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An American living in England is in the perfect spot to note the differences between British and American English. When that American is a professor of linguistics... a book on the topic is sure to follow. "All About Books" welcomes Lynne Murphy to talk about her new book, “The Prodigal Tongue: The...

A beautifully illustrated and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam. “The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir” by Thi Bui is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past.

Ashland Nebraska native and former astronaut, Clayton Anderson has written a book for children, “A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet.” He’s the guest on All About Books this week sharing how he came to write a kid’s book, working with an illustrator, and his famous writing coach. Liste...

From Mark Bowden author of the best seller Black Hawk Down, His new book, "Hue 1968" looks at the central battle of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam.

This year’s “One Book, One Nebraska” title has been chosen. It’s an anthology of Nebraska poetry, called, “Nebraska Presence.” All About Books talked to the collection’s editors, Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell.

Two teen-aged boys fleeing Ireland’s Great Famine enlist in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Indian Wars and the Civil War. “Days Without End” by Sebastian Barry. A novel of survival and makeshift families during fateful years of America’s history.

A photo-rich book of an everyday item that helps tell the story of America. "All About Books" welcomes UNL Professor Patricia Crews, co-editor of “American Quilts in the Industrial Age” published by the University of Nebraska Press

“Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee is the epic saga of a Korean family told over four generations beginning with the Japanese occupation. The characters strive against traditions and prejudice- all the while seeking to belong somewhere

It’s a best-selling crime novel in Japan and around the world. Rich with cultural details, it follows a police department re-investigating the kidnapping of a young girl that stumped them 14 years earlier. “ Six Four: A Novel” by Hideo Yokoyama.

If you really like one book and want to read more, just ask a librarian. “All About Books” welcomes an expert in the field of helping readers find more great books. Becky Spratford teaches other librarians the art of suggesting books. She also shares a new novel, “In the Valley of the Sun” it’s a ly...

It’s a best-selling crime novel in Japan and around the world, rich with cultural details, it follows a police department re-investigating the kidnapping of a young girl that stumped them 14 years earlier. “ Six Four: A Novel” by Hideo Yokoyama

The suicide of a young Irish immigrant begins the events of this novel which follows the nuns and families of a Brooklyn neighborhood whose lives are intertwined through generations. “The Ninth Hour” by Alice McDermott

Books worth reading again and again is the topic of this week’s “All About Books.” Host Pat Leach is joined by avid reader Marla Styles who shares why she keeps coming back to Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple”

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn Ward is a 21st century road novel, with parents, grandparents and children struggling with problems central to the American experience, from racism to the opioid crisis.

40 years ago, two Israeli psychologists pioneered the field of behavioral economics. Their collaboration led to revolutions in medicine and Big Data. Author, Michael Lewis of “Money ball” and “The Big Short” tells the story of their friendship and work together. "The Undoing Project: A Friendship Th...