Author Tracy Daugherty discusses Hiding Man, his new biography of Donald Barthelme, on Thursday...

David Vine, an assistant professor of anthropology at American University, presents his book Island of Shame: The Se...

Walter Schroeder leads an examination of The WPA Guide to Missouri on Wednesday, September 16,...

Award-winning investigative journalist Jeff Benedict discusses his new book Little Pink House: A True Story of Defia...

Thomas Frank, the author of the bestseller What’s the Matter with Kansas?, presents the revised paperback edition of hi...

Author Tom Vanderbilt discusses his new book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do on Monday...

During one of the most inhumane times in world history, Adolph Hitler’s attempt to murder all of Europe’s Jews almost succeeded. Chief among the r...

The Kansas City Public Library hosts author and journalist Richard Wolffe for a discussion of his latest book Rene...

Among its most noteworthy achievements, the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) conducted more than 2,000 interviews with former slaves in 17 states f...

The Second International Conference on Minimalist Music, in conjunction with the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance...