Books

Taussig's memoir delivers poignant and entertaining personal stories that examine "life in this body of mine."

A check-in with the superintendent of one of the first local districts to have students back in classrooms, how powerful images shape important moments in society, and a selection of weird and wonderful things in "Secret Kansas City."

A new collection of essays from editors in Ohio works to show that local talent most effectively tells regional stories — not "coastal" media.

Rebekah Taussig has made a habit of challenging pop culture depictions of disabilities.

The new mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, says she'll take an active role in community dialogue and reform, Kansas City receives a $50.8 million federal grant to help expand streetcar service south, and Rebekah Taussig's memoir examines disabilities in pop culture and her experience living in a wheelchair.

An argument for moving away from the essential-nonessential business designation that has proliferated since the pandemic, how censuses have shaped society for thousands of years, and an eclectic album has emerged from the Black Creatures' new hunkered-down routine.

Rockhurst University professor emeritus Patricia Cleary Miller has just published a collection called "Can You Smell the Rain?" — a book rife with sorrows, but a comedy in the end.

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.

Kansas City council members discuss their response to the ongoing pandemic, calls for police reform, the search for a new city manager, and more; and what books people are reading to fill the hours stuck at home.

The story has particular resonance to "the social arrangements that we experience today," said Edward Ball, which are a direct consequence of generations of violence against African Americans.

One author chronicles his ancestor's militant anti-Black legacy, and how the Kansas City Royals have adapted to pandemic challenges.

Looking for a way to spark meaningful conversations for families about race, the Coterie joined up with theaters across the country to present “A Kids Play About Racism.”