Literature

Journalist and author Tom Zoellner talks about his book "The National Road: Dispatches from a Changing America."

Douglas Wilson talks about Abraham Lincoln's evolution as a man and his writing process, which included jotting down writing ideas on scraps of paper and then storing them inside his hat.

Author and journalist Bob Hartley talks with Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Director John Shaw about Illinois' two most famous political Pauls.

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Author Jeremy Finley about his book, The Dark Above. Finley will sign books July 27 at 1:00 at Barnes and Noble in…

A book release party will be held Friday evening to celebrate a Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate's first published book.Her name is Leslie…

Illinois Public Radio's Judy Valente talks with Poet Laureate Kevin Stein, after he announced his intention to step down from the role.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages.

A metal chicken named Beyonce, a stuffed monkey named Copernicus. These creations are just part of the world of Jenny Lawson. Lawson, who is perhaps…