National Book Award-winner Lily Tuck has a new novel out that's a haunting blend of fact and fiction. KMUW's Beth Golay recently spoke with Tuck about the piece of history that served as inspiration for her book.
Plus more on these stories:
- Leaders of the Sedgwick County Republican party are pushing back on a draft of Wichita’s climate action plan.
- A consulting firm delivered its findings yesterday on an apartment fire that resulted in a woman’s death last October.
- Immanuel Birth Company, a midwife-led birth center in Topeka, could be closed over allegations of improper health practices.
- A group of mayors is launching a new call for an overarching legal framework for the Mississippi River.
- The US Department of Energy has decided not to move forward with a transmission line that would have run through much of Kansas.
- Actor and author Ben Stein will speak at Wichita State University next spring.
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