Book Nook With Vick Mickunas

The latest crime novel by S.A. Cosby is smoking hot. "King of Ashes" explores family bonds in a crematory business as siblings face dangerous criminals.

This Book Nook features Ohioan Mary Annette Pember discussing "Medicine River," her memoir about the Indian boarding schools that tried to erase their cultural heritages.

James Lee Burke discusses his new novel with WYSO's Book Nook. He has made more appearances on the program than any other guest, spanning nearly 30 years.

Has there ever been a better time to try to understand China and the Chinese? Author Adeline Yen Mah explores Chinese proverbs, family, and history in this interview.

Dutch POW secretly documented his WWII captivity in Japan through a hidden diary. He needed a strong spirit to survive his ordeal. A story of resilience & reconciliation.

Twenty-two years later, this interview remains provocative.

100 years ago this was the biggest story in the news.

It was 80 years ago that the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan.

A fascinating history of one our greatest institutions.

The first book in a new series of thrillers.

A true crime story that transfixed Dayton in the 1890s.

A conversation with Alan Turing's nephew, Sir Dermot Turing.

What were you doing in 1999?

We all need to take occasional mental breaks from reality.

Books and baseball can be fabulous when combined.

A retired veterinarian who is now writing children's books.

Recalling the prescription pill mill crisis in Ohio.

Back in the 1980's The Onion practically invented fake news.

A poetry duel: the poet Shuly Cawood vs. Vick Mickunas.

An interview with the Dunbar scholar Herbert Woodward Martin.