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- Sep 16, 2026
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Best of the Book Nook: 'Certain Prey' by John Sandford (opens the original)
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In 1989 John Sandford published the first novel in his series of "Prey"thrillers. He was nearing the end of a long career as a journalist in which he won a Pulitzer Prize and was embarking of what has become a legendary second career writing fiction. Sandford used to come throughDayton regularly on book tours; he has made a half a dozen appearances onthe program. In 1999 he came through the area to publicize his 10th Prey novel "Certain Prey." He has published Prey novels every year since that f
Book Nook: 'The Talking Bone' by Rene Denfeld (opens the original)
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Rene Denfeld's day job is death penalty investigator. Over the course ofnumerous novels she has touched upon those experiences in fictionalways. In her latest, The Talking Bone," she goes deeper, right to thebone. Her protagonist is Ruby and she's racing time in trying to get a manexonerated in Georgia where he is two weeks away from execution. Animpossibility it would seem. But that's why we read novels, right? Wewant to experience things that don't seem possible. When you finishreading this bo
Book Nook: 'The Oxford Guide to Scandals and Lies' by Kate Westbury (opens the original)
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Over the years that I have been talking to writers about their work, Ihave had a number of opportunities to speak to them right as their firstbooks were being released. They are usually fairly excited about i,t andI will admit that I am as well. When I spoke to Kate Westbury about her novel "The Oxford Guide toScandals and Lies," it was the day before the official publication dateand she told me she felt nervous. This was a big deal, members of herwriting group had gathered together in Alabama t
Best of the Book Nook: 'Dayton Ink: The First Century of the Dayton Daily News ~ 1898 – 1998' (opens the original)
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An interview from the archives with Ron Rollins.
Best of the Book Nook: 'Teeth' by Hugh Gallagher (opens the original)
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The first book by an author who was on the rise in 1998.
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