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'Suicide gun deaths – they happen, they're real, and we are working to try and prevent them as much as we can.'

Rebecca Smith

Noel Kopriva is a member of Missouri Moms Demand Action, a nonpartisan group working toward common sense gun regulation. She spoke about how gun owners can keep their families safe and help prevent suicide deaths using the “Be SMART” model of ownership.You can read more about Moms Demand Action in this month's Vox magazine.

Vox Magazine's May "Behind the Issue"

Moy Zhong

In this month’s Behind the Issue, Art Director Moy Zhong and Managing Editor Evan Musil spoke about a few of this month’s standout stories with Culture Editor Marisa Whitaker.

Marcia Chatelain used her professional training as both a journalist and a historian to create a Pulitzer Prize winning book.

Unbound to feature a Pulitzer Prize-winning author's 'portrait of race and capitalism'

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At this year's Unbound Book Festival, authors including Marcia Chatelain, the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for history, are unpacking ideas about labor in the United States.

The chefs of Columbia’s increasingly diverse food scene divulge how they sautéed, whisked and chopped their way to the top. In a male-dominated industry, these nine culinary creators prove that the only prerequisite for success is a love for their craft.

These Columbia chefs serve as community role models and represent a range of identities, including Casey Callans, who identifies as gender-fluid.

Vox Magazine's April "Behind the Issue"

Evan Musil

In this month's "Behind the Issue" from Vox Magazine, Managing Editor Evan Musil and Art Director Moy Zhong spoke about some of April's standout stories and brought on a special guest – City Life Editor Janae McKenzie.

Kevin Duong's parents run a nail salon in Mexico, Missouri. Duong organized a vigil with fellow MU students in Speakers Circle in March 2021, and spoke of his fears for his family. "I couldn't help but stress that maybe I couldn't protect them because it's out of my power, and all I can do is sit and watch as these people suffer," he said at the vigil.

One Year Later: A reporter reflects on the Atlanta spa shootings and anti-Asian violence

Moy Zhong

Anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States remain high. According to AAPI Data, one in six Asian American adults experienced a hate crime or incident in 2021, and just three months into 2022 - more than one in 12.KBIA’s Moy Zhong brings us this reflection, which takes a look at the community response to last year's Atlanta spa shootings - both then and now.You can read the Vox magazine story, "Columbia's Asian American community reflects on the grief and fear caused by anti-Asian violence" - here.

This year's Unbound Book Festival features 32 authors. Here are nine of those authors and their books to get to know before the festival begins on April 21.

Ready, set, Unbound! Nine authors to know about before the festival

Vox Magazine

Get ready, Columbia. Unbound Book Festival will be back in person April 21 to 24. Unbound programming committee member Phong Nguyen gave us a rundown of the must-know authors and books before this year’s festival.

Vox Magazine's March "Behind the Issue"

Evan Musil

In this month's "Behind the Issue" from Vox Magazine, Managing Editor Evan Musil and Art Director Moy Zhong spoke about some of March's standout stories and give us a little insight into how those stories came to be.

Kristen Radtke, author of Imagine Only Wanting This and Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

Authors explore the links between graphic novels and memoirs

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Graphic novels harness the power of words and pictures working together. Graphic memoirs increase that impact by telling stories based in real-life experiences.This year, Unbound Book Festival debuts a panel featuring three writers who have authored graphic memoirs. These original works depict the personal journeys and struggles of the authors, who convey stories through illustrations and focus on themes of self-identity, culture and family.

Front-row audience members listen to Zadie Smith speak at the Unbound Book Festival on April 20, 2018 at the Missouri Theatre.

Unbound moving 2022 festival to The District

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Unbound Book Festival is breaking new ground — literally and metaphorically.After years at Stephens College, the festival is moving to downtown Columbia for its seventh season.