Vick Mickunas
Host - Book NookVick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994. Over the years he has produced more than 1500 interviews with writers, musicians, poets, politicians, and celebrities. Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them. Vick Mickunas reviews books for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News Sun.
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My final interview with the notable Hollywood producer of programs like "The Rockford Files" and "The A-Team" who had reinvented himself as a writer of crime fiction. -
A "women's club" promised to solve financial problems. But when the money didn't reach enough members, things turned murderous in Megan Abbott's latest masterpiece. -
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan series is being adapted for TV. And she published her first cozy mystery, 'Murder Takes a Vacation.' -
Introducing the second book in the Taj trilogy of historical fiction set in India. 2003 interview with Indu Sundaresan about "The Feast of Roses" and Empress Mehrunisa. -
Author Andrew Welsh-Huggins discusses "The Mailman," the first installment in a sizzling crime series featuring former postal inspector Mercury Carter. -
L. Annette Binder discusses 'Child of Earth and Starry Heaven,' a poetic meditation on cognitive decline, exploring her mother's Alzheimer's journey with love. -
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.
