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Laura Sims is the author of the 2019 novel Looker and the 2023 novel How Can I Help You, which is set in a library. She calls libraries an essential part of society.
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Alexandra Teague is an author, poet, and professor at the University of Idaho. In her new book, Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir , she addresses topics including mental illness, personal growth, and the complexity of families.
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Taylor Byas, a poet with roots in the Southside of Chicago, recently debuted her first full-length poetry collection I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times, an award-winning tale about a Black woman’s journey into adulthood that pulls her away from her childhood home.
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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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Brian Turner is a poet, essayist and musician. Last year, he published three poetry books that explored love and loss. He will be on a panel of veteran writers at Unbound because of his previous work about his experience in the U.S. military.
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Hetty Lui McKinnon is best known for her multi-layered cookbooks, the most recent one being Tenderheart: A Cookbook about Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds. In this book, she explores the significance of vegetables in her upbringing and different ways to make the most out of vegetables in your kitchen.
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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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Stacey Mei Yan Fong recently wrote her cookbook, "50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie." She spoke with KBIA's Alex Cox about her unique Missouri pie creation and what inspires her to create.
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Author Bonnie Jo Campbell spoke to KBIA's Gillan Koptik about her motivations and the writing process.
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Once seen as a musical relic, audio cassettes have survived the eras of CDs and streaming to win over music lovers of a new generation. That’s in large part thanks to the National Audio Company in Springfield, Missouri, the largest cassette manufacturer in the world.