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New Book Shines Light On Overshadowed Milwaukee Hotel Fire

March 12, 2019 - 6:00am

On a cold night in January 1883, a fire began in the basement of the luxury Newhall House Hotel in Milwaukee that took over 70 lives — making it one of the deadliest, unsolved possible arsons in American history.

New Children's Series Lets Kids Speak For Themselves

March 5, 2019 - 6:05am

A new children’s book series, "Gnat and Corky," is letting kids speak for themselves.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

February 25, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, February 25 through Friday, March 15, 2019. Read by Jim Fleming and Susan Sweeney January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter...

The Unicorn Woman And Other Amazing Human Body Tales

February 22, 2019 - 5:45am

Gavin Francis is a physician in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the author of several acclaimed books about the wonders of the body. He’s fascinated by the complexity and beauty of the human body, which is so finely engineered that it can seem almost miraculous.

Neuroscientist And Novelist Put Creativity Under A Microscope

February 15, 2019 - 5:15pm

Is there a science of creativity, one that can answer that vexing question? That moment of creation, when something new happens — a new character, or a third act surprise — what sparks it?

Poet Who Wrote About Milwaukee's Fair Housing Struggle Named Poet Laureate

February 15, 2019 - 5:10pm

Peggy Rozga has been named a Wisconsin Poet Laureate, serving as an ambassador for poetry and creativity through her 2020 term.

Author Explores Finding Meaning For Older Women

February 12, 2019 - 2:20pm

Fear of becoming old is a cultural creation held up by perceptions of older women as grumpy, nagging complainers — the butt of our mother-in-law jokes. But author and psychologist Mary Pipher says these perceptions are wrong, and women don't have to be limited.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

February 4, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, February 4 through Friday, February 22, 2019. Read by Cynthia Woodland This is a story, as the title says, of justice and redemption, but it’s more. It’s about the criminal justice system in this country, and about the death penalty…and about people. Mostly it’s about people. (Spiegel & Grau;...

The New Voices Of Native American Literature

January 25, 2019 - 6:00pm

A wide range of writers — now celebrated with commercial and critical success — work to celebrate an evolving literary canon without limiting it.

No, Listening to Audiobooks Isn't Cheating, Professor Says

January 25, 2019 - 5:45am

Whether you’re Team Read or Team Audiobook, there’s no reason to snub the other side, said Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. That’s because reading a book isn’t any better than listening to it, he said.

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New Book Shines Light On Overshadowed Milwaukee Hotel Fire

New Children's Series Lets Kids Speak For Themselves

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Unicorn Woman And Other Amazing Human Body Tales

Neuroscientist And Novelist Put Creativity Under A Microscope

Poet Who Wrote About Milwaukee's Fair Housing Struggle Named Poet Laureate

Author Explores Finding Meaning For Older Women

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

The New Voices Of Native American Literature

No, Listening to Audiobooks Isn't Cheating, Professor Says

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