Books
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New children’s book from Wisconsin author explores John Lewis’ fight for fairness
One of John Lewis’ early fights for equality was to make sure everyone could get a library card. A Madison author and illustrator tell this story in a new children’s book.
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Readers — and characters — get lost in Christina Clancy’s ‘The Snowbirds’
New novel “The Snowbirds” by Madison author Christina Clancy is about finding oneself in the desert. Literally.
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Novelist Richard Price returns with his 10th novel, ‘Lazarus Man’
Richard Price talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his latest novel. It’s inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014.
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Her father disappeared when she was 9. In new memoir, Theresa Okokon explores his mysterious death.
Writer Theresa Okokon of Milwaukee County covers Blackness, family loss and a Wisconsin childhood in “Who I Always Was”
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Author examines history of violence toward Black people by ‘uncovering’ his family history
When Lee Hawkins was a budding journalist writing for The Badger Herald at UW-Madison, he was just beginning his decades-long journey to understanding the connection between his family history and the physical abuse of his childhood.
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‘Mind Over Meetings’ offers workplace strategies for people with mental illness
Kody Green of La Crosse has a new book out that shares his experiences living with schizophrenia and struggling in the workplace.
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Kyle Chayka on ‘Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture’
Author Kyle Chayka talked with WPR’s “BETA” about his book, “Filterworld: How Alogrithms Flattened Culture,” in which he explains how algorithms create generic coffee shops, shape Icelandic tourism and curate the music we listen to.
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R.E.M.: ‘A bunch of well-adjusted, nice young men’
WPR’s “BETA” sat down with critic Peter Ames Carlin to discuss R.E.M. and how the band found its unique sound.
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Why gulls of the Great Lakes are no ordinary birds
Gulls are more spectacular than many people realize and the Great Lakes a prime place to find them — especially in the winter months.
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Actor Jim O’Heir takes a loving look back at ‘Parks and Recreation’
Actor Jim O’Heir spoke with WPR’s “BETA” about his time on “Parks and Recreation, which he illustrates in his recent book.
