Read This Book! Podcast

Read This Book!

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 Lisa Von Drasek.
‘The Midnight Library’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Jessica Abbazio and Lisa Von Drasek discuss "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Library.
Feb 8, 2024
4 min
‘A Darker Wilderness’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Davu Underwood Seru discussed with Lisa Von Drasek the book, "A Darker Wilderness" on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The book was edited by Erin Sharkey.
Jan 2, 2024
6 min
‘Hairs / Pelitos’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Hairs / Pelitos” was reviewed by Patricia Izek and Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. “This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros's best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us.”: Goodreads
Nov 16, 2023
6 min
‘The Golden Enclaves’ on Read This Book!
Jennie Burroughs and Lisa Von Drasek discuss "The Golden Enclaves" by Naomi Novik in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Jul 25, 2023
6 min
‘The Vinyl Detective’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Jason Roy and Lisa Von Drasek discussed “The Vinyl Detective” on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota!
Jun 22, 2023
4 min
‘The Revolutionary Samuel Adams’
“The Revolutionary Samuel Adams” by Stacy Schiff was reviewed on this installment of Read This Book, from the University of Minnesota Libraries, with Bill Pederson from the UMN Music Library Read This Book host, Lisa Von Drasek.
Apr 21, 2023
5 min
‘The Searcher’ reviewed on Read This Book!
‘The Searcher’ — A New York Times bestselling thriller — is reviewed on Read This Book by University of Minnesota Dean of Libraries Lisa German and host Lisa Von Drasek.
Mar 14, 2023
4 min
Conan Doyle’s Wide World discussed on Read This Book!
Sherlock Holmes curator Tim Johnson's discusses Andrew Lycett's book, "Conan Doyle's Wide World," on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Feb 5, 2023
4 min
‘What’s for Dessert’ and ‘Baking School’ featured on Read This Book!
Science Librarian Megan Kocher, Curator of the University of Minnesota's Kirschner Cookbook Collection, recommends “What's for Dessert” and “Baking School” for those wanting to whip up some holiday baked goods. Kocher is joined on this installment of Read This Book by host Lisa Von Drasek.
Dec 20, 2022
6 min
‘Leave the World Behind’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Alee Schmeirer and Lisa Von Drasek discuss “Leave the World Behind,” a novel by Rumaan Alam, about two families — strangers to each other — who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.
Dec 7, 2022
4 min
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