Books

In her book, The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000 Mile Journey Through a New America, YES! Magazine Co-Founder and Columnist Sarah van Gelder brings to light the people and communities working to make a difference, who are putting in the time and effort to get things done.

The strange but true story of an immigrant doctor/showman was able to save thousands of babies lives in the early 1900's. 

Northern Kentucky teenager Lauren Hudson recently released her second young adult novel, The Deception. 

During the 1968-69 school year, an all-black high school in Columbus, Ohio, won both the state’s basketball and baseball championships.

In August 25, 1929, a crowd gathered at Cincinnati's Lunken Airport to greet the female pilots competing in the First Women's National Air Derby. The race started in Santa Monica, Calif., and ended in Cleveland.

Mark McLane is an English teacher in Brookville, Indiana who has just published his second novel, set in a small southern Indiana town. 

The challenges faced by young people struggling with gender identity in traditionally conforming institutions like schools has gained increasing awareness here and around the country. 

A personal tragedy has led a local woman to struggle through the grief by writing poetry. Barbara Gray welcomes Jen Calkins to the studio to hear her story and talk about her book, Even My Love Hurts.

How much do you know about Colerain Township? 

Lori Foster is a New York Times Bestselling author who lives in the Greater Cincinnati area and has just released her latest romance novel. 

July 14 is the celebration of Bastille Day, or French National Day. 

Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, commemorates the 50th anniversary of her father's death with a new book, Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope. 

Bestselling author David Baldacci brings together two of his most popular characters, Amos Decker and Alex Jamison in his latest thriller. 

Bestselling author Madeline Miller (The Song of Achilles) recently released her follow-up novel, Circe. 

Local poet Elizabeth Garber has penned her memoir about growing up with her acclaimed architect father, Woodie Garber, who battled mental illness. 

Alexander Graham Bell invented not only the telephone, but also early versions of the phonograph, the metal detector, airplanes, and hydrofoil boats. Bell was also a pioneering speech teacher and a champion of educating those with hearing impairments.   

The story that captured the nation's attention is now told by the man who oversaw every step of it. 

Local author and Xavier University professor Don Tassone has published a collection of 40 short stories entitled Small Bites.