Read This Book!

Host Lisa Von Drasek and guests review books from various genres: including children’s literature, cookbooks, science, mysteries, and popular literature. This audio podcast also includes episodes from the video podcast, Read This Book!, also hosted by Lis

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‘The Goblin Emperor’ and more audio books

Posted September 16, 2022 • 00:08:09

Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff discussed “The Goblin Emperor” and other audio books on this episode of Read This Book! with host Lisa...

Tim Johnson reviews Charles Lindbergh bio

Posted November 2, 2021 • 00:05:22

Tim Johnson reviewed “Charles Lindbergh: A Religious Biography of America’s Most Infamous Pilot” by Christopher Gehrz on this installment...

Amplifying Black Narratives: Black Publishers and Black Bookstores

Posted October 29, 2021 • 01:17:04

The Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries hosted an online panel discussion on Oct. 28, 2021, which featured Mélina Mangal, Rekhet Si-Asar,...

Amplifying Black Narratives: Past, Present, and Future

Posted September 29, 2021 • 01:15:24

Jokeda (JoJo) Bell, Tia-Simone Gardner, and Catherine Squires joined moderator Cecily Marcus for a conversation about the preservation of Black art...

Cooking during the pandemic

Posted May 13, 2021 • 00:06:04

Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek discussed cookbooks they liked the most for cooking and baking during the pandemic, on this installment of "Read This...