Books

Novelist Melissa Scholes Young's new book "The Hive" is about four sisters putting the pieces together after their father bankrupts them and then dies during the Great Recession.

NPR is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this year and much of the organization's early success can be attributed to four groundbreaking women.

How the KCPD ranked in a nationwide report, and the story of the four women who were pivotal to the growth of NPR.

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.

When not at her day job as a high school registrar, Carrie Beamer writes fictionalized versions of real life events for young adults.

Author Malcolm Garcia's latest collection of essays offers understanding of why so many are making the perilous trip to the U.S. southern border.

What the ending of state and federal eviction moratoriums means for Kansas tenants, and understanding the wave of immigration through the stories of those living in Mexico and Central American countries.

In his new memoir, "Laughing At Myself," Glickman shares moments both solemn and humorous from five decades in Washington, D.C.

Glickman, who also served as U.S. secretary of agriculture, tells stories from his new memoir, and the organization helping Kansas teens aging out of the state foster care system.

After last summer's surge in anti-racist book sales, NPR spoke to three Black bookstore owners across the country to ask if customers are still engaged with their businesses and anti-racist reading.

Cautious Kansas Citians can happily reconnect with the city they've missed — on their own terms. Here's how.