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Read This Book! episodes

  • Holiday baking books with Megan Kocher
    Megan Kocher recommended two books on holiday baking in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The program is hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.

    The books are:

    * Suqar: Desserts & Sweets from the Modern Middle East by Greg and Lucy Malouf
    * Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoe Francois

    About Lisa Von Drasek and Megan Kocher
    Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Megan Kocher is a Science Librarian and the Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University's Magrath Library.
    About Read This Book!
    Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.



    5 min
  • ‘Written in Red’ reviewed by Kimberly Clarke
    Kimberly Clarke reviews Written in Red by Anne Bishop in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The program is hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.
    About Lisa Von Drasek and Kimberly Clarke
    Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Kimberly Clarke is and Education Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries
    About Read This Book!
    Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.



    10 min
  • Books to give with Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson recommends two books: "The Devil's Due" by Bonnie MacBird — a Sherlock Holmes Adventure — and "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger" by Rebecca Traister.

    The post Books to give with Tim Johnson appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    8 min
  • ‘The Secret Life of Libraries’
    The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater.

    It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

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    Learn more about the Friends of the Libraries

    51 min
  • ‘The Secret Life of Libraries’ now on YouTube
    The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater.

    It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

    Want to keep up on fun and informative programs like this? Join the Friends of the Libraries!

    Learn more about the Friends of the Libraries
    47 min
  • ‘A Wild Ride Through the Night’ reviewed

    Our Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio reviews "A Wild Ride Through the Night" by Walter Moers for this installment of Read This Book from the University Libraries. "A Wild Ride through the Night" describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twelve-year-old protagonist Gustave, a boy who aspires one day to be a great artist. 

    The post ‘A Wild Ride Through the Night’ reviewed appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    5 min
  • Books about nature

    Librarian Kristen Mastel recommends two nature books — 'Into Nature' and 'The Hidden Life of Trees' — on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.

    The post Books about nature appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    9 min
  • ‘Strange the Dreamer’ is highly recommended

    Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.

    The post ‘Strange the Dreamer’ is highly recommended appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    8 min
  • Welcome Week 2019
    The biggest incoming class in 46 years toured the Libraries August 30 as part of Welcome Week 2019.

    The Class of 2023 learned about our 24/7 chat support, free online course materials, makerspaces, 3D-printing, and more!
    2 min
  • Books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

    Two books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal were featured in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Danya Leebaw and Host Lisa Von Drasek discussed Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Little Pea — two of Leebaw's favorite books by Rosenthal.

    The post Books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    8 min

About Read This Book!

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Host Lisa Von Drasek and guests review books from various genres: including children’s literature, cookbooks, science, mysteries, and popular literature. This audio podcast also includes episodes from…