Episodes

  • An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.

    An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.
    Apr 22 2026
    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 Willa Cather has been released for the Oxford World Classics series, authored by Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead of UNL. Dr. Holmstead will be the guest on this week's All About Books.
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    15 mins
  • Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin

    Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
    Apr 15 2026
    Smith is a queer Black Stanford graduate arrested for cocaine possession. In the novel “Great Black Hope”, author Rob Franklin shows a young man protected by his class but betrayed by his race.
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    8 mins
  • Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder by Lisa Knopp

    Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder by Lisa Knopp
    Apr 8 2026
    In her new collection of personal essays, UNL Professor of English Lisa Knopp uses an older meaning of the verb ravel- to entangle. In Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder, she contemplates loss, change as well as connection and joy.
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    19 mins
  • “The Antidote” by Karen Russell.

    “The Antidote” by Karen Russell.
    Apr 1 2026
    The One Book One Nebraska selection for this year is “The Antidote” by Karen Russell. Set in a fictional Nebraska town during the Great Depression, the novel looks at a struggling rural community and what people choose to forget.
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    14 mins
  • “Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by Kate Evans

    “Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by Kate Evans
    Mar 25 2026
    It’s a very unique biography of the famous Regency author. “Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by graphic artist Kate Evans combines drama, comedy, and historically immersive detail to bring Jane Austen’s story to life with dynamic artwork
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    8 mins
  • "The Land in Winter: a Novel" by Andrew Miller

    "The Land in Winter: a Novel" by Andrew Miller
    Mar 18 2026
    Deep in the English countryside, two neighboring families find themselves in nearly identical situations- a baby on the way and the relationship beginning to fade. The harshest winter in living memory traps the families with their long-kept secret resentments. "The Land in Winter: a Novel" by Andrew Miller
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    8 mins
  • “A Long Winter” by Colm Tobin

    “A Long Winter” by Colm Tobin
    Mar 11 2026
    A tightly written novella from the author of "Brooklyn" and "Long Island", “A Long Winter” by Colm Tobin describes an extraordinary bond between a mother and son and a haunting portrait of a family in crisis.
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    8 mins
  • "The Garden Against Time" by Olivia Laing

    "The Garden Against Time" by Olivia Laing
    Mar 4 2026
    When Olivia Laing began the work of restoring a centuries-old garden in England, she had time to think about the history and legacy of gardens. Her book “The Garden Against Time”, is a beautiful account of gardens, not as a refuge from the world, but a place to encounter and discover.
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    7 mins