Nancy's Bookshelf: In search of a new life

By Nancy Wiegman,

Published July 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM PDT

Fourth-generation Chicoan Kate Washington has written a memoir titled "Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims" about jumping feet first into a new life. For women approaching midlife who have abandoned themselves in service of others.

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Nancy Wiegman

Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.

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Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.

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