Nancy's Bookshelf
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Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects.
Latest Episodes
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Following your passion is the theme. Two authors pursue what they love. -
NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon has authored a new book reflecting on his life through his various pets. Additionally, former Green Beret Jim Hasse released a short story collection based on his background as an undercover detective and federal inspector. -
Retired Navy Captain Gary Carter drew on his experience as an aircraft carrier pilot in the Strait of Hormuz and in Washington, D.C., to write a story with fictional characters. -
Retired professor Pamela Geisel Plemmons is an expert in home orchard management, sustainable landscape practices, and integrated pest management. -
Author Echo Heron is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author. Born in Troy, New York, her work tackles many genres, including fiction, mysteries, and historical fiction. -
Former KCHO Jazz director Daniel E. Atkinson has written a book about the price of Black stardom in Jim Crow America. -
History professor Greg Jackson explores eight historical examples of American political turmoil, showing that today’s challenges aren’t unprecedented. -
"Cruisin’ the ‘Nade" takes you back in time to Chico in the 1960s. -
Retired Butte College instructor Phillip Hemenway has published a collection of his poems, Core Samples -
In a rebroadcast interview from thirteen years ago, Nancy’s Bookshelf honors NPR correspondent Don Gonyea’s forty-year career following his recent retirement. -
A history book about America’s first World’s Fair, which celebrated the nation’s 100th birthday. -
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 is grief so lonely?” “How to boil an egg”
