The thrill of discovery and enjoyment of surprises drives change and adds spice, still, a lot of work goes into making life more predictable. Author a...

Director of Readers’ Services Kaite Stover gathers Library staff to share book recommendations that also make perfect holiday gifts. Photographers fro...

Schuylar Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team offers the larger population a way into...

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

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...