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Whether you read every book on your summer list or missed the reading-at-the-beach season altogether, here are some titles that are good any time.

Founder and president Vivien Jennings, and her husband, Roger Doeren, chief operations officer, are in their 70s – and ready to retire.

A 2020 survey of parents with children under age 18 had 49% saying their kids listen to audiobooks.

Journalist George Packer tackles the ideologies that have brought America to its current divide.

Elizabeth C. Bunce's Victorian 12-year old sleuth won the author the 2021 Edgar Award for best juvenile mystery.

Why the theory that has been taught for decades is now under attack and Lenexa author Elizabeth Bunce shares the creation story of her youthful detective Myrtle Hardcastle.

A common belief is that self-deception is a bad thing, but Shankar Vedantam points out it can be quite useful.

Kansas City community leaders react to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, and NPR host reveals 'the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain.'

As the year winds down, we look at young adult titles to keep you entertained during the colder months.

How the coronavirus is affecting Kansas City rental property owners, and two librarians' picks for the best current young adult titles.

Two Missouri exonerees are now working to free others who were wrongly convicted, the city's Aviation Department says construction is going well at the Kansas City International Airport's new terminal, and Sarah Smarsh's new book is a love letter to Dolly Parton.

A lot of folks have more time on their hands these days, and that gives them more time to read than they may have had in years.