in a tiny Tokyo apartments struggle to find peace in their lives as they deal with issues of partners, children and appearance. Hear a review of the novel “Breasts and E...
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"Transcendent Kingdom" by Yaa Gyasi. from 2021-06-02T14:00
The city-wide reading project, "One Book- One Lincoln" has announced the 3 finalists. On this week's "All About Books" David Smith from the selection committee will introduce one of the 3, "Transce...
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“Children of the Land”, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo from 2021-05-26T14:00
He and his family lived by hiding in plain sight, hoping never to be truly seen. In his memoir, “Children of the Land”, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo tells of their survival in a system that treated t...
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“Rural Rebellion" by Ross Benes from 2021-05-19T14:00
Brainard, Nebraska native Ross Benes found himself trying to explain to his New York City friends what the people of rural American were really like. His thoughts and experiences bridging rural and...
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“Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu from 2021-05-12T15:00
An Asian actor stuck generic roles longs to move his career forward. With this character, novelist Charles Yu skewers cultural stereotypes with humor and insight in his novel, “Interior Chinatown”
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All About Books: “Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu from 2021-05-12T15:00
An Asian actor stuck generic roles longs to move his career forward. With this character, novelist Charles Yu skewers cultural stereotypes with humor and insight in his novel, “Interior Chinatown”
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“Pickard County Atlas” by Chris Harding Thorton from 2021-05-05T15:00
A boy from the Nebraska Sandhills was murdered decades ago but his body was never found. In the suspense novel, “Pickard County Atlas.” UNL Lecturer Chris Harding Thorton has written a book combini...
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All About Books: “Pickard County Atlas” by Chris Harding Thorton from 2021-05-05T15:00
A boy from the Nebraska Sandhills was murdered decades ago but his body was never found. In the suspense novel, “Pickard County Atlas.” UNL Lecturer Chris Harding Thorton has written a book combini...
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All About Books: “Hidden Prairie" by Chris Helzer from 2021-04-28T15:00
If forests, mountains and oceans are extroverted environments that demand our attention- the prairie has a more quiet voice. Photographer, author and the Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science in...
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“Hidden Prairie" by Chris Helzer from 2021-04-28T15:00
If forests, mountains and oceans are extroverted environments that demand our attention- the prairie has a more quiet voice. Photographer, author and the Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science in...
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All About Books: “Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker. from 2021-04-21T15:00
To their neighbors in Colorado Springs, the Galvins seemed to be a large, happy, baby boom family. Over the years 6 of the 12 children would be diagnosed with schizophrenia. How this could have hap...
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“Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker. from 2021-04-21T15:00
To their neighbors in Colorado Springs, the Galvins seemed to be a large, happy, baby boom family. Over the years 6 of the 12 children would be diagnosed with schizophrenia. How this could have hap...
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All About Books: "The Least Interesting Place." by Matt Steinhousen from 2021-04-14T15:00
It may be the first of its kind: a coffee-table book of Nebraska photographs designed, written, published and even printed entirely in Nebraska. Amateur photographer and self-published author, Matt...
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"The Least Interesting Place." by Matt Steinhousen from 2021-04-14T15:00
It may be the first of its kind: a coffee-table book of Nebraska photographs designed, written, published and even printed entirely in Nebraska. Amateur photographer and self-published author, Matt...
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All About Books: “Run Me to Earth” by Paul Yoon from 2021-04-07T15:00
Beginning in 1960’s Laos, “Run Me to Earth” by Paul Yoon is a novel spanning decades. It tells the story of 3 orphans who risk their lives collecting medical supplies across a nightmare landscape o...
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“Run Me to Earth” by Paul Yoon from 2021-04-07T15:00
Beginning in 1960’s Laos, “Run Me to Earth” by Paul Yoon is a novel spanning decades. It tells the story of 3 orphans who risk their lives collecting medical supplies across a nightmare landscape o...
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All About Books: "More in Time" a tribute to NE poet Tetd Kooser from 2021-03-24T16:00
He’s been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, named U.S. Poet Laureate twice, and now Nebraska poet Ted Kooser has a tribute from his colleagues and students in a new book. “More in Time” from the University...
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All About Books: "More in Time" a tribute to NE poet Ted Kooser from 2021-03-24T15:00
He’s been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, named U.S. Poet Laureate twice, and now Nebraska poet Ted Kooser has a tribute from his colleagues and students in a new book. “More in Time” from the University...
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"More in Time" a tribute to NE poet Ted Kooser from 2021-03-24T15:00
He’s been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, named U.S. Poet Laureate twice, and now Nebraska poet Ted Kooser has a tribute from his colleagues and students in a new book. “More in Time” from the University...
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“Becoming Wild” by Carl Safina from 2021-03-17T15:00
Humans have traditions and cultures, but is it possible that animals do too? A new book explores the animal world from a fresh perspective. On this week’s “All About Books” a review of “Becoming Wi...
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All About Books: “Becoming Wild” by Carl Safina from 2021-03-17T15:00
Humans have traditions and cultures, but is it possible that animals do too? A new book explores the animal world from a fresh perspective. On this week’s “All About Books” a review of “Becoming Wi...
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“The Lives of Edie Pritchard” by Larry Watson from 2021-03-10T16:00
This novel presents a Montana woman who seems to have much going for her. But throughout her life she struggles to define herself while others seek to possess her in relationships that often contai...
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All About Books: “The Lives of Edie Pritchard” by Larry Watson from 2021-03-10T16:00
This novel presents a Montana woman who seems to have much going for her. But throughout her life she struggles to define herself while others seek to possess her in relationships that often contai...
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All About Books: The secret life of birds. "The Bird Way" by Jennifer Ackerman. from 2021-03-03T16:00
Scientist are coming to understand that birds have intelligence for activities we previously considered uniquely human. Behaviors like deception, manipulation, as well as collaboration and play. Th...
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The secret life of birds. "The Bird Way" by Jennifer Ackerman. from 2021-03-03T16:00
Scientist are coming to understand that birds have intelligence for activities we previously considered uniquely human. Behaviors like deception, manipulation, as well as collaboration and play. Th...
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All About Books: Author Steven Wingate and his new novel "The Leave-Takers" from 2021-02-24T16:00
The University of Nebraska Press has just published South Dakota writer, Steven Wingate’s new novel, “The Leave-Takers.” On this week’s “All About Books”, host Pat Leach talks with Wingate about th...
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Author Steven Wingate and his new novel "The Leave-Takers" from 2021-02-24T16:00
The University of Nebraska Press has just published South Dakota writer, Steven Wingate’s new novel, “The Leave-Takers.” On this week’s “All About Books”, host Pat Leach talks with Wingate about th...
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All About Books: “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez from 2021-02-17T16:00
Anotonia Vega is a professor of English and an immigrant, she confronts the loss of her husband in the novel, “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez. The story follows Vega as she continues to seek inspirati...
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“Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez from 2021-02-17T16:00
Anotonia Vega is a professor of English and an immigrant, she confronts the loss of her husband in the novel, “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez. The story follows Vega as she continues to seek inspirati...
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All About Books: "Redhead by the Side of the Road: a Novel" by Anne Tyler. from 2021-02-10T17:00
A technology expert who enjoys a dependably quiet routine is upended by a suddenly homeless girlfriend and a teenage boy claiming to be his son. It's all in, "Redhead by the Side of the Road: a Nov...
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"Redhead by the Side of the Road: a Novel" by Anne Tyler. from 2021-02-10T16:00
A technology expert who enjoys a dependably quiet routine is upended by a suddenly homeless girlfriend and a teenage boy claiming to be his son. It's all in, "Redhead by the Side of the Road: a Nov...
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All About Books: . “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” by Sara Collins from 2021-02-03T17:00
A mixed-race woman born into slavery on a Jamaican plantation ends up in London at the center of a murder case. “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” by Sara Collins is a mystery written with carefu...
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. “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” by Sara Collins from 2021-02-03T16:00
A mixed-race woman born into slavery on a Jamaican plantation ends up in London at the center of a murder case. “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” by Sara Collins is a mystery written with carefu...
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All About Books: “Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong from 2021-01-27T17:00
“Minor Feelings” is a collection of essays described as honest, funny, and provocative. A look at poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong's cultural observations involving everything from racial identity...
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“Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong from 2021-01-27T16:00
“Minor Feelings” is a collection of essays described as honest, funny, and provocative. A look at poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong's cultural observations involving everything from racial identity...
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All About Books: “Here We Are” by Graham Swift from 2021-01-20T17:00
In the summer of 1959, three young performers come together for a variety show in sea side town of Brighton England. “All About Books” reviews the short novel “Here We Are” by Graham Swift, which d...
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“Here We Are” by Graham Swift from 2021-01-20T16:00
In the summer of 1959, three young performers come together for a variety show in sea side town of Brighton England. “All About Books” reviews the short novel “Here We Are” by Graham Swift, which d...
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All About Books: “Paper Bullets” by Jeffrey Jackson from 2021-01-13T17:00
Two women of the Paris Avant Garde art world were living on the British Channel Island of Jersey when the Nazis invaded. A new book tells how these artists resisted the occupation and imprisonment ...
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“Paper Bullets” by Jeffrey Jackson from 2021-01-13T16:00
Two women of the Paris Avant Garde art world were living on the British Channel Island of Jersey when the Nazis invaded. A new book tells how these artists resisted the occupation and imprisonment ...
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All About Books: “The Less You Know About Us” by Axton Betz-Hamilton from 2021-01-06T17:00
In the early 1990’s, an average Indiana family had their identities stolen, crippling the couple and their young daughter’s life. That young girl became a professor and expert on identity theft, ev...
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“The Less You Know About Us” by Axton Betz-Hamilton from 2021-01-06T16:00
In the early 1990’s, an average Indiana family had their identities stolen, crippling the couple and their young daughter’s life. That young girl became a professor and expert on identity theft, ev...
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All About Books: "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich from 2020-12-30T17:00
Based on the life of best-selling author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather, her new novel is “The Nightwatchman.” It tells how a Chippewa man and his family fought the government’s attempt to dissolve t...
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All About Books: "Memorial Drive: a Memoir" by Natasha Trethewey from 2020-12-16T17:00
Pulitzer Price winning poet, Natasha Trethewey has written a memoir about the murder of her mother by her stepfather. On this week’s All About Books” host Pat Leach is joined by UNL Assistant Profe...
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All About Books: Holiday Gift Guide for Readers from 2020-12-09T17:00
The annual "Gift Guide for Readers." Great suggestions in many categories like: biographies, nature, fiction, Nebraska authors, even cookbooks.
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