In his new coming-of-age novel, Playworld, author Adam Ross writes about a child actor who must also deal with school, young crushes, adults behaving badly, and the many challenges that come with being a teenage. As he told KMUW's Beth Golay, this fictional account rhymes with his own life.
Plus more on these stories:
- The US Department of Labor has filed suit against a gentlemen's club located just outside Wichita's city limits for allegedly failing to pay full wages to its dancers.
- Jacqueline Kelly was sworn in Monday as a Judge for the 18th Judicial District, which covers Sedgwick County.
- New rules in the Kansas House of Representatives will put journalists farther away from the legislative process.
- A public meeting will be held Thursday to discuss the future of Wichita’s transit network.
- History was made in Johnson County Monday when the first Black sheriff and first female undersheriff took office.
- Spirit AeroSystems has completed the $165 million dollar sale of a material and composite-building company.
Producers: Haley Crowson and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Haley Crowson and Tom Shine
Contributors: Carla Eckels, Beth Golay, Celia Hack, Mia Hennen, Zane Irwin, and Sam Zeff
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