Nancy's Bookshelf: Two worlds one with pets and one with a narcotics detective
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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 22 episodesNancy'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.
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 writers formerly at Chico State
A rebroadcast of a 2008 interview with President Paul Zingg, who died April 9, 2026, and retired faculty member Steve Metzger.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: A show about kindness
Jeremy Enger talks about a hit television show and Teresa Matthews discusses her reference guide for navigating the various aspects of livin...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Inside the French food world
Luke Barr, the grandnephew of acclaimed food writer M.F.K. Fisher, has released his new book, The Secret History of French Cooking.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Clashing cultures and a divided nation
In "Nations Apart," journalist Woodard argues that America's deep political divisions stem from historically rooted regional cultures.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: From Chico State to Cheers with Rick Beren
Rick Berens, while a student at Chico State, was arrested and subsequently incarcerated for five months after selling 0.25 grams of cocaine....
Nancy's Bookshelf: Chico writers tackle mystery and poetry
Two Chico writers who each had prior professions before becoming writers. Mike Paull, a former dentist, writes mysteries, and Les Hait, a fo...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Farming in Norway
A young California girl, Liese Greensfelder, found herself accidentally taking care of animals on a very old farm in Norway.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Switching roles into fiction writing
Two guests who have had other careers before they became fiction writers.
Nancy's Bookshelf: A closer look at AI
Author Harry Steven Ackley‘s novel offers a fresh perspective on AI.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Rebel in Paradise
Jamie Johnston's early life included growing up a rebel in a contract with the Beatles' record producer alongside her songwriting partner. S...
Nancy's Bookshelf: Life in the sky with a retired US Navy Captain
Chico author and retired US Navy Captain Gary Carter writes stories of his life as a pilot on aircraft carriers, then as a pilot for Delta A...
Nancy's Bookshelf: A new life in London
Retired professor Rebecca Knuth spent two years in London studying creative writing and tour guiding.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Four seasons in Antarctica
Chico-based author and artist Michelle Ott shares insights from her four seasons in Antarctica through her captivating words and illustratio...
Nancy's Bookshelf: The reality of war
Redding native Ed Mann wrote a memoir to show the reality of war and the lessons we need to learn from it.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: The COVID years at Enloe Medical Center
An emergency room doctor, Steven Zlotowski, recalls the COVID years at Enloe Medical Center.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Clashing cultures and a divided nation
In "Nations Apart," journalist Woodard argues that America's deep political divisions stem from historically rooted regional cultures.
Nancy's Bookshelf: 2025 Retrospective
Chico Enterprise Record Biblio File columnist Dan Barnett joins Nancy to look back at local writers who published books in 2025.