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Summary: All About Books is a weekly NET Radio book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach, Director of Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Updated Thursdays.
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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 in their own unique way. “Paper Bullets” by Jeffrey Jackson
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, eventually discovering the culprit. "All About Books" reviews this true-crime story, “The Less You Know A...
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 their rights and lands in 1950’s rural North Dakota.
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 Professor of English, Hope Wabuke to discuss this powerful book, “Memorial Drive”
The annual "Gift Guide for Readers." Great suggestions in many categories like: biographies, nature, fiction, Nebraska authors, even cookbooks.
With the holidays fast approaching, All About Books has gift suggestions for younger readers. Vicky Wood, Youth Services Librarian, will introduce recent books for every age group- from pre school to young adults.
James Strang was of his time, but also very recognizable to ours. In the 1840’s he was a charismatic lawyer, politician, religious leader and confidence man. On this week’s All About Books, a spirited biography of a remarkable fraud. The King of Confidence” by Miles Harvey
Alex Award’s are given to adult fiction which may be of interest to teen readers. This week’s All About Books features two winners- “A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World” by C.A. Fletcher. A story of family, loyalty, and humanity in a ruined world. And “The Swallows” by Lisa Lutz. A New England...
A woman with German and Irish parents learns from her Grandmother, Inge about her life as a young woman in Germany during the rise of the Nazis. It’s a story of regular people caught in the gears of history, inherited identity and trauma. "Inge's War: A German Woman's Story of Family, Secrets, and S...
50 years ago this May, 4 Kent State students were killed and 9 wounded when National Guard troops opened fire during a Vietnam protest. A new illustrated book collected extensive interviews in researching the events leading up to the tragedy. “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” by Derf Backderf.
A British couple married for 32 years lose their home, their livelihood, and may have little time left together. Into their uncertain future they embark on a hiking journey of over 600 miles, along the South West coast of England. Their story is told in “The Salt Path” by Raynor Winn.
Two medal winners on this week’s “All About Books” Vicky Wood of Lincoln Public Libraries shares the Caldecott Medal winner, “Undefeated” by Kwame Alexander. A poem of love for the grit and passion of African American icons. And the Newbery Medal winner, “The New Kid” by Jerry Craft. A 7th grade art...
A special children’s book is featured on this week on “All About Books.” Host Pat Leach welcomes Dylan Teut, of the Plum Creek Literary Festival who introduces, “All Because You Matter” written by Tami Charles, with Illustrations by Bryan Collier. It’s a picture book that assures black and brown chi...
How does a society that is anti-aging provide health care for the elderly? Not very well. Observations and ideas on how our medical system views and treats older people are the subject of the New York Times best seller, “Elderhood” by geriatrician and Professor of medicine Louise Aronson.
The name is now shorthand for the worst possible disaster. Journalist Adam Higginbotham collected interviews over 10 years for his research- which includes declassified material and eyewitness accounts. His book is, "Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
