Unbound Book Festival 2024 is here!
Check out our author conversations from this year and prior years. The Unbound Book Festival aims "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
Check out our author conversations from this year and prior years. The Unbound Book Festival aims "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
Jessica Pryde is a black reader, writer, and librarian in Tucson, Arizona, Her book Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters is an intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators.
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Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
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The Toronto Raptors player has been banned for life from the NBA after a probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose.
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The death of O.J. Simpson has brought up many questions for those in the news media, things we haven’t thought about since the mid-1990’s. What’s changed in how we approach covering domestic violence, race and the criminal justice system? What effect did the criminal and civil cases have on American pop culture? Also, an NPR editor’s criticism of the network leads to some introspection among staffers, movie marketing gone wrong, and the portrayal of journalists on the silver screen. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
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"We just want to get as many kids as possible out there doing what they love." -- Tricia Koedel, executive director, Day Dreams Foundation Joining Tricia is Amber Bussey, a parent whose two kids benefitted from what Day Dreams does best; however, what they do best takes money, and so on today's show we learn more about their upcoming fundraiser! April 16, 2024
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The 2024 Unbound Book Festival is happening in Columbia, Missouri and will feature author Idra Novey on the "Found in Translation" panel. Novey’s latest novel, Take What You Need, explores the way art can address divides between family members... and between the nation.
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Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
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