Fall Into a Good Book!

8:00am ET (30 min) : New to the Sleeper Cab Library: Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir. Author Paul Rousseau tells the harrowing true story of being accidentally shot in the head by his best friend, the subsequent traumatic brain injury, the years-long legal battle, and the mixed feelings he has about the friendship, as well as gun access on campus.

9:00am ET (30 min) : Nicola Peterson talks about how her family’s 100-acre grounds are transformed during the Sever’s Fall Festival, with Minnesota’s largest corn maze as well as loads of other activities for the entire family.

10:00am ET (30 min) : New to the Sleeper Cab Library: A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places. Through his keen examination of abandoned industrial sites, empty lots, and deserted agricultural land, author Christopher Brown discovers that even in these so-called "ruined landscapes" nature's resilience shines.

Fall Into a Good Book!

8:00am ET (30 min) : New to the Sleeper Cab Library: The Age of Melt: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future without Ice. Author Lisa Baril explores the conflicting belief systems around ice and its integral relationship to people, from indigenous traditions for hunting and subsistence, to patterns of global travel and trade, and mythologies of spiritual reverence, revealing much about our past, and most importantly, our future.

9:00am ET (30 min) : New to the Sleeper Cab Library: DeLorean: The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company. Author Matt Stone recounts the life and career of John Z. DeLorean, from his influential tenure at General Motors, where he played a pivotal role  launching the Pontiac GTO and igniting the ’60s muscle car phenomenon, to the founding in 1975 of the DeLorean Motor Company and its 1981 launch of the now-iconic sports car bearing his name.

10:00am ET (30 min) : Author and enthusiast of the American Western Megan Kate Nelson discusses Back to the Future Part III on “Western of the Month.”