Book Nook

By Vick Mickunas

Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them.Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994. Ove... more

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The podcast currently has 873 episodes available.

Book Nook episodes:

January 20, 2026 A Living Landmark: The Story of Carillon Historical Park | Book Nook
Alex Heckman and Steve Lucht discuss 75 years of Carillon Historical Park history in Dayton. Plus a WYSO reunion with former Excursions engineer Steve Lucht.
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50min
January 19, 2026 Book Nook 2025 Listener Favorites #1-5: Cannell, Lippman, Welsh-Huggins
The top five Book Nook podcasts of 2025: Stephen J. Cannell, Laura Lippman, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Indu Sundaresan, and Jeremy Jones. Plus Vick meets Joey Ramone.
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29min
January 14, 2026 Book Nook 2025 listener favorites #6-10: Abbott, Macy, Binder & more
Vick Mickunas counts down the most popular Book Nook podcasts of 2025, featuring Urbana's Beth Macy, L. Annette Binder, Philip King, and a 2002 classic from the vault.
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51min
January 08, 2026 Jack DuVall on nonviolent resistance history: "A Force More Powerful"
Jack DuVall discusses "A Force More Powerful," exploring a century of nonviolent movements from Gandhi's India to Solidarity in Poland. Recorded in Yellow Springs, 1999.
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29min
January 07, 2026 Adam Davies on his controversial debut novel 'The Frog King' Book Nook
Adam Davies discusses "The Frog King," his 2002 debut novel about a chaotic editorial assistant in New York publishing. The book made a lot of people in the industry mad.
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51min
January 02, 2026 Yellow Springs author Rick Donahoe's award-winning novel on Book Nook
Yellow Springs author Rick Donahoe discusses his Jack Kerouac Prize-winning novel set in Oregon's high desert. Vick Mickunas calls it the best book he read this year.
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29min
December 31, 2025 Bill Vitek on Community and Place in 'Rooted in the Land' on Book Nook
Bill Vitek discusses "Rooted in the Land," the essay collection he edited with Wes Jackson about what makes communities work. From the Book Nook archives, recorded 1996.
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53min
December 25, 2025 Yellow Springs author Scott Geisel's new mystery novel on Book Nook
Yellow Springs author Scott Geisel talks about "Orca's Call," his new mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. Will Nils and Bly become the start of a new series? Listen.
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29min
December 23, 2025 Chris Maser on vision, leadership, and sustainability on the Book Nook
Chris Maser, author of more than 40 books on ecology and sustainability, made his only Book Nook appearance in 1998. At 87, he's still writing and publishing new work.
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51min
December 19, 2025 'Adopting Grace': Anna Jinja on Korean adoption, identity and Iowa
Anna Jinja channels her Korean adoption and Iowa upbringing into "Adopting Grace," a novel about identity, failed relationships and society's impossible beauty standards.
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29min

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How many episodes does Book Nook have?

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