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The cover of Megan Phelps-Roper's book "Unfollow" gives away the ending. We know the hero leaps far beyond her old confines and goes on to live a healthy,…
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How did Harry Houdini make an elephant disappear?It happened in 1918 in New York. One night, the great magician showed the audience a huge cabinet. After…
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Local, independent bookstores in the Kansas City area are making a comeback. Buoyed by growing consumer unease with online retail giant Amazon, "indies"…
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News about border wars in other nations can feel so distant that it's easy to tune out. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has raged for decades and so has…
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In her telling of Kansas City history, writer Karla Deel made room for people and topics she says wouldn't have a place in other history books —…
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Kansas native Scott Thomas' writing style has been described as Midwestern Gothic. His new book "Violet" easily fits the definition of gothic horror, even…