All About Books

Last week’s program featured gift ideas for adult readers, this week we’ll look at books f... more

This week it's the annual holiday gift giving guide for book lovers. Local bookseller Lesl... more

Recently retired UNL English Professor Steve Buhler returns to All About Books with a gues... more

Making Art seems to be a universal human activity. Why is that, and what does Art actually... more

The book began with a trip to Buchenwald Memorial near Weimar, Germany. UNO English Profes... more

On Halloween week, All About Books welcomes UNL Professor of English Dr. Michael Page who ... more

In her memoir, Deborah Jackson Taffa traces how, as a mixed-tribe native girl growing up i... more

The Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder painted a vivid sense of pla... more

On January 28, 1986, a little over a minute into flight, the space shuttle Challenger brok... more

Beginning with flight from post-World War II North Africa and Paris, right up to our own t... more

In mid-life, Jeff Chu left his job as a magazine writer for grad school at Princeton Theol... more

Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, “James” by Percival Everett is a retelli... more

No matter how long you’ve lived in your hometown, there's still more to learn. While some ... more

The backpacker’s journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu was once known as the “Hippie Trail” A... more

Having a job during school to help ends meet is pretty typical, but UNL PhD student Linda ... more

Peter Wohlleben is a forester and author whose book, "The Hidden Life of Trees" was a best... more

The ancient idea that the world is alive was long ridiculed by some scientists, but that’s... more

Award-winning author Elizabeth Strout returns to Crosby, Maine in her latest novel about n... more

Cyrus is a newly sober son of Iranian immigrants. Guided by the voices of artists, poets, ... more

Nebraska was one of only 15 states that held primaries in 1968. Robert F. Kennedy and Euge... more

In the graphic novel “Feeding Ghosts”, artist Tessa Hulls traces Chinese history across th... more

His writing combined keen scientific observation with mystery and wonder. This week on “Al... more

Set in Venice, the popular detective series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti has a new... more

Pat Leach invited her good friend Susan Millar to talk about the classic novel, “Mrs Dallo... more

Dean Settle and his wife Harriet Grossbart, went on an 11-month, 28-thousand mile journey ... more

Graphic novels expert, UNL professor Richard Graham joins host Pat Leach to talk about two... more

“Wandering Stars” by Tommy Orange is a follow up to his acclaimed debut novel, “There Ther... more

Kiersten Hill dropped by “All About Books” this week to help host Pat Leach catch up on cu... more

Nebraska Public Media’s senior producer Bill Kelly joins Pat Leach this week’s on “All Abo... more