From the perilous ocean crossing – imagine moving 2 mph for 3,000 miles — to the shared bounty with the Indians at the first tense Thanksgiving, […]
Booktalk: Evolutionary ornithologist Richard Prum’s “Evolution of Beauty”
Booktalk speaks with Yale University ornithology professor Richard Prum, author of Evolution of Beauty. How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World–And Us. He […]
Booktalk: Pollster Stan Greenberg’s “R.I.P. GOP: How The New America is Dooming the Republicans”
Pollster Stan Greenberg’s latest title about politics is his tenth book, R.I.P. G.O.P. How The New America Is Dooming The Republicans. Greenberg argues that the 2016 […]
Booktalk: Travel writer Patricia Schultz “1,000 Places to See Before You Die”
With 1,200 pages and hundreds of color photographs, this classic sourcebook has had many praised spin-offs from calendars to tv shows. In this updated edition, Patricia […]
Booktalk: Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte: A Novel”
Salman Rushdie’s 19th book and newest novel of contemporary times, Quichotte takes readers on a journey across America in a Chevy Cruze. Rushdie’s road traveler, Quichotte, […]
Book Talk: Crime novelist Robert Crais’s “A Dangerous Man”
Robert Crais, who has millions of readers around the world, talks about his fast paced 22nd novel, A Dangerous Man. It features his two Los Angeles characters, wisecracking […]
Booktalk: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s “The Return”
Buzz Aldrin, who was the second person to walk on the moon 50 years ago, came to KGNU in 2000 to talk about his co-authored science […]
Booktalk: Nature Writer Delia Owens with “Where the Crawdads Sing”
Delia Owens, the co-author of several nonfiction books on African research and wildlife, has penned her debut novel, “Where the Crawdads Sing.” This nature-infused story of […]