The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

 aired the week of October 27, 2025

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is one of the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity.  Written in 1820 the story is set in 1790 in the Dutch Settlement of Tarry Town.  Ichabod Crane is a school teacher who hopes to win the hand of the local farmer's daughter Katrina Von Tassel. When golden boy Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt tells the story of the headless horseman Ichabod believes he is being chased by the headless horseman as he leaves the community gathering.

The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee & S.J. Rozan

 aired the week of October 20, 2025

The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee & S.J. Rozan is the first in a series that is a Chinese version of Sherlock Holmes.  Set in London in 1924 academic Lao She teams up with Judge De Ren Jie to track down the killer who is systematically killing men who served in the Great War with Judge Dee.  This twisty mystery with likeable characters and a well drawn historical setting is recommended for fans of Nilima Rao's Disappearance in Fiji, the Bangalore Detective Club series, the Perveen Mistry series and the Jane Wunderly series.

1. The Murder of Mr. Ma (2024)

2. The Railway Conspiracy (2025) 

Breadsong by Kitty & Al Tait

aired the week of October 13, 2025

Breadsong by Kitty & Al Tait is more than a cookbook for bread, it is the story of how Kitty Tait got her life back after a long fight with debilitating depression.  Kitty and her dad Al share how learning to bake bread and share it with friends in their small English village of Watlington was the start of a whole new life for fourteen-year-old Kitty and her entire family.  This is a story of overcoming and how a community rallied together to help their friend and neighbor.  Pair this with other food stories like Ruth Reichl's My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes that Saved My Life and Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander.