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 About Us” by Axton Betz-Hamilton.

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.