“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke
The setting of this novel is as strange as any you’ll find- a labyrinth of countless statues where sea tides fill rooms and then retreat. This is the ...
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All About Books is a weekly NET Radio book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach, Director of Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Updated Thursdays.
"Nebraska History Moments" by David Bristow
If you can spare just a few minutes, you can learn something interesting about Nebraska history. That’s the idea behind a new release from the Univers...
"The Perfume Thief" by Timothy Schaffert
It’s a story of crime in an unlikely place- the high fashion world of Nazi occupied Paris. UNL English Professor Timothy Schaffert is the guest on thi...
The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennet
In the novel “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett, twin sisters fleeing their small town life, head to New Orleans where one sister discovers she can ...
“The Only Wonderful Things" by Melissa Homestead
Most Nebraskans are familiar with Willa Cather’s novels, but a new book by UNL Professor of English Melissa Homestead reveals new information on how C...
The “Friend Zone” series by Abby Jimenez.
With Labor Day past, there’s little time left for summer reading. This week’s program features guest reviewer Kiersten Hill who looks at 3 modern Roma...
“Carville's Cure: by Pam Fessler”
In rural Louisiana was a place locals called simply, Carville. It was the only Leprosy colony in the United States. There, for generations, afflicted ...
“Tomatoes for Neela” by Padma Lakshmi
Preparing food is the time-honored way to help young people learn about their family and culture. Guest reviewer Dylan Teut Executive Director of the ...
“Temporary” by Hillary Leichter
A playful satire on life and work in the gig economy. The novel, “Temporary” by Hillary Leichter is a surreal trip through the anxieties of late-stage...
"The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson
Guest reviewer Shirley Sneve introduces "The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson, a novel told through the voices of 4 generations of native women of the Nor...