Books

Following a public forum, the school board voted against an appeal to remove two popularly banned books from school libraries.

Today we talk with scientist Elizabeth Hider about her novel May the Wolf Die.

Today we talk with scientist Elizabeth Hider about her novel May the Wolf Die.

Graffiti-covered industrial concrete ruins are all that remain today to remind us of the lives, adventures, and human relationships that once animated Bauer, Utah.

Tribune reporters Carmen Nesbitt, Michael Lee and Tamarra Kemsley, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke join to talk about the week’s top stories, including school districts awaiting a statewide book ban list as Utah plans to retroactively enforce a new law.

Sam Passey is Director of the Uintah County Library in Vernal and we revisit our conversation with him, reviewing current challenges and opportunities and looking to the future.

Today we’ll talk with Stephanie Dray about her new historical novel Becoming Madam Secretary, which is about one of the key architects of the New Deal and the first female cabinet secretary: FDR’s Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.

In the second half of the program we hear a segment from the podcast Empty Clouds by Patrick McNamee King, titled "The Waking," about life, loss, and a love of poetry.

Sam Passey is Director of the Uintah County Library in Vernal and he joins us for the hour to review current challenges and opportunities and look to the future.

Sticky tar seeps near Great Salt Lake’s Spiral Jetty entrap unsuspecting wildlife. One author found wisdom about life, healing and our impacts to the planet in the goo.