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Winning is Bijan's favorite thing, and he always wins. But could it be that some things, like friendship, aren't a contest? Kansas City-based author A...

Children’s book author Derrick Barnes talks with Kansas City writer Rob Love about his new middle-grade novel. It tells the story of Henson Blayze, a...

Award-winning novelist Nnedi Okorafor is best known for what she calls Africanfuturism — a blend of science fiction and fantasy influenced by her Nige...

Novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid explores different eras and locations through complex characters with fascinating careers in film, music, and the arts. S...

On May 22, 1962, a routine flight from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to Kansas City turned tragic after radar contact was suddenly lost. Eight crew members...

Participants in the September 2025 Veterans Write Workshop read their original works on the theme "The Importance of Holding Space." This event, moder...

Experience a musical tribute to Paris inspired by the personal essays in A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light. Vocalis...

Historian Lorissa Rinehart discusses her new biography of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rankin, a Re...

Kansas author Laurie Dove discusses her debut book and the high rate of crime against members of Native communities. The novel follows Carrie Starr, w...

The 10th annual Writers for Readers fundraiser features celebrated bestselling author Candice Millard and the announcement of this year's Maya Angelou...