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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

July 16, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, July 16 through Friday, August 3, 2018. Read by Jim Fleming. With his valet Passepartout, Phileas Fogg attempts to travel around the globe in just eighty days in order to win a £20,000 wager. The novel describes his passage through exotic lands and dangerous locations using whatever transportation is...

American Ulysses by Ronald C. White

July 9, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 13. Read by Norman Gilliland. Seven years of research went into this detailed biography of this commander-in-chief and defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. (Random House; ISBN-10: 1400069025 ) THEME: “The Voices That Are Gone” by Stephen Foster and “Just Before the...

A Little Grammy, A Little Bubbe: Writer Embodies Family History Through Food

July 6, 2018 - 1:25am

Michael Twitty can trace his family’s food history back to the slave cabins and Antebellum kitchens of the South. Honoring his diasporicheritage — he’s both black and Jewish — lead Twitty to the practice of identity cooking. He calls it Kosher/Soul.

Why Climbers Push To The Brink Of Death

July 6, 2018 - 1:15am

For years, David Roberts climbed some of Alaska’s biggest mountains, and made a number of first ascents. His new book is an examination of why some climbers feel compelled to push the edge of what’s possible.

Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart

June 18, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, June 18 through Friday, July 6. Read by Michele Good. Constance Kopp, one of the nation’s first deputy sheriffs, prowls the streets of New York tracking down victims, trailing leads, and making friends with girl reporters and lawyers. (Mariner Books; ISBN-10: 0544409949 | ISBN-13: 978-0544947139) THEME: Charleston Rag from...

Remembering Anthony Bourdain, In His Own Words

June 8, 2018 - 12:35pm

The chef, storyteller and world-traveler has died at age 61. We revisit Steve Paulson's interview with him in 2004 for "To the Best Of Our Knowledge."

Walking Home Ground by Robert Root

May 28, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, May 28 through Friday, June 15. Read by Jim Fleming. Robert Root moves to a small town in southeast Wisconsin and walks the same terrain traveled by three Wisconsin conservation luminaries. Wisconsin Historical Society: 0870207865 | ISBN-13: 978-0870207860)

An Author's Story Of Love In A Time of Mass Migration

May 16, 2018 - 12:30pm

TPakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid sets his newest novel, "Exit West," in a world of permanent mass migration, in a city ripped apart by civil war. He told Steve Paulson he modeled it on his own city — Lahore, Pakistan.

The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller

May 7, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 25, 2018. Read by Norman Gilliland. Tom Miller creates a story of historical fantasy set during World War I that mixes romance, gunplay, and social awareness into a steampunk adventure. This is the debut novel from this Wisconsin native. (Simon & Schuster; ISBN-10: 1476778159...

An Author Marvels At The Inner Life Of Trees

May 1, 2018 - 11:55am

You wouldn’t think a novel about trees would become a major literary event. But Richard Powers' "The Overstory" is overturning a lot of conventional thinking. It’s been called "visionary" and "monumental." And though human characters shape the plot of this 500-page epic, the real heroes are trees.

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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

American Ulysses by Ronald C. White

A Little Grammy, A Little Bubbe: Writer Embodies Family History Through Food

Why Climbers Push To The Brink Of Death

Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart

Remembering Anthony Bourdain, In His Own Words

Walking Home Ground by Robert Root

An Author's Story Of Love In A Time of Mass Migration

The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller

An Author Marvels At The Inner Life Of Trees

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