A new book from a Kentucky native details the last public hanging in the United States — which took place in Owensboro in 1936 — and examines it through the lens of lynch culture in America.

Beth Macy's new memoir investigates the forces that have led her hometown of Urbana to suffer widening economic and political divides.

Jack Brennan worked for decades in Cincinnati as a sports reporter and then as a public relations director for the Bengals. But he had a secret.

A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here's what NPR editors are particularly excited for.

Set in Ohio, Patrick Ryan's novel focuses on two married couples and stretches from pre-WWII to the close of the 20th century, capturing both the sweep of history and the mundane particularity of everyday life.

Retired Cincinnati Bengals publicity director Jack Brennan reveals his passion for cross-dressing in his new book, out this week.

“All About Orion” allows sighted people to enjoy the book alongside people who read braille.

Bookshelves have become battlefields in recent years. Challenges to materials and calls for book bans have climbed to levels previously unheard of across the country as culture wars stoked by political differences have brought the fight into both school and public libraries.

A new coast-to-coast guidebook for curious travelers.

A new book argues such programs often end up causing harm to the very people they purport to help: employees of color.