The Unbound Book Festival comes to downtown Columbia each spring. They aim "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will release seven of those conversations this week.
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will release seven of those conversations this week.
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Author Justin Key discusses his book, 'The Hospital at the End of the World.' He'll further talk about the novel during Unbound Book Festival's "Out There Screaming": New Black Horror panel.
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