“Killer Potential” by Hannah Deitch
“Killer Potential” by Hannah Deitch is a debut novel that’s being called the “Thelma and Louise” of our times. This combination thriller and...
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20 of 282 episodes“Human Nature" by Dr. Kate Marvel
Kate Marvel is a climate scientist with a PhD in theoretical physics from Cambridge. But she still has an emotional reaction to the climate...
“Black Moses” by Caleb Gayle.
In the brief period of hope after the Civil War and Reconstruction, Edward McCabe, a Black businessman and rising political star had an auda...
“Vigil” by George Saunders
Jill Blaine’s job is to comfort the dying and usher them into the afterlife- something she’s done hundreds of times since her own death. “Vi...
“Audition” by Katie Kitamura
An accomplished actress meets a handsome young man at a restaurant who shares his suspicion that she may be his mother. The acclaimed novel...
“Good People”, a novel by Patmeena Sabit
The family came from Afghanistan as refugees with nothing. They worked hard to become prosperous when a horrible tragedy struck them. “Good...
“The Things We Do Not Say” by Elizabeth Strout
Artie Dam teaches high school history, makes pleasant small talk with the neighbors, and sails his boat on the weekend. But the Artie no one...
Home gardening with an emphasis on ecology and native plants.
It’s Summer growing season for Nebraska home gardeners. This week several titles to help gardeners embrace nature for a healthier home lands...
“The Lilac People” by Milo Todd.
“The Lilac People” a novel by Milo Todd, begins in 1936 Berlin where a thriving queer community must first hide from Hitler’s concentration...
The 2026 One Book - One Lincoln 3 finalist selections
One Book - One Lincoln has been a community reading project for 25 years. Alyssa Deal, the chair of their selection committee joins host Pat...
“This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini
In her graphic novel, “This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini tells her story as an immigrant and survivor of an abusive relationship....
“Is a River Alive?” by Robert McFarland.
Robert McFarland is a naturalist who is also a gifted writer. His latest book is joyful and mind-expanding journey towards an ancient idea-...
“Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards
Their high school hockey team is so bad, it probably won’t take the ice again next year. This uncertain future is where the main character,...
“Sea of Grass" by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty
The vast American prairie is an ecological marvel- home to bison, elk, wolves and prairie dogs. The changes made on this environment by Euro...
“What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.
One hundred years in the future, a lonely British scholar longs for our time as he chases a poem written in 2014. He’s captivated by what he...
An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.
This 1925 novel deals with topics very relevant today: the value of a university education, and the costs of war. “The Professor’s House” by...
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
Smith is a queer Black Stanford graduate arrested for cocaine possession. In the novel “Great Black Hope”, author Rob Franklin shows a young...
Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder by Lisa Knopp
In her new collection of personal essays, UNL Professor of English Lisa Knopp uses an older meaning of the verb ravel- to entangle. In Ravel...
“The Antidote” by Karen Russell.
The One Book One Nebraska selection for this year is “The Antidote” by Karen Russell. Set in a fictional Nebraska town during the Great Depr...
“Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by Kate Evans
It’s a very unique biography of the famous Regency author. “Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by graphic artist Kate Evans comb...