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Tapped to be Franklin Roosevelt’s spymaster during World War II, William Joseph “Wild Bill” Donovan became a mythic figure in the his...

The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor from Prairie Village, who endured internment in three Nazi concentration camps during World War II, sits down wi...

Crime Magazine publisher J. Patrick O’Connor discusses his book Justice on Fire: The Kansas City Firefighters Case and th...

Nationally renowned lettering artist and illustrator Jessica Hische discusses her work and her newest dear-to-her-heart project:...

As a renowned conductor, and as a scholar, teacher, and author, Jane Glover’s command of classical music is unparalleled. Her more th...

Renowned cognitive neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf discusses the challenges – and dangers – of reading increasingly on screens. It’s not...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, named one of the best books of 2018 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Time magazine, among others,...

Literacy KC and The Writers Place have worked for decades to make Kansas City a more literate community. Literacy...

Literacy KC and The Writers Place have worked for decades to make Kansas City a more literate community. Literacy...

Bobbleheads of baseball players are a popular giveaway at ballparks across the nation. But why? Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobbleh...