All The Books Show

ATBS music maestro guest stars in this weeks episode to help Eric usher in his 34th year. Tune in to hear a new music cue, plus find out which books earned the dreaded one-star review!

This week Eric and Nic look back on favorite stories of mythology and folklore to coincide with the 2020 Summer Reading Program, Imagine Your Story.

This week Nic and Eric are joined by puppeteer, animator, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, puppet builder, and composer Mike Quinn. Mike is best known for his work with the Jim Henson Company as well as the Star Wars franchise where he performed the role of Nien Nunb in Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and the Rise of Skywalker. Other Film and Television work includes Little Shop of Horrors, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Toy Story 2, Jurassic Park III, Glee and most recently the Showtime Series Kidding. Tune in!

This week Nic and Eric take a look at the winners of the 2020 Locus Awards and lament the loss of a beloved author.

This week Nic is joined by a special co-host to discuss Jarrett K. Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series.

Fair is fair. Nic did a Lonely Hearts Book Club, so now Eric gets to. Find out what happens when college kids get transported into their non-trademark-infringing fantasty role-playing . Then find out if Eric will follow through and read it after all these years.

This week Nic and Eric take a look at summer 2020 in books. Plus a frank discussion of the lackluster finale to the classic Planet of the Apes films.

This week it's a Lonely Hearts Book Club: Home Edition when Nic pulls a dusty book off of his personal bookshelf. It's Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang. Plus Nic and Eric crack the story for the Hey Dude reboot you didn't know you needed.

Green Lantern turns 80 and we've got a special review from the All the Books Show archives. In this Off the Books episodes originally recorded as a Twitch exclusive during quarantine, Nic does a thorough examination of the Green Lantern animated film First Flights. Plus Eric discusses his fondness for the Sinestro Corp War.

The library's own Niki Gordon joins Eric for a spotlight on Fantasy while Nic gamely smiles and nods. They cover childhood favorites, modern series and everything in between.

This month the DC Comics character Green Lantern turns 80! Nic and Eric take a look at Green Lantern history with a special focus on the character John Stewart, who was DC's first blacks superhero. Stay tuned for a special Off the Books review of the film Green Lantern First Flights, coming next week!

This week we take a look at the 2020 Nebula Award winners and muse on what books will make the transition to classics status.

In part three of their recommendation trilogy, Nic and Eric tackle TV shows to binge while stuck at home. Plus a discussion on their conflicting super powers.

Nic and Eric discuss favorite movies to watch while stuck at home.

This week Nic and Eric are together again for part one of a series on lock-down recommendations, starting with books!

This week Nic and Eric are joined by special guest John Davey. Known to a generation of fans as TV's Captain Marvel on the live action Shazam series, they discuss his early career working alongside Lucile Ball, Gary Marshall, Teri Garr, James Garner and more. Don't miss it!

Amanda Smith joins Nic and Eric for a special Star Wars Day book club with a spotlight on Alan Dean Foster's The Approaching Storm.

The All the Books Show is proud to bring you a special production of Dragnet: The Big Small written by John Robinson with music by Walter Schumann, Presented by The David A. Howe Public Library and Valley Theatre. The cast includes Nic Gunning as the announcer and Eric Mikols as Frank Smith! Plus past podcast guests Ben Layman, Hilary Gunning, Stephen VanValkenburg, Jessica Wieszczyk and Kendra Mikols. Introducing Michael Blankenship as Joe Friday.

After years of references and plenty of reverence, Eric and Nic finally go all in on an Animorphs spotlight. Tune in as discuss Eric's abiding affections for the writings of Katherine "K.A." Applegate.

Melanie Miller from the Alfred Box of Books is the guest this week as we discuss everything from Star Trek Insurrection to Anne of Green Gables. Anything goes when we're off the books.