Best Of Nancy's Bookshelf: Narratives from the emergency room
Author Echo Heron is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author. Born in Troy, New York, her work tackles many genres, including fi...
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Nancy's Bookshelf
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.
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20 of 40 episodesNancy's Bookshelf: KCHO Jazz director Daniel E. Atkinson returns
Former KCHO Jazz director Daniel E. Atkinson has written a book about the price of Black stardom in Jim Crow America.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Eight historical examples of American political turmoil
History professor Greg Jackson explores eight historical examples of American political turmoil, showing that today’s challenges aren’t unpr...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Cruising Chico's Esplanade in the 1960s
"Cruisin’ the ‘Nade" takes you back in time to Chico in the 1960s.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Poetry in Core Samples
Retired Butte College instructor Phillip Hemenway has published a collection of his poems, Core Samples
Nancy's Bookshelf: Four decades in broadcast + a trip to Italy
In a rebroadcast interview from thirteen years ago, Nancy’s Bookshelf honors NPR correspondent Don Gonyea’s forty-year career following his...
Nancy's Bookshelf: A day in America’s first World’s Fair
A history book about America’s first World’s Fair, which celebrated the nation’s 100th birthday.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Ask Google
Google data editor Simon Rogers tells stories with Google’s data using questions that we ask. “How can I help?” “How to ask politely“ “Why i...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Life after a university career
Two local authors wrote novels about family after university careers.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In search of a new life
In her memoir "Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims," fourth-generation Chicoan Kate Washington chronicles diving feet first into a new life...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Love, loss, and the journey of self-discovery
Chico author Douglas Keister‘s 49th book explores love, loss, and self-exploration. This novel features a 15th-century painting, The Garden...
Nancy's Bookshelf: In the orchard
Retired professor Pamela Geisel Plemmons is an expert in home orchard management, sustainable landscape practices, and integrated pest manag...
Nancy's Bookshelf: An archaeologist turned OSS spy
Stephan Talty's new book tells the true story of American archaeologists turned OSS spies who protected relics from Nazis during WWII.
Nancy's Bookshelf: A dose of psychotherapy and satre
Two Chico authors— psychotherapist Natalie Stromberg and satirist Robyn Alana Engel.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico authors thrive with new work
Two Chico authors recently released books tackling different topics, from a sci-fi thriller to loss and grief.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In the line of fire
Katie Simmons is a wildfire recovery professional working in local government in Butte County. She oversees long-term recovery for the 2018...
Nancy's Bookshelf: A difficult start to a new beginning
Only two months after moving to Chico, lecturer and author Linda Crill was diagnosed with cancer. Her experiences led her to write a book, C...
Nancy's Bookshelf: America’s involvement in the Vietnam War
Former California reporter Jack Cheevers has written a book that will change your understanding of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Two worlds one with pets and one with a narcotics detective
NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon has authored a new book reflecting on his life through his various pets. Additionally, former Green Ber...
Nancy's Bookshelf: A reunion turns murder mystery
Local author Phil Knudson has written a murder mystery about the chaos that erupts when two old friends reunite after a decade apart.