In a discussion of his book The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991, ret...

How do great books get written? Author and noted created writing teacher Margot Livesey delves into the inner workings of fiction,...

Dodge City, Kansas, native Robert Rebein revisits his hometown and Kansas’ high plains often in a discussion of his third book,...

George Saunders discusses his best-selling Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for...

In a discussion of his book For All Children Everywhere, a comprehensive history of Kansas City’s renowned Children’s Mercy...

In a discussion of his new book, former Kansas City Star columnist and editorial board member Lewis Diuguid pays tribute to...

Kansas City Mayor Sly James joins daughter Aja James and her co-author, Audrey Masoner, in a discussion of their new children’s p...

In a discussion of their book 100 Years' Journey: The Greenway Fields Neighborhood, co-authors Elizabeth Noble and LaDene Mo...

Award-winning writer, critic, and editor John Freeman joins Writers at Work series organizer Whitney Terrell in a public conversation about Freeman’s...

The Plaza Branch invites you to join us for an evening of holiday fun! Expert librarians from around the metro area come together to suggest great boo...