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This year’s Big Read selection is Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by cartoonist Roz Chast. The Wichita Public Library and partnering organizations are putting on events throughout March and April.

You might know him as a Tony Award–winner, a playwright, or perhaps as the singer/songwriter "Escape"... better known as the "piña colada" song. But as we discover in this episode of Marginalia, Rupert Holmes is also an author, and his new fictional world is so intricate, it's been 12 years in the making.

In this month's Books & Whatnot, Beth Golay and Suzanne Perez talk about the 2023 NEA Big Read, the books they've recently read and Irish authors.

Has everything in We Have a Ghost been done better before? Without question. It’s all far too long and tries to pack in way too much, but it’s cute and pleasant enough.

Rebecca Makkai talks about her newest novel, "I Have Some Questions for You", a literary mystery with a feminist take.

Dr. Val Brown, Jr. talks about being a third-generation physician and one of the first Black doctors to graduate from the KU School of Medicine in Wichita.

Dance artist Mina Estrada wants to push the boundaries of dance in Wichita. And as managing director of Harvester Arts, she also wants to help artists find stable employment and get a paycheck while pursuing their passion. Estrada talked with Torin Andersen about her love of experimental dance, and some upcoming events designed to showcase art through movement.

Up next, book reviewer Suzanne Perez looks at a debut collection from a young Black poet who went viral on YouTube.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks back at a time when he didn't realize we had it so good at the movies.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says if you've ever wondered what your life would look like if you'd chosen another path, one new movie may have the answer.