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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Summer reading tips for kids — Part 2

Posted May 31, 2018 • 00:05:44

Lisa Von Drasek recommends several books from independent publishers in Part 2 of Summer Reading for Children on Read This Book! from the University...

Summer reading tips for kids — Part 1

Posted May 17, 2018 • 00:04:26

Lisa Von Drasek recommends informational books from National Geographic in Part 1 of our 2018 Summer Reading recommendations for children on Read This...

Review: ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’

Posted May 4, 2018 • 00:05:37

Host Lisa Von Drasek and Jan Fransen discussed the true-life crime book I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State...

‘Homemade’ by Beatrice Ojakangas on Read This Book!

Posted March 29, 2018 • 00:02:34

Lisa Von Drasek discusses a book by Beatrice Ojakangas called: Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in...

Ridgway Award winners

Posted January 26, 2018 • 00:03:44

Lisa Von Drasek talks about the 2017 Marion Vannett Ridgway Award winners in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. "Hannah...