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The Best of the Book Nook: Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich

Cover of "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Vick Mickunas remembers Barbara Ehrenreich made two appearances on the program. She passed away on September 1, 2022.

Barbara Ehrenreich made two appearances on the program. She died on September 1. Barbara was incredibly outspoken. The first time I talked to her, back in 1998, I made an amazing discovery; that she had just returned from doing the research for a magazine article which would eventually result in her most notable book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. Barbara pulled no punches and she never took any prisoners. She will be missed.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro Library, and Wright Memorial Public Library.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.