Nancy's Bookshelf

This year has been a difficult one for many of us. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our way of life. However, some things remain the same. Getting lost in another world, thanks to a book is one of them.

Dr. Kim Bloomer is a certified animal naturopath consulting on canine and feline nutrition and wellness.

Environmental historian Ann Vileisis is an award-winning author with three books that explore our human relationship with nature, food, and the environment through history.

Author Echo Heron is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author. Born in Troy, New York, her work tackles many genres, including fiction, mysteries, and historical fiction. The author chats with Nancy's Bookshelf about her latest book, NOON AT TIFFANY'S an historical, biographical novel.

Artist Michelle Ott grew up in Minnesota and holds a Master of Fine Arts for UC Berkely. A team member at The Bookstore in Chico, Calif., she is also the artist and resident at the Gateway Science Museum.

Flying Free is an exhilarating memoir about fear and the trials and tribulations that come with it. The story explores how Author Cecilia Aragon used math to overcome her fears to become a celebrated aerobatic champion. Today, she visits Nancy’s Bookshelf to share details on how she became the first Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team.

On a special Veterans' Day edition of Nancy's Bookshelf, Oroville native Marianne Aleck traces the history of her French mother and Greek father in her memoir, The Liberty Club.

Two years ago, on Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire set blaze when a faulty electric transmission line sparked just outside Paradise. More than 13,000 homes were destroyed, 85 lives were lost, and 27,000 people struggled to escape with their lives. Alastair Gee And Dani Anguiano, journalists for The Guardian, investigated the most destructive American wildfire in a century in their book, " Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy ."

Are you curious about boiled peanuts? Who isn't? Author Robert Deen visits Nancy’s Bookshelf to discuss everything you wanted to know about boiled peanuts from his latest, The Boiled Peanut Book: Everything you always wanted to know about boiled peanuts . Also, in honor of this week’s Day of the Dead, award-winning Author Pam Houston discusses her book, Contents May Have Shifted , and details a sky burial she witnessed in Tibet.

In celebration of Halloween, this week’s guest is the author and photographer Douglas Keister. He is the author of 45 books, six of them are about cemeteries including Stories in Stone: Paris. Keister explains the symbols and iconography found in cemeteries. About Douglas Keister : Photographer-writer Douglas Keister has authored and co-authored forty-five critically acclaimed books. He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines,