literature

Enjoy this guide to the best books read by our Bibliofiles and KCUR staffers in 2019.The books that matter most as we look back on the year aren't always…

Segment 1: New paintings by a Kansas City artist examine the 'brash volume' of public discourse.Rodeo clowns, talkshow hosts, preachers. To Michael…

When it comes to talking about sex, the accepted wisdom is that parents and kids alike would just rather not. But Kansas City poet Natasha Ria El-Scari…

Natasha El-Scari is out with a new book, Mama Sutra: Love and Lovemaking Advice to My Son. She wrote it for anyone who needs understanding going into…

Segment 1: How a fractured school system contributes to problems with transportation.Kansas City, Missouri, public school kids travel to school on dated…

Author releases her second novel featuring her teenage black female superhero.L. L. McKinney's experience as a woman of color in the publishing industry…

Segment 1: XP-1, a possible future mode of high-speed transportation, will be on display in Kansas City.The Hyperloop test pod known as XP-1 is leaving…

Segment 1: Books in school, according to a librarian.A retired Shawnee Mission school librarian reflects on the change she's witnessed in school libraries…

Segment 1: Why the cost of bras that fit is an issue for teens.Talking to grownups about wearing a bra is hard for pre-teens and teens in any income…

Segment 1: The Kansas City Public Library has joined a movement toward eliminating late fees.Following the announcement that the Kansas City Public…

Segment 1: Post-election wrap-up with new Kansas City mayor.Voters selected a new mayor for Kansas City, as well as some new council members. We spoke…

Segment 1: Why we don't fix things any more, and why that matters.There's a national movement encouraging people to learn how to fix things as an antidote…