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Hello, this is Ryan Brooks, an English professor from Canyon, Texas. I’m on your airwaves today to discuss George Saunders’ comic 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo, for HPPR’s Radio Readers Book Club.The book is set on one night in 1862, in a Washington, D.C., cemetery teeming with ghosts who refuse to acknowledge they are ghosts.

Hi, everyone. This is Mildred Rugger from Canyon, Texas, for the 2025 Fall Read of HPPR Radio Readers Book Club. In Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders creatively explores the ideas of what happens after death and of the connection between those who have died and those who still live. He’s not the first to do so, nor will he be the last.

Early fall and early spring are the best times of the year to divide perennials, in order to provide transplants with enough time to devote energy to root growth before the hot or cold weather sets in.

This week, we continue our ghost hunt with guest host and history major Alison Bernal, who interviews a teacher about her experiences with paranormal activity at the famous "Ghost School", Academy North, in Guymon, OK.

Hi, my name is Chris Hudson and I’m an English professor at Amarillo College. I’d like to welcome you to the Fall Radio Readers Book Club. I’m here to talk to you again about George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo.

“We have loved each other well, dear Willie, but now, for reasons we cannot understand, that bond has been broken. But our bond can never be broken. As long as I live, you will always be with me, child.” ― George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

We're coming up on the late summer/early fall time that's ideal for planting chrysanthemums. Early planting (late August/early September) is crucial to allow for root development before the first frost, and so it'll be important to get them into the ground soon. This week on Planting the Plains...mum's the word!

This week, we're joined by "Mr. Whitetail" himself, Larry Weishuhn, and we'll be discussing deer antler rubbing, and why you'll see them doing that. It's deer season!Check out Luke's website at www.catfishradio.org!

For High Plains Public Radio’s Readers Club, I’m Shane Timson in Colby, Kansas. Today we’re talking about the book Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. This book was Saunders’ first book, and it was a New York Times bestseller.

Greetings from Goodwell, Oklahoma! I’m Marjory Hall with a BookByte for our new 2025 Fall Read. Voracious readers might well be those that most appreciate when an author provides us with a truly fresh approach to the novel. In his Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders has conjured a multi-layered work of unique voice, structure, and theme.