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Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects. Nancy's Bookshelf airs on NSPR Fridays at 10 a.m.

Nancy Wiegman


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Nancy's Bookshelf

    Nancy's Bookshelf: The COVID years at Enloe Medical Center

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 53:00


    An emergency room doctor, Steven Zlotowski, recalls the COVID years at Enloe Medical Center.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A coincidence goes a long way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 53:00


    Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman says we can learn much by paying attention to coincidences.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Chico authors highlight the health benefits of nature.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 53:00


    Two Chico authors show how healthy nature is for us.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Celebrity, infamy & the civil war

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 53:00


    The New Yorker's Ken Auletta details the life and downfall of film producer Harvey Weinstein in "Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence."

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Mystery on West 74th St + Qabalah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 53:00


    Author Harry Steven Ackley tangles with faith and purpose in his novel “Our Lady of West 74th Street.” Also, Chico author Glynda-Lee Hoffmann explains the Kabbalah.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Trauma and loss with 'Birds at Night'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 53:00


    His book, "Birds at Night: Poems," is his first book-length collection of poetry, exploring themes of loss, trauma, PTSD, and familial relationships.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Psychiatrist Dr. Greg Sazima presents the hows and whys of meditation for beginners

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 53:00


    Dr. Greg Sazima's Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners is the perfect guide to help others understand the basics of meditation.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: In the life and time of Princess Diana

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 53:00


    "It's All About the Hair," a new book collaboration between Princess Diana's hairdresser Richard Dalton and Curator of the Princess Diana Museum Renae Plant, promises touching accounts of the beloved princess's life.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman defines the uses and potential pitfalls of coincidences

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 53:00


    Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman explores the range of explanations for coincidences.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Former Chico firefighter's first book and the local bookstore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 53:00


    A former Chico firefighter has written her first novel about her experiences, and the owner of a local bookstore discusses what they have to offer the Chico community.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two tales towards the border

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 53:00


    Long-time Chico resident Scott Huber uses his own experiences to write about two types of migrants across our southern border: human and animal.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Joy in numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 53:00


    Chico mathematician Scott Lape has written a numbers reference book for children that is also fun for adults.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico authors whose books are about local history

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 53:00


    A pair of Chico-based authors focus on local history.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A thrill in New Orleans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 53:00


    Paradise author Leonce Gaiter has written the story of a gay black man born in New Orleans, which is part personal memoir and part fiction.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A Bidwell biography

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 53:00


    Chico State University history professor Michael Magliari clarifies possible misconceptions about Chico founding father John Bidwell.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A Bidwell biography

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 53:00


    Chico State University history professor Michael Magliari clarifies possible misconceptions about Chico founding father John Bidwell.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Tales of Paradise and Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 53:00


    Host Nancy Wiegman speaks with Steve Ferchaud, a published illustrator from Paradise, and Bryan Stevenson, a New York Times bestselling author.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: 2024 Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 53:00


    A retrospective on books by local authors of 2024 with Chico Enterprise-Record columnist Dan Barnett, who has been writing his weekly column for 36 years.

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    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: The first and only history of publishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 53:00


    Veteran author Michael Castleman has written the first and only history of publishing.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Former Chico firefighter's first book and the local bookstore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 53:00


    A former Chico firefighter has written her first novel about her experiences, and the owner of a local bookstore discusses what they have to offer the Chico community.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Two guests who each experienced closed adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 53:00


    NPR's co-host of Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep, explores Abraham Lincoln's political skills in his latest work. Also, Author Andrea Ross defines her true identity and details her chronic illness in her new book.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A show about kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 53:00


    Jeremy Enger talks about a hit television show and Teresa Matthews discusses her reference guide for navigating the various aspects of living with cancer.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Joy in numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 53:00


    Chico mathematician Scott Lape has written a numbers reference book for children that is also fun for adults.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Food, family and fellowship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 53:00


    Two guests who have a connection to the sea and write about food. Their books emphasize camaraderie, family, and cultural appreciation.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico authors and poets write about animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 53:00


    Judy Blishen Soto's latest work, “Tuk with a Red Scarf,” introduces us to a charming black Labrador with a unique red scarf. Also, Sarah Pape discusses her trials and tribulations with rural poverty, sexual abuse, and young motherhood in her sweeping poetic debut, “Forgive the Animal.”

    Nancy's Bookshelf: In the Soviet Union during the Cold War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 53:00


    In her autobiography, Chico author Anya Stork describes what it was like to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: From Chico State to Cheers with Rick Berens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 53:00


    When Rick Berens was a student at Chico State, he was arrested for selling 0.25 g of cocaine and incarcerated for five months. His book recounts his experiences in Butte County jail and Vacaville prison. He later had success writing and directing for television shows like Cheers.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: The history of the Yahi & a summer camp for young writers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 53:00


    Steve Schoonover writes a history of the Northern California Yahi tribe. Also, Chico State University creative writing professor Sarah Pape facilitates a summer camp for young writers.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A teenage riot and the 2024 Butte County Library Trivia Bee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 53:00


    Chico author Anna Moore's debut novel, "Don't Pity the Desperate," is about a teenager in rehab. Also, humorist Eric Miller will co-host the 2024 Butte County Library Trivia Bee on Friday, October 25.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A short swim in the Seine River

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 53:00


    Redding author Joel Stratte McClure made international news for swimming in the Seine River in Paris.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: The life and time of Ernest Hemingway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 53:00


    Former Chico State professor Curtis DeBerg writes about what he and Hemingway had in common, including plane crashes.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A son's quest to discover the China of his father's youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 53:00


    Edward Wong is the son of Chinese immigrants and was a diplomatic correspondent for the New York Times in Beijing. With his latest book, "At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China," he investigates his father's mysterious past in China.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: The power of language and the Truman Committee investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 53:00


    Author Viorica Marian expands on the power of language, and NPR's Steve Drummond looks at how the Truman Committee investigated wartime corruption.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: The first and only history of publishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 53:00


    Veteran author Michael Castleman has written the first and only history of publishing.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: A cemetery expert tackles the subject of romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 53:00


    Chico author Douglas Keister's 47th book is a romance mystery that draws on his experience as a cemetery expert.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Wild raptors and the birds of Bidwell Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 53:00


    Bruce Haak has spent 50 years studying wild raptors. Chico ornithologist Roger Lederer tells us about the birds of Bidwell Park.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Country and religion with Gayle Kimball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 53:00


    Retired professor Gayle Kimball taught courses in world religions at California State University Chico. Her 26th book explores religious issues by interviewing people from 13 countries.

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    Nancy's Bookshelf: Mother and son travel to Ukraine for a newborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 53:00


    Chico author Emily Gallo used her own experiences traveling to Ukraine with her son to pick up his baby, who was born to a surrogate, to fashion a suspenseful story about a mother and son who traveled to war-torn Ukraine.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two guests offer advice based on their own life experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 53:00


    A retired literature professor and occupational therapist offer life advice based on their respective work.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Jennifer Jewell takes us on a journey that mirrors the life cycle of seeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 53:00


    Cultivating Place Host Jennifer Jewell's book "What We Sow" brings readers on a year-long journey exploring the impact of one of nature's most miniature manifestations—the simple seed.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Chico authors who have written mystery novels set in the Bay Area

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 53:00


    Two Chico authors share the Bay Area as their location for their latest mystery novels.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Experiencing the Temple of Man with Anyextee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 53:00


    Chico author Anyextee spent two years in Egypt researching his book, "The Adept Initiate's Guide to Luxor Temple: Experiencing the Temple of Man Using the Esoteric Symbolist Approach."

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Wealth, love and the battle for a family fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 53:00


    Liz Brown's book Twilight Man is a biography and mystery that tells the story of her ancestors.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two authors who wrote books based on their own life experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 53:00


    Health coach Daniella Forest helps readers tailor their wellness path to their unique bodies' needs. Chico State grad Terry Richardson was in the military and held a variety of jobs before becoming a college student. He emphasizes living by your optimistic future rather than that of others.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: The history of the Yahi & a summer camp for young writers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 53:00


    Steve Schoonover writes a history of the Northern California Yahi tribe. Also, Chico State University creative writing professor Sarah Pape facilitates a summer camp for young writers.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Recipes from a Chico health coach and services available at your county library

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 53:00


    Healthy food tips from a Chico health coach and exploring the services available at your county library.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico State grads who are prolific writers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 53:00


    Two Chico State alumni tackle different territories and perspectives with their writing.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Two former Chico State faculty members write about two very different kinds of militia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 53:00


    Former Chico State faculty members provide two very different militia tales.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: True stories of men who since their youth suffered the consequences of being different

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 53:00


    A Chico advocate for the mentally ill tells her son's story. Also, the final chapter in Rex Ogle's memoir trilogy tells his struggle of being unhoused after his father discovered he was gay.

    Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Butte College history instructor writes about mental illness and Civil War soldiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 53:00


    Dillon Carroll pens Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War), a book that examines the effects of military service, particularly combat, on the psyches and emotional well-being of Civil War soldiers.

    Nancy's Bookshelf: Wild raptors and the birds of Bidwell Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 53:00


    Bruce Haak has spent 50 years studying wild raptors. Chico ornithologist Roger Lederer tells us about the birds of Bidwell Park.

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