Author Nicholson Baker has written seventeen books in both genres of fiction and nonfiction. Several of his works have been New York Times bestsellers, and he has won a National Book Critics Circle Award, a James Madison Freedom of Information Award, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the Hermann Hesse Prize. As he told KMUW’s Beth Golay, his latest book—Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art—is a complete departure from his typical work.
Plus more on these stories:
- The city of Wichita is continuing to assess its computer systems after a cyber security incident over the weekend.
- As the weather warms in Kansas, more people are getting out on the water. But experts warn them to be on the lookout for harmful types of algae.
- Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation Research is building a new test flight facility for electric aircraft.
- Ascension Via Christi St. Francis is getting a new president at the end of the month.
- Wichita Transit is hosting meetings today and tomorrow to collect community feedback on its new Transit Network Plan.
- Flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff on Thursday to honor former Kansas Supreme Court justice Fred Six.
- The mother of a man killed by Olathe police on New Year’s Eve 2022 is suing the department.
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