October 31, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, pianist Rees Allison reviews Pianist's Progress by Helen Drees Ruttencutter, a profile of piano student Robin McCabe.
November 2, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Tim White, of COMPAS, reviews Family Encyclopedia of Art edited by Bernard L. Myers and Trewin Copplestone.
November 7, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Marge Hart, of Miniature World, reviews A Family Dollhouse by Sara B. Stein.
November 9, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Lois James, of the Minnesota Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, reviews Your Child Can Read, and You Can Help: A Book for Parents by Jane Ervin.
November 21, 1979 - Betty Peyton, a needlepoint designer and past president of the Needlework Guild of Minnesota, reviews Needlework in America: History, Designs, and Techniques by Virginia C. Bath.
November 28, 1979 - Catherine Watson reviews The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux.
November 30, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Robert Cougill reviews Pappy: The Life of John Ford by Dan Ford.
December 5, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Brother Theodore Drahmann from College of Saint Thomas, reviews Surviving and Other Essays by Bruno Bettelheim.
December 12, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Edgar Nash reviews Erik Bruhn: Danseur Noble by John Gruen.
December 14, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Iantha LeVander, former governor’s wife and Republican National Committee woman, reviews Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth by Howard Teichmann.