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If you’ve driven down Douglas past Old Town and Union Station, you’ve seen the giant steam engine that is the prize of the Great Plains Transportation Museum. It’s right in the middle of the overpass; you drive right under it.

Carousels most often are found in carnivals, amusement parks or, occasionally, upscale shopping centers. But in Wilmore, Kansas — population 37 — you can ride one in Ernie and Christy Griffin’s backyard.

Driving west from Sedgwick County on state Highway 160, the scenery is what you’d probably expect on a Kansas road trip: farmland, a few rolling hills and the horizon stretching out in all directions. But just southwest of Medicine Lodge, there’s a dramatic change.

Visit an old-fashioned speakeasy that’s particular about who gets in.

In a tiny Kansas cabin, perhaps the best-known folk song ever was written nearly 150 years ago.

Suzanne Perez looks at a new novel from author Jen Beagin that hooks you right from the start.

Book reviewer Suzanne Perez talks about a horror novel that surprised her with its humor.

Book reviewer Suzanne Perez looks at a new novel that's about everything... and nothing.

Suzanne Perez looks at an essay collection by an Indigenous woman and scientist that will help you reflect on our relationship with the natural world.

Book reviewer Suzanne Perez looks at a new book by Anna Quindlen that might just encourage you to pick up a pen.