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Yaa Gyasi’s emotionally powerful Homegoing continues to resound a little more than a year after its publica...

Coterie Theatre artists read from Stephanie Barroux’s tale of an ordinary guy who finds extraordinary adventure – through books. Youn...

Matthew Dowd has stood and served on both sides of the political spectrum, working early in his career for Democrats including Missou...

Jane Austen’s enduring appeal may stem from the romanticism and wit of her writing. But there is fascination, too, with the uncertain circumstances of...

Americans overall are wealthier than ever, but that prosperity has its limits. The gap between the “haves” and “have-nots” has widened to a point not...

For decades Kansas City has had what city leaders described as a very expensive and dangerous headache – a crumbling sewer and stormwater system, floo...

The National Endowment for the Arts affirmed the Kansas City area as a hub for fine poets and poetry late last year, awarding $25,000 creative writing...

Matthew Quirk doesn’t simply write spy thrillers. To the extent he can, he lives them first – in the case of Dead Man Swi...

The Library continues its special, intergenerational movie series for individuals with dementia, their friends, and families, screening the effervesce...

This is where technology has taken us: U.S. service members plotting and executing drone strikes half a world away, killing not only a faceless enemy...