Community members will have the opportunity to dive into Civil War history — and learn about the process of writing historical nonfiction — at a special event hosted by Iola’s Rotary Club on Saturday, April…

Thomas Friedman, a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and prolific author, will speak Thursday, April 3, at Pittsburg State University. Friedman is the latest of notable figures to participate in PSU’s H.…

A southeast Kansas woman is becoming a household name on social media. Katherine Umbarger has turned her love of homesteading into a lucrative business, selling an estimated 16,000 copies of her self-published cookbook in a…

Iola author Donna Hawk will discuss her novel, “Butterfly Totem,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola Public Library.  This, her eighth book, is a paranormal mystery about identical twins, Aspen and Aurora, who share a…

It is common to say “I was heartbroken to hear” that so-and-so died, but I really do feel heartbroken having learned about Alice Munro, who died on Monday. As a writer, she modeled, in her…

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for…

HUMBOLDT — As Humboldt Elementary students stirred an imaginary batch of chocolate chip cookies Monday morning, author Erica S. Perl encouraged them to add whatever ingredients they wanted. Mythical creatures. Conflict. Cliffhangers. When she writes…

An award-winning children’s book author who has written more than 40 books, including one she co-wrote with Dolly Parton, is coming to speak to area students next week. She’ll also offer a meet and greet…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with his murder. Kouri Richins was arrested on Monday in Utah and is accused…

Sometimes, our toughest critics are the ones who help us believe in ourselves the most. Frank L. Cole, an author of young adult fantasy novels, spoke to area students this week about the craft of…