Book Nook With Vick Mickunas

Yellow Springs author Rick Donahoe discusses his Jack Kerouac Prize-winning novel set in Oregon's high desert. Vick Mickunas calls it the best book he read this year.

Bill Vitek discusses "Rooted in the Land," the essay collection he edited with Wes Jackson about what makes communities work. From the Book Nook archives, recorded 1996.

Yellow Springs author Scott Geisel talks about "Orca's Call," his new mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. Will Nils and Bly become the start of a new series? Listen.

Chris Maser, author of more than 40 books on ecology and sustainability, made his only Book Nook appearance in 1998. At 87, he's still writing and publishing new work.

Anna Jinja channels her Korean adoption and Iowa upbringing into "Adopting Grace," a novel about identity, failed relationships and society's impossible beauty standards.

Vick Mickunas revisits his 1996 interview with Brooks Hansen about "The Chess Garden," set in Dayton, Ohio, during the 1913 flood. A New York Times notable book turns 30.

From the 2002 archives: Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman discusses her young adult novel "Matilda Bone," set in medieval England's fascinating world of early medicine.

As the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest approaches, John K. Bollard chronicles nearly 100 others who fought transportation segregation since the 1830s.

Sisters Kathleen and Beth Rooney discuss their new picture book inspired by children who built an imaginary town from fallen leaves during the pandemic.

Robert Goldsborough discusses his 40-year journey as the continuator of Rex Stout's beloved Nero Wolfe mystery series and his latest novel, "The White Mountain."

A 21-year-old aspiring screenwriter from Dayton has published her first book. Shamya Sumlin's memoir chronicles loss, resilience, and generational trauma.

You can take the boy out of Wapakoneta, but you can never take Wapakoneta out of this now 75-year-old man. Essays spanning Ohio, Argentina, and Patagonia.

My latest conversation with the eminent wordsmith Stefan Fatsis. The Word Freak author discusses dictionaries, Merriam-Webster and how language evolves online.

One of the hottest books in the country is a memoir about growing up in Urbana, Ohio. Beth Macy explores family, political division and paths to healing.

The Domingo the Bounty Hunter series kicks off with the simultaneous release of the first two books in this series by Filipino-American author Cindy Fazzi.

John E. Fleming was an influential member of our Yellow Springs community. His Peace Corps memoir and Ruth Paine's JFK assassin connection are revisited in this episode.