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Book Nook episodes

August 27, 2018 Book Nook: Dance of the Trustees, by Dylan Taylor-Lehman
Dylan Taylor-Lehman moved to our area and became a reporter for the Yellow Springs News. His experiences as a journalist provided him with some insights into life in this unusual small town. Ohio is a state that has a form of government by townships. Dylan was sent to cover a meeting of the Miami Township Board of Trustees. Yellow Springs is located in Miami Township. These meetings are usually sleepy affairs but in this instance there was a contentious issue being discussed and that particular
49 min
August 14, 2018 Book Nook: Baby's First Felony, by John Straley
I did not know it at the time but I began heading down the path to recording this interview with John Straley when I was in the third grade. I remember it like it happened yesterday. We had eaten lunch in the cafeteria at St. Augustin's School in Des Moines. Then I went out to play during recess with my best pal. His name was Jimmy Percival. We were over admiring the rose bushes blooming in front of the convent when an older kid, a fourth grader we didn't know came running over to us and
29 min
August 12, 2018 Book Nook: Ethics in the Gutter-Empathy and Historical Fiction in Comics, by Kate Polak
By the time he was in the fourth grade my older brother had amassed quite a collection of comic books. I was in the second grade then and early in the mornings while my brother was still asleep I would sneak a few comics out of his stash and huddle up next to the heat vent and read them until it was time for breakfast and then our walk to school. I truly enjoyed those moments and it was always a bit crushing when my father, who was my hero, would notice me there, absorbed in my reading, and he
47 min
August 10, 2018 Book Nook: What You Want to See, by Kristen Lepionka
Reading books can be such a joyful experience. There are so many things to like about it. One of my favorite things is discovering a writer who has just published her first book and realizing that their work is something special. Then I have the eager anticipation ahead of waiting for them to write many more! When I read Kristen Lepionka's debut effort "The Last Place You Look" I got that wonderful sensation that there is another writer who has tremendous potential. She recently published "What
29 min
August 08, 2018 Book Nook: Grand Eccentrics, by Mark Bernstein
Most of you are familiar with the expression "the third time's the charm." But what does that mean, exactly? Well, in the case of Mark Bernstein it means that I have interviewed him three different times for the same book and that on the third try we finally got things right. Actually, that isn't entirely true. Here's what happened: we got things right during the previous century when his book "Grand Eccentrics - Turning the Century: Dayton and the Inventing of America" was originally issued in
48 min
August 06, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: Greg Iles and Vince Flynn
"Mississippi Blood" by Greg Iles Original recording made in 2017 Greg Iles published the third book in his "Natchez Burning" trilogy last year and it was one of my favorite novels of 2017. The author had come through Dayton on a book tour and that was probably the only reason that I was able to secure an interview. The book just came out in paperback and this gives readers another opportunity to peruse this extraordinary story (and series). The trilogy takes us over thousands of pages of
51 min
August 02, 2018 Book Nook: Dead if You Don't, by Peter James
Peter James returned to the program to talk about the latest installment in his series that features Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Roy's beat is the seaside city of Brighton, England and as this story begins he's spending some time with his son Bruno. They are attending a soccer match at the new stadium. As the two are settling into their seats the ever observant Roy notices a young man who is sitting a few rows in front of them and in his view this fellow is exhibiting some peculiar
29 min
July 24, 2018 Book Nook: An Interview With Bill Felker
Bill Felker, the host of Poor Will's Almanack on WYSO returned to the Book Nook to discuss his latest project. Recently Bill decided to engage in another book publishing venture in addition to his annual almanacks. Over the years Bill has been keeping meticulous daily journals of his thoughts, observations, and meditations. Bill decided to take his voluminous daily records and compile them into monthly editions that are now available for readers to peruse and savor. For example, if a reader
29 min
July 20, 2018 Best of the Book Nook: Grand Eccentrics, by Mark Bernstein
One century ago Dayton, Ohio was a hotbed of industry and innovation. In his book "Grand Eccentrics - Turning the Century: Dayton and the Inventing of America" Mark Bernstein looked back at some of the men who were instrumental in making this area a thriving place during that period. The men who Bernstein profiled were the Wright Brothers; Orville and Wilbur, John H. Patterson, Charles Kettering, Arthur Morgan, and James Cox. This book was recently reissued and we took the Book Nook on the road
48 min
July 18, 2018 Book Nook: The Finnish Way, by Katja Pantzar
One of the stranger trends in publishing recently has been the spate of self-help books espousing Scandinavian lifestyle advice based upon practices that are embedded in the cultures of countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and most recently, Finland. Katja Pantzar is a Canadian of Finnish descent and when she went to Finland she discovered that many Finns have lifestyles that they would describe as being "Sisu." So what is "Sisu?" In her book "The Finnish Way - Finding Courage, Wellness, and
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.…