Book Nook with Vick Mickunas

Passover begins on April 1 and some people will be observing it with arocking soundtrack.

He spent over 30 years in a Florida prison for killing his wife. But hedidn't do it.

The story of a basketball star who almost wasn't.

The story of how a family from Vietnam fled to America half a century ago.

Did you know that we Americans are consuming 25% of the world's resources?

This is quite possibly the first book ever published by a sheet metalworker.

My favorite crime novel of 2026 so far is this one.

Exploring the history of a monumental painting.

Celebrating 30 years of interviews with a legendary crime writer.

A Book Nook flashback to the infancy of online shopping 24 years ago.

One of our greatest crime novelists makes an unexpected return with astory collection.

The day an eminent gynecologist talked for an hour about sex on WYSO.

Amy Rigby's third visit to the program. Her first appearance was 30years ago.

Some of Jim Wilbur's stories took decades to write.

This author's debut novel was a best seller that inspired a movie.

She was a country singer in Chicago and also a woman of mystery.

An interview from the archives with the author of the best-selling "God on a Harley."

This interview from the Book Nook archive is a snapshot of time and history in the U.S. during early 202.

Alex Heckman and Steve Lucht discuss 75 years of Carillon Historical Park history in Dayton. Plus a WYSO reunion with former Excursions engineer Steve Lucht.

The top five Book Nook podcasts of 2025: Stephen J. Cannell, Laura Lippman, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Indu Sundaresan, and Jeremy Jones. Plus Vick meets Joey Ramone.

Vick Mickunas counts down the most popular Book Nook podcasts of 2025, featuring Urbana's Beth Macy, L. Annette Binder, Philip King, and a 2002 classic from the vault.

Jack DuVall discusses "A Force More Powerful," exploring a century of nonviolent movements from Gandhi's India to Solidarity in Poland. Recorded in Yellow Springs, 1999.

Adam Davies discusses "The Frog King," his 2002 debut novel about a chaotic editorial assistant in New York publishing. The book made a lot of people in the industry mad.

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.

Otto Penzler, founder of Mysterious Press, discusses his new holiday anthology featuring classic crime writers and reflects on 50 years in mystery publishing.

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."

Debut novelist Eileen Lynch discusses her Chicago-set novel "Splenditude" and its mental health themes, plus a classic 2011 interview with Pulitzer winner William Kennedy

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist returned to the program to show us we can farm better. Art Cullen examines Iowa's agricultural crisis and water pollution.

A scholar reflects upon his battle with alcohol while revealing his spiritual faith. Over 50 years of AA sobriety and Catholic renewal are explored in the memoir.

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.