Books

WPR’s “BETA” talked with Kate Folk about her novel “Sky Daddy,” in which the main character has a thing for planes.

WPR’s “BETA” talked with Dan Nadel about cartoonist Robert Crumb and his controversial art.

When Elias Weiss Friedman recently spoke with WPR’s “BETA,” he reflected on his own childhood dog, talked about approaching dogs and their people on the street, and wondered what that world might be like if dogs were in charge.

The story follows competing candidates for tribal president as they try to sway voters — by any means necessary.

Kristina Amelong explores her brother’s legacy in a new memoir about family, continuing through tragedy and the mystery surrounding what happened.

Books are more available than ever before thanks to the internet. But during the era of two-day shipping and audiobooks, many independent booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of shopping for their next read in store. 

Kyle Seibel’s debut short story collection, “Hey You, A–holes,” is an energetic and exhilarating exploration of society’s misfits — soft-hearted alcoholics, cunning factory workers and military veterans lost at sea.

A Milwaukee author and an illustrator collaborate on their second children’s book together focusing on the mental health of young Black children.

Diver and inventor Max Gene Nohl’s memoir sat in the Milwaukee Public Library archives for more than six decades. Now, it’s finally being published.

Vijay Khurana’s novel is based on killings that occurred in Northern British Columbia in 2019. How did that inspire him to write “The Passenger Seat”? WPR’s “BETA” talked with him to find out.