Books

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Kentucky's state song has a complicated past in which we see the ability to deny the realities of slavery.

W. Ron Adams was a high school basketball star turned coal miner who became a quadriplegic after an an accident in the mine.

Brett Harper and design expert Margaret Rhodes compiled the book about the Cincinnati-born art legend.

Mel Gravely and Michael Fisher join Cincinnati Edition to discuss the book.

With empathy, expertise and humor, Matt helps people who are either preparing to downsize from their family home or just need help dealing with a lifetime of possessions and clutter.

WVXU asked the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library to compile its list of the top 10 most borrowed books and ebooks of 2021. Did something you read this year make the list?

Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market, and it's seen lots of changes since it started operating in 1855. Tied up in that rich history is the story of surrounding Over-the-Rhine and the Queen City at large.

They Changed the Game, created by local married artists Matthew and Ariana Broerman, uses illustrations and stories in profiles of legendary and somewhat unknown athletes who had significant impact on sports.

The Queen City gets its nickname from a Longfellow poem celebrating its once-famous Catawba wine. But Cincinnati's wine history goes much deeper, local author Dann Woellert explains.