Evan S. Connell On 'Mr. and Mrs. Bridge'
Kansas City native Evan S. Connell died Thursday at the age of 88. His fiction and non-fiction works were wide-ranging, but he was probably best known» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleInaugural Poet Richard Blanco
During the President’s inauguration ceremony on Monday, Richard Blanco delivered a poem written especially for this occasion. At age 44, he is not only» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThomas Fox Averill On 'Rode'
Third time’s a charm for Kansas fiction writer, Thomas Fox Averill. The author of several collections of short stories, it is Averill’s third novel, Rode—a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWriter Lois Lowry On 'The Giver'
Acclaimed Newbery Award-winning children's author Lois Lowry's book for young people, The Giver, is now a film. "The Giver was the first book that I...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePoet Gearóid Mac Lochlainn Returns To KC For Irish Fest
Belfast bard Gearóid Mac Lochlainn is back in Kansas City, Mo., this weekend to perform at the Irish Fest. Known for his bilingual work with poetry and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFor Poet Alice Friman, Kansas City Is An Unexpected Mecca
Kansas City can be inspiring in surprising ways. A walk in the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art did the trick for...» E-Mail This
View ArticleA New Christmas Novel, Inspired By Charles Dickens, Takes Place In Topeka
As a novelist, Thomas Fox Averill has explored country music, southwestern cuisine, Scotch whisky and the poetry of Robert Burns. Averill's fourth...
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