Book Nook
316 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsListen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them.
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Book Nook: 'Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans' by Theresa Kaminski
July 20, 2022 11:45 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBVick Micknuas welcomes back the author of 'Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans,' Theresa Kaminski.
The Best of the Book Nook: Remembering Ken Bode
July 19, 2022 12:48 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn 2013, Vick Mickunas recorded an episode reflecting on his friendship with long-time Yellow Springs resident Ken Bode.
Book Nook: The Island" by Adrian McKinty
July 13, 2022 17:30 - 50 minutes - 46 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author Adrian McKinty.
Book Nook: 'The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon-A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened' by Bill McKibben
July 11, 2022 14:14 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBOne of the first whistleblowers regarding climate change, Bill McKibben, returns to the show after 20 years.
Book Nook: X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis by Leah Garrett
June 30, 2022 19:15 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBListen to Vick Mickunas' 2022 interview with author Leah Garrett for the paperback release of X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis
Book Nook: 'Every Cloak Rolled in Blood' by James Lee Burke
June 16, 2022 17:45 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author James Lee Burke.
Book Nook: 'Deer Season' by Erin Flanagan
June 13, 2022 17:10 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBVick Mickunas interviews author Erin Flanagan.
Book Nook: 'The Murder Rule' by Dervla McTiernan
June 08, 2022 17:02 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVick Mickunas shares his interview the novelist Dervla McTiernan.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Stitches in Air: A Novel About Mozart's Mother' by Liane Ellison Norman + Bonus segment
June 06, 2022 19:09 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBVick Mickunas takes us back 20 years ago to when he spoke with Liane Ellison Norman. Plus, a bonus segment feat. Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Book Nook: 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith' by Studs Terkel
June 03, 2022 17:10 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVick Mickunas gives a special birthday tribute to Studs Terkel.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Say When' by Elizabeth Berg
June 02, 2022 16:48 - 50 minutes - 46 MBVick Mickunas takes us back to 2003 to when he interviewed author Elizabeth Berg about her novel.
Book Nook: 'How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth' an interview with Jenifer Hixson
May 25, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVick Mickunas speaks with a Moth director and one of the co-authors of this book, Jenifer Hixson.
Book Nook: 'Joe Nuxhall: the Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall about the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting' by John Kiesewetter
May 24, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBVick Mickunas speaks with journalist John Kiesewetter.
Book Nook: 'City on Fire' by Don Winslow
May 23, 2022 16:01 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author Don Winslow about his latest book that's part of a new trilogy.
Book Nook: 'Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning' by Shuly Cawood
May 16, 2022 18:40 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWriter Shuly Cawood shares some of her current favorite poems with Vick Mickunas.
Book Nook: 'Me 'n' Clint' by Rick Donahoe
May 12, 2022 18:46 - 28 minutes - 66.4 MBVick Mickunas speaks with writer Rick Donahoe about his memoir Me 'n' Clint.
Book Nook: 'Full of Hunger and Full of Bread. The World of Jura Soyfer 1912-1939' by Dorothy James-edited by Ben Miller
May 10, 2022 16:45 - 49 minutes - 113 MBVick Mickunas interviews returning guest Ben Miller to talk about a book written by Dorothy James that he edited; Full of Hunger and Full of Bread. The World of Jura Soyfer 1912-1939.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Resisting Hitler: Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra' by Shareen Brysac
May 09, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author Shareen Brysac about her book Resisting Hitler: Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra.
Book Nook: 'The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria' by Edmund Richardson
May 08, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes - 35.7 MBVick Mickunas speaks with Edmund Richardson.
The Book Nook: 'One More Day' by Diane Chiddister
May 07, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 36.4 MBVick Mickunas interviews newly published author Diane Chiddister.
Book Nook: 'One More Day' by Diane Chiddister
May 07, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 36.4 MBVick Mickunas interviews newly published author Diane Chiddister.
Book Nook: 'The Echoes' by Jess Montgomery
May 06, 2022 16:40 - 28 minutes - 23 MBVick Mickunas speaks with returning guest Jess Montgomery.
Book Nook: 'What Waits Ahead is Way Better and Way Worse Than You Imagined' by Rebecca Rine
May 04, 2022 20:13 - 49 minutes - 38 MBVick Mickunas has his first in-studio interview since the beginning of the pandemic with author Rebecca Rine.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Desire and Duty at Oneida: Tirzah Miller's Intimate Memoir' edited by Robert Fogarty
April 19, 2022 14:59 - 28 minutes - 24.9 MBWe take you back to a conversation between Vick Mickunas and the late Robert Fogarty who was a professor at Antioch College and editor of the Antioch Review.
Book Nook: 'The Eight Mile Suspended Carnival' by Rebecca Kuder
April 14, 2022 17:53 - 49 minutes - 40.4 MBVick Mickunas interviews newly published author Rebecca Kuder.
Book Nook: Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
April 04, 2022 15:51 - 29 minutes - 21.2 MBVick Mickunas talks to author Gregg Hurwitz about the latest Orphan X thriller.
Book Nook: 'Dark Horse' by Gregg Hurwitz
April 04, 2022 15:51 - 29 minutes - 21.2 MBVick Mickunas talks to author Gregg Hurwitz about the latest Orphan X thriller.
Book Nook: The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander
March 31, 2022 19:51 - 49 minutes - 38.3 MBBrian Alexander returns to the Book Nook for a continued discussion of "The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town" with Vick Mickunas
Book Nook: 'The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town' by Brian Alexander
March 31, 2022 19:51 - 49 minutes - 38.3 MBBrian Alexander returns to the Book Nook for a continued discussion of "The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town" with Vick Mickunas
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Ruffles and Flourishes: The Warm and Tender Story of a Simple Girl who Found Adventure in the White House' by Liz Carpenter
March 22, 2022 19:05 - 28 minutes - 27.8 MBOver 20 years ago, Vick Mickunas interviewed author Liz Carpenter.
The Book Nook: 'The Book of the Most Precious Substance' by Sara Gran
March 11, 2022 15:06 - 28 minutes - 22 MBVick Mickunas speaks with Sara Gran about her recent book, The Book of the Most Precious Substance. She published the book on her own literary imprint Dreamland Books.
Book Nook: 'The Book of the Most Precious Substance' by Sara Gran
March 11, 2022 15:06 - 28 minutes - 22 MBVick Mickunas speaks with Sara Gran about her recent book, The Book of the Most Precious Substance. She published the book on her own literary imprint Dreamland Books.
Book Nook: 'Moon Witch, Spider King' by Marlon James
March 07, 2022 17:49 - 50 minutes - 37.9 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author Marlon James.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad' by Ann Hagedorn
March 04, 2022 19:52 - 28 minutes - 25.4 MB20 years ago Vick Mickunas had his first of many interviews author Ann Hagedorn.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Chasing the Devil's Tail: A Mystery of Storyville, New Orleans' by David Fullmer
March 01, 2022 23:50 - 50 minutes - 39.1 MBIn 2003, Vick Mickunas interviewed author David Fullmer about the release of his first published novel, Chasing the Devil's Tail: A Mystery of Storyville, New Orleans.
Book Nook "Maiden Flight" by Harry Haskell
February 22, 2022 20:41 - 28 minutes - 22.2 MBVick Mickunas interviews a returning guest, author Harry Haskell.
Book Nook 'Maiden Flight' by Harry Haskell
February 22, 2022 20:41 - 28 minutes - 22.2 MBVick Mickunas interviews a returning guest, author Harry Haskell.
The Best of the Book Nook: An interview with Hamlin Hill
February 21, 2022 18:17 - 50 minutes - 41.5 MBListen to this older interview between Vick Mickunas and Mark Twain scholar, Hamlin Hill.
Book Nook: 'Death as a Living - Investigating Murder in the American Heartland' by Doyle Burke and Lou Grieco
February 18, 2022 19:02 - 28 minutes - 21.1 MBVick Mickunas' interview with Doyle Burke.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'The Young Wan' by Brendan O'Carroll
February 16, 2022 11:45 - 50 minutes - 47.4 MBAlmost two decades have passed since comedian Brendan O'Carroll came to WYSO for an interview with Vick Mickunas.
Book Nook: 'Getting to Grace' by Lee Barber
February 14, 2022 18:17 - 28 minutes - 21.3 MBVick Mickunas talks to Lee Barber about her romance novel, Getting to Grace.
Book Nook: 'Find Me' by Alafair Burke
February 11, 2022 21:19 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBVick Mickunas speaks with author Alafair Burke who returned to WYSO to discuss her latest work Find Me.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'When Katie Wakes: A Memoir' by Connie May Fowler
February 09, 2022 17:50 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBest-selling author Connie May Fowler stopped by WYSO 20 years ago for an interview with Vick Mickunas. She was on a book tour promoting her memoir "When Katie Wakes."
The Best of the Book Nook: 'The Child of the Holy Grail' by Rosalind Miles
February 07, 2022 14:29 - 50 minutes - 43.8 MBVick Mickunas shares an interview from two decades ago he had with author Rosalind Miles.
Book Nook: 'Sociocide: Reflections on Today’s Wars' by Keith Doubt
February 02, 2022 19:39 - 28 minutes - 21.2 MBVick Mickunas speaks with returning guest Keith Doubt.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Magickal Sex: A Witches' Guide to Beds, Knobs and Broomsticks' by Fiona Horne
January 28, 2022 16:57 - 50 minutes - 42.8 MBVick Mickuans' 2002 interview with writer, musician, and witch, Fiona Horne.
The Best of the Book Nook: 'Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods -- My Mothers, My Father's, and Mine' by Noelle Howey
January 25, 2022 19:34 - 28 minutes - 24.6 MBVick Mickunas shares an interview from 2002.
Book Nook: Looking back at some favorite interviews from 2021
January 21, 2022 17:39 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVick Mickunas shares some of his favorite interviews from 2021.
Book Nook: 'Boy Almighty' by Frederick Manfred
January 19, 2022 19:41 - 49 minutes - 39.2 MBVick Mickunas' interviews the late Frederick Manfred's daughter, Freya Manfred.
The Book Nook: 'Boy Almighty' by Frederick Manfred
January 19, 2022 19:41 - 49 minutes - 39.2 MBVick Mickunas' interviews the late Frederick Manfred's daughter, Freya Manfred.