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Hello. This is Phillip Periman in Amarillo reviewing David Sipress' book, What's So Funny? for the HPPR Reader's book club. Sipress, a regular cartoonist for The New Yorker is also a native of NYC. He has written a memoir that engaged me as a reader in both worlds.

Greetings from Goodwell in the Oklahoma Panhandle! I’m Marjory Hall with a BookByte for the Radio Reader’s Series. Don’t you think most people have been taught that rhetorical questions are great attention-grabbers? After all, such questions immediately invite the reader into the conversation.

This is Leslie VonHolten from the High Plains of Kansas with another Radio Reader’s Book Byte. Isn’t creativity an interesting element of being human? Such a mystery—where does it come from, and how does it manifest? I’ve found myself grateful for the various ways creative thinking appears in our lives.

As we start to thaw out and get ready for warmer temperatures, all number of insects and other pests are preparing to do their worst to your new garden this spring. What to do? Get started early! We'll talk more about the steps you can take in this week's episode.

Hello, Radio Readers. I’m author Julie A. Sellers, author of the novel Ann of Sunflower Lane. Welcome to this High Plains Public Radio Radio Readers Book Club BookByte of The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson.

Some journeys take us across physical landscapes and others, across internal ones. The Lost Continent details author Bill Bryson’s self-proclaimed “journey of discovery.” Following his father’s death, Bryson returns to the United States from England and travels almost 14,000 miles across the country in search of the elements for the quintessential American town.

Getting into gardening might seem expensive, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, you can use some of the leftovers from food you buy to grow MORE food. This week, we'll talk about how to raise your own grub, and maybe even lower your grocery bills!

Sara Vowell’s 2009 best seller, The Wordy Shipmates: a book that details the 1630 New World arrival of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, founders of what would become Boston, and how that early experience continues to shape American life and politics.

Luke's good friend Jeff Rice shares a tasty sweet and sour pork camp recipe this week.

Growing your garden can be its own reward, but if you're serious its long-term health, you may want to consider intercropping. Intercropping is a broad term that refers to the practice of growing two or more crops in close proximity. This practice offers numerous benefits, including increased crop diversity, resource efficiency, pest and disease control, and improved soil health!