HPPR Radio Readers Book Club

Hello, I am Don Paxton, a fellow reader from Amarillo. Along with being a recovering CPA my church is remarkably similar to the one in the series described below. If you are looking for a fun summer read, I suggest a series of paperback novels by Mark Schweizer known as liturgical mysteries.

Hello. I am Kay Kennedy, from Amarillo, with a message about my summer read for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Cub. Twenty-five years ago, on September 11th, 2001- we all remember where we were when we heard the news- the unbelievable was happening, The United States was being attacked by four coordinated hijacked passenger planes.

Hi, I’m Robert Fulton from Amarillo, Texas. Let me tell you about a pair of books I’ve been reading about the complex question of consciousness, John Searle’s “The Rediscovery of the Mind (from 1992) and Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained” (from 1991). For me, as a professor of Humanities, the question of consciousness is part and parcel to my work, but also my personal interests regarding the human mind.

Hi! You’re listening to Jessica Sadler with the High Plains Public Radio Readers Book Club Summer Reading List. I am currently a Teacher Professional Development Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Hello, HPPR listeners, my name is Andrea Elise and I live in Amarillo, TX. Today, we will discuss a non-fiction volume called The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart. Before we begin, let’s look at some of Joyce Kilmer’s famous poem, “Trees.”

For High Plains Public Radio Readers Book Club, I'm Shane Timson in Colby, Kansas. Today we're talking about the book Heaven's Gate by Benjamin E. Zeller. This book is about the religious cult that committed mass suicide as they were trying to get a ride on the Hale-Bopp Comet back in 1997.

The HPPR Radio Readers Book Club 2026 Spring Read: 100 Years on the Mother Road came to a close with a panel discussion held on Historic Route 66 in Amarillo at ChapterHouse Books on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

For High Plains Public Radio Readers Book Club, I'm Shane Timpson in Colby, Kansas. Today I'm talking about the book Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Man by Jamie Gilson, published in 1981.

My name is Emilie Moll, I’m an editorial assistant and book editor for Meadowlark Press, an independent publisher based in Emporia, Kansas. Late last year, I had the privilege of being assigned one of Meadowlark’s latest book projects, a Spring 2025 release called The Immigrant Next Door; Collected Stories of the American Experience, by James Kenyon, and today I’d like to share with you why this project is especially important and worth the read.

This is Andrea Elise, coming to you from Amarillo, TX. I’ve never liked jigsaw puzzles. The irregular curves and edges of each piece all look the same, and trying to discover which piece connects to another is a challenge I am not disciplined enough to do.