Nick Schenkel
ContributorNick Schenkel, retired Director of the West Lafayette Public Library, is a long time WBAA contributor who reviews books from all walks of literature.
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Author Paco Calvo delves into the world of thinking plants in his book: “Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence.” Nick Schenkel has the review. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "Mr. Kato Plays Family," a novel by Milena Michiko Flašar. -
Nick Schenkel reviews “Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History,” by Rebecca Struthers, a history of humanities efforts at timekeeping, and how our devices for keeping time change our perception of it. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination," by Stuart Reid. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "The Nigerwife: A Novel" by Vanessa Walters. This mystery/drama follows the story of Nicole Oruwari's life as an expatriate wife living in Lagos, Nigeria, and her disappearance. -
Nick Schenkel reviews The Body by the Sea: A Brittany Mystery" by Jean-Luc Bannalec. -
Nick Schenkel reviews the poetry of Robert Haas and Lafayette's own Evaleen Stein to celebrate the closing of National Poetry Month. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "The Good Garden" by Chris McLaughlin. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets" by Stefan Hertmans. -
Nick Schenkel reviews "The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2,000 Years," by Ulbe Bosma.
