Book Nook

Book Nook

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Book Nook episodes

  • Best of the Book Nook: Why Christianity Must Change or Die, by John Shelby Spong
    When John Shelby Spong came out to our studios in 1999 he was the Episcopalian Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. He was also a mild-mannered lightning rod for controversy. As you listen to this interview I think you'll begin to understand why Bishop Spong's powerful message might have been creating alarm among some Christians. Back when this program was aired WYSO had only recently begun to have an on-line presence. In those days band width was an expensive concern for public radio stations. It was
    50 min
  • Best of the Book Nook: All We Had Was Each Other, by Don Wallis
    Don Wallis had a deep appreciation for the value of communities. He was very involved in the community of Yellow Springs and he remained interested in his hometown community of Madison, Indiana. When he decided to work on this book he ultimately came away from the project with a deeper understanding of his birthplace. He learned a number of surprising things about it. Things he had never realized before. Don was the long-time editor of the Yellow Springs News. I used to see him quite often in
    29 min
  • Book Nook: The Glovemaker, by Ann Weisgarber
    Ann Weisgarber has set her latest novel "The Glovemaker" in a remote region in Utah during the late 1880's. The isolated community of Junction provides the backdrop for a drama that involves a woman, Sister Deborah, who is waiting for her husband to return home after a long journey. He's a wheelwright. He's been out repairing wheels. He should have gotten back by now. So where is he? Deborah has been lonely and she has had to deal with some stressful situations while he has been gone.
    50 min
  • Best of the Book Nook: Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl
    On the day that I interviewed Ruth Reichl she was in her office at the New York Times. She had been the long time restaurant reviewer for the newspaper and it was her last day on the job. She was leaving to become the editor of Gourmet Magazine. Her memoir "Tender at the Bone" had just come out in paperback and she was at that point of transition in her life when I called her that day on the phone. We had a lovely conversation about her foodie memoir. She recalled her days living in what was
    29 min
  • Best of the Book Nook: Seductive Poison, by Deborah Layton
    In November of 1978 the Reverend Jim Jones instigated the mass suicide of over 900 of his followers at Jonestown in the remote jungles of Guyana in South America. Twenty years later Deborah Layton who had been a member of the cult leader's inner circle published a memoir about her experiences in the People's Temple. Written in the present tense so that readers feel like they are experiencing events as they happened, this powerful story captures the madness and the horror of that epic tragedy.
    50 min
  • Book Nook: The Current, by Tim Johnston
    The last time Tim Johnston appeared on the program was in 2015 as he was publishing his novel "Descent." That book catapulted the author from the virtually unknown category to the watch out, this guy is a literary force designation. Wow, what a story. So how does a writer top that? Well, Tim's new novel "The Current," is equally compelling and even though I think "Descent" is a tremendous story this new one is in my humble opinion, even better! I'm not saying anything more about the story.
    29 min
  • Book Nook: A Hundred Fires in Cuba, by John Thorndike and Best of the Book Nook Bonus: Clive Barker
    John Thorndike returned to the show to talk about his latest novel "A Hundred Fires in Cuba." Thorndike has set his story with the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution during the late 1950's. This book begins as a love story about a photographer who has a brief affair with a Cuban man in New York City during the mid 1950's. Their relationship is cut short when he is deported. The story resumes in Cuba as the Revolution is underway and the photographer is living with her new husband and her daughter
    50 min
  • Best of the Book Nook: L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais
    Robert Crais returned to the program in 1999 to discuss a book that represents a pivot point in his career. His previous books featuring the Los Angeles based PI Elvis Cole had been almost light hearted in comparison to the novels that were to follow. The publication of his book "L.A. Requiem" twenty years ago marked a sea change in this series and even in the characterizations of Elvis Cole and his sidekick Joe Pike. This book was much darker and Joe Pike began assuming a larger role in the
    29 min
  • Book Nook: Storm Lake, by Art Cullen
    The newspaper industry has been in a funk for decades. While some major newspapers like the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal continue to prosper in this difficult climate many others are enduring challenges. In small towns across America local newspapers have been fighting to survive as area businesses have shut down, populations have shrunk, and advertising bases are dwindling. Newspaper circulation can be challenging. The city of Storm Lake in northwest Iowa has had a
    49 min
  • Book Nook: The New Iberia Blues, by James Lee Burke
    James Lee Burke returned to the program to talk about his latest novel in his landmark series featuring Louisiana lawman Dave Robicheaux. Burke had not written any Robicheaux novels in a number of years while he focused on some other projects. He returned last year with a new book about this remarkable literary character with the eponymous "Robicheaux." In this interview he explained that this new title "The New Iberia Blues" is intended as a followup to "Robicheaux" and is the second book in a
    29 min

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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.…

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  1. Number 1: Best of Book Nook: 'In Service of the Wild' by Stephanie Mills
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  2. Number 2: Best of the Book Nook: 'Certain Prey' by John Sandford
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  3. Number 3: Book Nook: 'The Talking Bone' by Rene Denfeld
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