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Best of the Book Nook: 'The Kommandant's Mistress' and 'Only with the Heart' by Sherri Szeman
This author's first two novels were written under the pen name "Sherri Szeman."
Book Nook: 'The Rock 'N' Roll Haggadah' by Meredith Ochs, illustrated by Kay Miller
Passover begins on April 1 and some people will be observing it with arocking soundtrack.
Book Nook: 'Bone Valley' by Gilbert King
He spent over 30 years in a Florida prison for killing his wife. But hedidn't do it.
Book Nook: 'Heartland: a Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird' by Keith O'Brien
The story of a basketball star who almost wasn't.
Book Nook: 'Escape to America' by David Truong
The story of how a family from Vietnam fled to America half a century ago.
Best of the Book Nook: 'Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us and How to Fight Back' by John De Graaf
Did you know that we Americans are consuming 25% of the world's resources?
Book Nook: 'I Built That! And So Can You' by Roger Hoover
This is quite possibly the first book ever published by a sheet metalworker.
Book Nook: 'The Last Hitman' by Robin Yocum
My favorite crime novel of 2026 so far is this one.
Best of Book Nook: 'Picasso's War: the Destruction of Guernica, and the Masterpiece that Changed the World' by Russell Martin
Exploring the history of a monumental painting.
Book Nook: 'The Hadacol Boogie' by James Lee Burke
Celebrating 30 years of interviews with a legendary crime writer.
Book Nook: 'I Want That!: How We All Became Shoppers' by Thomas Hine
A Book Nook flashback to the infancy of online shopping 24 years ago.
Book Nook: 'The Final Score' by Don Winslow
One of our greatest crime novelists makes an unexpected return with astory collection.
Best of Book Nook: 'What Your Mother Never Told You About Sex' by Dr. Hilda Hutcherson
The day an eminent gynecologist talked for an hour about sex on WYSO.
Book Nook: 'Girl to Country' by Amy Rigby
Amy Rigby's third visit to the program. Her first appearance was 30years ago.
Book Nook: 'A Pocketful of Nickels - and related stories' by James Wilbur
Some of Jim Wilbur's stories took decades to write.
Best of the Book Nook: 'Big Stone Gap' by Adriana Trigiani
This author's debut novel was a best seller that inspired a movie.
Book Nook: 'Wreck Your Heart' by Lori Rader-Day
She was a country singer in Chicago and also a woman of mystery.
Best of the Book Nook: 'Heaven in High Gear' by Joan Brady
An interview from the archives with the author of the best-selling "God on a Harley."
Best of the Book Nook: "Bin Laden, Islam & America's New 'War on Terrorism'" by As'ad AbuKhalil
This interview from the Book Nook archive is a snapshot of time and history in the U.S. during early 202.
A Living Landmark: The Story of Carillon Historical Park | Book Nook
Alex Heckman and Steve Lucht discuss 75 years of Carillon Historical Park history in Dayton. Plus a WYSO reunion with former Excursions engineer Steve Lucht.
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