Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City’s premier literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring #1 New York Times’ bestselling author Gil...

Charles Marohn, who kicked off the Library’s “Making a Great City” series in 2018, returns to Kansas City to talk about the new book, Escaping the Hou...

The Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, and Cursed Objects, J.W. (Jason) Ocker’s latest book is called Cult Following: Th...

Sharon McMahon, a former teacher whose fact-checking social media posts went viral during the 2020 election, discusses her new book The Small and the...

David Dorado Romo is a writer, translator, musician, and historian. He’s also a “fronterizo,” someone who grew up and lived on the U.S. Mexico border....

Stacey Abrams is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for children (Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, Stacey’s Remarkable Books) and adu...

Authors Tommy Orange and Deborah Jackson Taffa talk about their latest works and share stories of identity, addiction, family, and the Native American...

Independent bookstores are making a comeback. Since 2020, hundreds have opened across the country, including in the Kansas City metro area. Several bo...

Every Taylor Swift album, every music video, every concert, comes with a fashion statement – Sarah Chapelle’s new book includes them all. The style re...

This road-tripping, hilarious, heart-wrenching, family-style adventure story is almost completely true, says author Pedro Martín. The Mexikid author,...